Playa Blanca Dahlia

Pretty white Spider Mum-like blooms, the Playa Blanca Dahlia (Dahlia 'Playa Blanca') will wow you with its curious form and white petals! This semi-cactus style Dahlia has creamy yellow centers and is highly floriferous! It keeps sending out fresh flowers all summer and into the autumn!

Lush green leaves and tall stems hold the giant flowers aloft, and Playa Blanca is the perfect flower for cut flower gardens and bouquets, plus the spiky pompoms will bring in butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds from miles around! Growing 3-4 feet tall at maturity, the mounds of foliage only spread about 18-24 inches wide from underground tubers.

The Playa Blanca Dahlia is easy to grow in all USDA growing zones, use Dahlia as seasonal accents and annual thrillers in pots and planters. Dahlia tubers need dug in the fall and stored for the winter if you live in a cold growing zone where the ground freezes. In frost-free winters, Dahlia can be kept in-ground all year round.

Landscape Application:

Fun and funky yet soft and refreshing color, the Playa Blanca Dahlia adds some quirky finery to Cottage Gardens, mixed perennial gardens as a back-of-the-border backdrop or focal point, and is a must-have for Moon Gardens, Cutting Gardens, and Pollinator borders!

Even if space is at a premium or you live in an apartment, the Playa Blanca Dahlia works beautifully in large planters as thrillers and gives height to mixed container gardens around your sunny porch or patio! You'll gain a pretty conversation piece around your back deck seating areas with this fun flowering ornamental!

• Pure White Slender Petals & Creamy Yellow Centers
• Semi-Cactus Style Dahlia
• Lush Green Leaves & Long Stems
• Long Flowering - Summer Til Fall
• Pollinator-Friendly & Great In Bouquets
• Pots & Planters, Back Of The Border Accents, Focal Points & Dramatic Specimens

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant Dahlia tubers in full sun for the best growth and the most blooms! The morning sun is best due to its drying power to clear the leaves of dew. Delicate Dahlia foliage also appreciates afternoon shade in hot climates and everywhere they love good air circulation! The key to successfully growing Dahlias is well-enriched soil with regular fertilizer. It is recommended that you add 3-4 inches of arborist bark mulch for consistent soil moisture and protect the roots.

Even though they are often referred to as 'bulbs' the roots of the Dahlia are tubers like potatoes and sprout from the 'eyes'. Plant Dahlia tubers between 10-12 inches deep in loosened, enriched soil. These modified roots need to be planted in very well-drained soil that won't become soggy. Tubers planted directly in the ground will start to sprout in about 3 weeks depending on your climate and weather.

Deadhead regularly for continuous rebloom and trim back yellowed foliage in the fall. Dig up the tubers for the winter. Store these bulbs in a cool, dark place for the winter.

Forming from bulb-like tubers, these perennials need protection from freezing temperatures. While Dahlia can be planted in all growing zones, climates with cold winters need to "lift" the tubers in the fall before the ground freezes.

• Full Sun & Partial/Afternoon Shade In Hot Climates
• Well-Drained Enriched Soil
• Tolerates Moderate to Moist Locations
• Prune After Foliage Yellows & Lift Tubers In Fall
• Quality Tubers With Multiple Eyes Each

It's time to start your Dahlia collection! Fun and funky, the white semi-cactus Playa Blanca Dahlia will bring beauty and whimsy to your garden beds and planters! Order now and NatureHills.com will ship your quality bulbs and tubers to your doorstep at the proper planting time for your growing zone!