Dahlia – Watercolor Silks (Heirloom) – Perennial Grown as Annual – Bred in Holland, these lovely, decorative dahlias offer 1.5 – 2′ plants with full double, silky flowers in luminous watercolor shades of rosy coral, rich apricot, soft salmon, buttercream, and glowing lilac. Their beautifully patterned petals and painterly colors make natural bouquets int he garden and for indoor bouquets. Suited to large areas, borders, or showy containers, these strong, long-lasting performers bloom from summer through fall. Plants produce tuberous roots just like those offered in nurseries.
Variety Details
Plant type: Perennial
Growth habit: Low Growing
Crop category: Flower seed
Flower character: Perennial Grown as Annual – Bred in Holland, these lovely, decorative dahlias offer 1.5 – 2′ plants with full double, silky flowers in luminous watercolor shades of rosy coral, rich apricot, soft salmon, buttercream, and glowing l
Recorded feature: Container Compatible
Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
Soil Temperature: above 50°F
Planting Depth: 1/2″
Germination: 7-14 Days
Height At Maturity: 12-18″
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
Spacing After Thinning: 8″
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘Watercolor Silks’ Border/Container Dahlia and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Place ‘Watercolor Silks’ Border/Container Dahlia where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
