Burlesca Dahlia Tubers

Burlesca: Pom Pom Dahlia Tubers

A wonderful blend of colours, it would be hard not to find a place in your garden for at least one or three Burlesca Dahlias. The 6cm apricot pompom blooms on compact plants are shaded with dusky pink and yellow, turning plum as they age. This warm combination seems to fit perfectly with most colour schemes. The tightly inrolled petals form a honeycomb pattern and the slim stems turn crimson as they mature, held above attractive mid-green foliage.
It is wonderful for cutting, especially when mixed with large-flowered dahlias in darker colours.
Browse our other Pom Pom Dahlias or our full range of Dahlias here.

Burlesca has excellent weather tolerance, flowering profusely until the first frosts. At a compact 1m tall, it goes well in a container and the small flower heads are fairly wind resistant for a dahlia.

Features

• Colour: Blends of apricot, plum and yellow
• Foliage: Mid-green divided leaves
• Flower Size: 6cm across
• Type: Pompom Dahlia
• Cutting: Yes
• Height/Spread: 1m x 60cm
• Flowering: July to November
• Outdoor Planting Months: March to July

Growing Burlesca Dahlias

All dahlias do best in deep rich soil with good drainage in a sunny spot. If it is windy they will need staking. They are greedy, thirsty plants so will need watering in dry spells, and they will always flower that little bit better if there is a bit of soluble food in the watering can once every couple of weeks.

It is generally more convenient to put support stakes in at planting time, rather than leaving it until there is foliage in the way.