How to grow Dahlia Forestier

Dahlia Forestier grow and care – herbaceous geophyte of the genus Dahlia in group Dahlia fimbriated, Dahlia Forestier is perennial deciduous plant that used as ornamental plant and also as cut flower, can grow in subtropics, mediterranean, desert, temperate, tropics climate and grow in hardiness zone of 8-11, if the tubers take outside of the soil it can grow in the winter in hardiness zone of 2-7 and 12+.

Leaves color green the shape can be elliptic to lanceolate or deeply lobed the edge can be serrated, leaves organized in pinnate growth.

Dahlia Forestier flower

Flower color is purple-magenta with multi petals, petal shape is narrow like needle to shredded paper fingerlike or hair like little bit curly in the edge.

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How to grow Dahlia Forestier growing and care:

In cold area to take the bulb in the winter out of the ground, well drain soil,

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Tuber / Bulb

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes in order to get specific cultivar

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Rotten bulb, nitrogen cause problem with the flowers

Recommended planting season?
Spring / in cold place mid spring

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, snail, slugs

Pruning season:
Winter

How to prune:
In the end of the season in cold area to cut all the leaves and pull the bulb, in warm place just to cut the dead flowers and leaves

Size of the plant?
0.3-1.5 m, sometimes can be more

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full sun

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Spring / Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower:
Purple-magenta flowers with multi petals, petal shape is narrow like needle to shredded paper fingerlike or hair like little bit curly in the edge.

Scientific name:

Dahlia

How to grow Dahlia Forestier

Growing Dahlia forestier flower

Dahlia forestier flower

Dahlia forestier

Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Autumn flowers
  • Spring flowers
  • Summer flowers
Flower colors
  • Purple flower
Climate
  • Desert Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
  • Tropics Climate
Ornamental parts
  • Ornamental flower
  • Ornamental leaves
  • Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Deciduous
  • Geophyte
  • Herbaceous
  • Perennial plant
Plant Uses
  • Floristry
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
Watering plants
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 11
  • Hardiness zone 12
  • Hardiness zone 13
  • Hardiness zone 2
  • Hardiness zone 3
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9

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