Mr Fothergills Dahlia Mignon Mixed 50 Seeds

Dahlia - Mignon Mixed

This is an enchanting mixture of colourful blooms with bright yellow centres, produced all through summer over neat, dwarf plants with rich, bright green foliage. It is adored by bees and other pollinators and ideal for pots, tubs, borders and beds. This half hardy perennial should be treated as an annual and reaches the height of 35cm.

Sow indoors, from February to April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow, 0.5cm deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant them, 5cm apart, to further trays when large enough to handle. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out, from May to June, 45cm apart, into well-drained soil, when frosts are over. Flowers from July to October. Remove dead heads to prolong flowering season.