Red Decorative Dahlia – Fiery Blooms That Steal the Show ❤️🌼

Set your garden ablaze with the Red Decorative Dahlia. With its bold, velvety petals and perfectly rounded form, this dahlia is pure drama in bloom. Loved for centuries, dahlias were once prized in Aztec culture for their edible tubers and symbolic meaning of strength and creativity. Today, the red variety still carries that powerful message – passion, energy, and unforgettable beauty.

Why Gardeners Love Red Decorative Dahlias

• 🌺 Intense colour impact – vibrant red blooms that captivate at first glance.

• 🌞 Perfect for South African summers – thrives in warm, sunny gardens.

• 💐 Excellent cut flowers – bring fiery beauty indoors for arrangements.

• 🌱 Reliable bloomers – flower prolifically from December through May.

• 🪴 Garden drama made easy – tubers are hardy and simple to grow.

Growing Tips for South African Gardens 🌱

Soil: Plant in rich, well-draining soil. Mix compost into clay-heavy ground for best results. Add mulch to conserve moisture.

Sunlight: Loves full sun, though light midday shade can reduce water needs in very hot regions.

Planting:

• Season: October – December.

• Depth: 8 cm, with tubers placed flat and eyes facing upwards.

• Spacing: 30–40 cm apart.

Watering: Water every 3–4 days for around 10 minutes. Avoid waterlogging.

Feeding: Apply Hadeco Bulb Food every few weeks for stronger stems and fuller blooms.

Care:

• Stake taller stems to prevent drooping.

• Pinch back early shoots for bushier plants.

• Remove side buds to encourage one large, dramatic flower.

• Deadhead regularly to extend flowering.

• Lift tubers in July, cutting stems back to 5 cm. Store in a cool, dry spot until the next season.

Bring home the Red Decorative Dahlia and enjoy a garden filled with passion, colour, and life – from summer right through to autumn.

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