David Howard Dahlia Tubers

David Howard: Decorative Dahlia Tubers

If you're looking for a top-performing tuber that's won awards all around the world, then look no further than David Howard, which flowers for longer, with more blooms, than almost any other variety. The fully double flowers with rounded petals are a gorgeous orange-bronze, fading to plum in the centres. If that wasn't enough, the highly divided foliage is dark chocolate and bronze tinged - the perfect foil for the flowers and a worthy winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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The flowers of David Howard can reach up to 10cm across, with masses carried on each plant. It reaches a maximum height of 1m and has a compact spread of half that.
The flowers are ideal for cutting and are very long-lasting in a vase.

Features

• Colour: Orange and bronze, fading to a deep plum centre
• Flower Size: 10cm
• Type: Decorative Dahlia
• Cutting: Long-lasting
• Height and Spread: 100cm x 50cm
• Flowering: July to November
• Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
• Outdoor Planting Months: March to July

Growing David Howard 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.

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

A classic hot border dahlia for going with other dark and rich colours.

Its compact nature and exotic looks mean it's ideal for a large patio pot.