Dahlia, or rather dahlia, is one of the largest, most beautiful and elegant flowers in our gardens and summer cottages. Hobbyists and professionals alike plant hundreds of varieties in their gardens and nurseries every year. The name - dahlia exists only in Russian, in the rest of the world it is customary to call it "dahlia".

History and characteristics

Dahlia (dahlia) comes from South America, where the local Indians called it "chichipatl", which means "hollow tube" or "flower with a hollow stem".

Here, perhaps, only this hollow stem has preserved the flower from those times to the present day. Everything else has undergone significant changes as a result of centuries of selection.

  • bush height;
  • inflorescence shape;
  • inflorescence color;
  • inflorescence size.

    White dahlia

As a result of this work of breeders, the gardens and plots were filled with dahlias red and orange, white and lilac, burgundy and purple. The variety of colors is also complemented by the shape of the flower of the plant, they are cactus-like, needle-like, fringed, pompom and there are also intermediate transitional forms.

Border low-growing varieties coexist with tall decorative ones, spherical ones with needle-like ones. Large-flowered white dahlias coexist in the garden with yellow miniature ones, delicate bush pink dominates surrounded by undersized reds.

Funny guys, Dandy and other annual varieties of dahlias amaze the imagination with their mixture and variegated colors.

White and pink dahlias

Dill Kibai and other varieties

Flowers with such a delicate color have long managed to win the hearts of gardeners and florists with their romance. White-pink dahlia is present in almost every garden, where the owners are passionate about growing these fabulous beauties. Many varieties with this color have been bred and registered in catalogs.

White and pink dahlia

Here are some of them:

  • Acrobat, one of the new pompom varieties of French selection. The plant is very tall, with straight and strong peduncles, the inflorescences of incredible beauty are perfectly shaped balls with petals rolled into dense tubes. The color is bright pink, smoothly turning into snow-white shades with a white core. The diameter of the flower is 5-7 cm. It is grown in sunny areas without close occurrence of groundwater and stagnant water, with maximum protection from wind gusts. Requires a garter and pinching, so that the inflorescences are not small. Undemanding to the soil, multiplies by division.
  • Evelyn, refers to spherical tall dahlias, flower diameter up to 20 cm, transparent white pearl petals are painted along the edges with a barely visible pink-lilac dusting. The variety looks very impressive both in the garden and in the cut. Most often grown by planting in a group, it attracts attention with its sophistication and romantic color. He does not like thickening and shade, watering is very moderate, with excessive moisture, the peduncles become brittle. In winter, tubers are perfectly stored in a cool room with a temperature of 3 to 6 degrees with low humidity.
  • Pink Isa, refers to the pompom dahlias. A light pink flower with lilac tips becomes white in the sun. The bush is compact, up to 80 cm high, the diameter of the inflorescence is up to 15 cm. It is beautiful in cut and in bouquets in the company with Burgundy dahlia and George yellow, looks favorably against their background.

    Dahlia Pink Isa

  • Stars Lady, compact bushes up to 60 cm high, flowers up to 15 cm in diameter, delicate creamy white tones with a pale pink tint on the tips, twisted petals.Abundant and long-lasting flowering throughout the summer. Dahlias of the Stars Lady variety do not require support and tying, they are used for growing in flowerpots and pots. The variety is ideal for cutting, looks great in the design of borders.
  • Melody Dixie, white-pink dahlia, decorative, short, a little over half a meter, large, up to 15 cm flowers are painted with white-pink-beige strokes, along the edge of the petals there is a bright border of carmine color, a very long flowering period. It is beautiful in a flowerbed and in a cut, stalks are strong. Can be grown in a large pot on the balcony. Loves open, sunny places and fertile soil. The color saturation depends on the fertility of the soil.
  • Colorado Classic is a beautiful flower, reaches a height of 80 cm, the diameter of the buds is 16 cm, an intense pink color with white veins and lilac shades will not leave anyone indifferent. Lush, slightly curled petals create the impression of airiness and large volume. The variety is resistant to pests, agricultural technology is simple and unpretentious: a sunny place, regular watering during the flowering period and a garter on a support in the absence of protection from the wind.
  • The pink giraffe, the most unusual of the known varieties of pink and white dahlias, is a transitional form, it cannot be attributed to any species according to the classification of inflorescences. An exotic-looking pink flower that looks like a star, covered with white spots and pronounced white tips. The petals are very wide, slightly twisted. Plant height up to a meter, inflorescence diameter up to 15 cm.

    Pink giraffe

  • Orion, an ornamental dahlia of Dutch breeding, pink with white and yellowish veins. The tips of the swirling wide petals are intensely pink. The bush is compact, up to a meter tall, covered with bright inflorescences.
  • Diana Diana, a tall variety, reaches a height of more than a meter, the flowers are very beautiful with an unusual shape of petals - fringed, white inflorescences with pink-purple petal tips, up to 20 cm in diameter. Requires increased attention to the garter and protection from wind gusts, the flower stalks are fragile.

The varieties are diverse and beautiful, bouquets of them in combination with such exotic varieties as Caballero or Maxim dahlia will decorate any holiday, will be appropriate for a birthday and wedding, anniversary. And just a delicate flower of any color in a vase on the table will bring joy to your beloved.
Dahlias, except for annuals, reproduce by dividing the bush.

It is important! In the regions, it is possible to preserve planting material only by digging out tubers and storing them in winter in rooms with a temperature of at least 2 degrees and not higher than 8 degrees Celsius, with moderate humidity.

There are many varieties of dahlias, but the conditions for the landing site are the same for everyone - a lot of sun, a lot of heat, fertile soil with regular moisture and protection from the wind, in the form of hedges and supports. Sprouted dahlia tubers are planted in open ground when the threat of return frosts has passed or night shelters are provided for earlier planting. Annual dahlias are sown for seedlings in greenhouses or on a window a month before the intended planting of seedlings in the ground.

Tubers are dug up in the fall after the first frost, when the foliage will bear clear signs of frost damage, before laying a lump of earth with tubers for storage, they are well dried, or the tubers are cleaned from the ground and dipped in a clay mash.

Additional Information... The color of dahlias often depends on the presence of certain elements in the soil; the same variety, planted in different places, may differ in the intensity of color.

Many varieties of dahlias have the ability to lose color on hot sunny days by simply burning out in the sun.

So, any florist will find a variety with a color to his taste: hergins are white, pink, colored, and thanks to the simplicity of agricultural technology, this wonderful flower does not have to spend a lot of effort on care.