Bishop of Leicester Dahlia Tubers

Bishop of Leicester: Paeony Dahlia Tubers

Bishop of Leicester is one of a series of modern versions of Bishop of Llandaff, and its faint-pink-candy-stripe over translucent white flowers pop out of the fairly dark green foliage.
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Features

• Colour: Pale pink stripes over white
• Foliage: Mid green
• Flower size: 10 to 15cm
• Type: Paeony dahlia
• Cutting: Yes
• Height/spread: 90cm x 90cm
• Flowering: July to November
• Outdoor Planting Months: March to July

Growing Bishop of Leicester Dahlias

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

Unlike most dahlias, he is unlikely to need staking, unless you live in a windy spot.

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

Garden Design Ideas

At 90cm tall, he is stately but not tricky or top heavy, so it lends itself well to growing either in pots on a sunny patio (plant it with some bronzed grasses for a fabulous effect) or to planting in the mid section of beds and borders.