Lolly Pop Pompon Dahlia – Playful Pink Blooms That Delight 🌸

Add a burst of playful charm to your garden with the Lolly Pop Pompon Dahlia. Its rounded, candy-pink blooms resemble little flower lollipops, making them an irresistible feature in beds, borders, or patio pots. Perfect for adding fun, colour, and elegance, these dahlias also make enchanting cut flowers for your home.

Fun fact: Dahlia petals are edible and can bring a quirky splash of colour to salads and desserts.

Why You’ll Love Lolly Pop Dahlias

• 🌸 Sweetly rounded pink blooms – eye-catching flowers that add instant cheer.

• ✂️ Ideal for cut flowers – long-lasting and perfect for vases or arrangements.

• 🌱 Easy to grow in South Africa – reliable blooms even in hot summers.

• 🌼 Compact pompon form – neat and uniform, great for borders or pots.

• 💕 Prolonged display – flowers from December to May for months of delight.

Growing Tips for South African Gardens 🌿

Soil: Plant in rich, well-draining soil. If your soil is clay-heavy, mix in compost and sand to improve texture. Add mulch to retain moisture and protect tubers.

Sunlight: Full sun is best, though light midday shade can help in very hot inland areas.

Planting:

• Time: October – December.

• Depth: 8 cm, with tubers pointing downward.

• Spacing: 25–40 cm apart to encourage healthy airflow.

Watering: Water deeply every 3–4 days for about 10 minutes. Increase frequency slightly in very hot, dry weather.

Feeding: Apply a balanced bulb fertiliser (such as Hadeco Bulb Food) regularly to encourage lush growth and continuous blooms.

Care & Maintenance:

• Stake taller stems if needed.

• Pinch back shoots to encourage bushier plants.

• Remove side buds if you want fewer but larger flowers.

• Discard plants showing mottled or stunted growth.

Dormancy & Lifting: From May to August, dahlias rest. In July, cut stems back to 5 cm, lift tubers, and store in a cool, dry spot until replanting season. Healthy, well-fed tubers will multiply, giving you even more blooms next year.

Bring home the Lolly Pop Pompon Dahlia and let its candy-pink blooms turn your garden into a joyful, eye-catching display. 🌸

Family: Asteraceae 
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Planting time: October – December 
Flowering time: December - May
Dormant: May – August
Lifting time: July
Type: tuberous root
Mature height: 20-180cm
Planting depth: 8cm deep. Do not separate the tubers and roots from the clump. 
Plant spacing: 15-40cm apart
Watering: Every 3-4 days when planted in the ground for 10 minutes