Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction' ® - Tuber

Your Dahlia tubers can be planted in the spring. Beware of frost as these low growing bedding Dahlias are not hardy. End of April to mid-May is best if planting in the garden. Prepare a large hole and improve the soil with well rotted garden manure. Carefully plant the Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction’® tubers about 30 cm apart and cover with 3-5 cm of soil. Press lightly down and water immediately. Dahlias bloom most profusely in a sunny spot.

To have them flower early, you can 'force' your Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction’® tubers. Place them in moist compost at 15-20 °C from the start of April. Pot up as soon as shoots appear. Harden to the outdoors from the start of May and plant in the garden (or in pots) from mid-May.

The Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction’® makes an excellent, very long lasting cut flower for the vase and also looks great in a small arrangement. Best time to cut them is early morning. Plunge the stems immediately in a vase of luke-warm water containing cut-flower food.

These Dahlias 'Pulp Fiction’® will bloom right through to the first frosts if you feed them on a monthly basis. Snip off overblown blooms to encourage reflowering. Make sure that the soil does not dry out during periods of drought.

It is easy to store Dahlias over the winter. Dig up the Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction'® tubers after the first frosts. Cut back to around 15 cm and label the plant to avoid mix-ups in the spring. Shake off excess soil and store in a box with compost or sharp sand in a frost free place. Plant up the following spring and you will be rewarded with more lovely flowers from your 'Pulp Fiction’® Dahlias.