Bulbs, Perennials > Dahlia > Dahlia 'Wine Eyed Jill'

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Dahlia

Cultivar

'Wine Eyed Jill'

Category

Bulbs, Perennials

USDA Hardiness Zone

9

Canadian Hardiness Zone

9a

RHS Hardiness Zone

H3

Temperature (°C)

- 5 - 1

Temperature (°F)

23 - 34

Height

0.5 m - 1 m

Spread

0.5 m - 1 m

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Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

General Description

This cultivar bears dark stems with green foliage. During the mid summer until the first frost, the small flowers bloom a colourful mix.

Landscape

Container, border, single specimen, flower garden margin.

Cultivation

Fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil, enriched with organic matter as well as fertilizer. Full sun requirement.

Shape

Clump-forming.

Growth

Fast

Pests

Aphids, leaf miners, glasshouse red spider mite and slugs are common pests. Earwigs sometimes damage blooms. Powdery mildews can be damaging in dry conditions. In wet weather grey moulds and other fungal rots can be a problem.

Habitat

Horticultural origin.

Flower Description

'Wine Eyed Jill' has small flowers (maximum of 9cm diameter) starting dark purple and blooming a colourful mix of cream to pink. The smaller flower size is relative to other Dahlia cultivars.

Notable Specimens

Lanhydrock Gardens, Cornwall, England.

Propagation

Softwood cuttings taken in spring from shoots will propagate. Propagation by division of the tubers works as well, though each section must have at least one viable bud.

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