{"id":14101,"date":"2012-09-07T01:45:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-07T08:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14101"},"modified":"2012-11-19T07:38:20","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T14:38:20","slug":"dahlia-flower-arranging-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/house-greenhouse-plants\/floristry-house-greenhouse-plants\/dahlia-flower-arranging-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Dahlia Flower Arranging Gardeners Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pompom and decorative types of Dahlia are the best for flower arranging. The large headed flower types are difficult to arrange.<br \/>\nThere is a tremendous variety of colour and shades to suit every decorative scheme. Grow varieties and shades that suit your house.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Eden Project Dahlia by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/7557247630\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8004\/7557247630_78541a1405.jpg\" alt=\"Eden Project Dahlia\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Starting and Cultivating Dahlia<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Plant late May or June. The larger plants will need staking.<\/li>\n<li>When plants are 12-18&#8243; high nip out the growing point to encourage side shoots which become flowering stems.<\/li>\n<li>Mulch the plants and water generously. Fortnightly foliar feed is recommended.<\/li>\n<li>Lift tubers in winter and store frost free. Large tubers can be divided before replanting.<\/li>\n<li>For more on Dahlias read <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/easy-and-easier-dahlias\/\">easy and easier dahlias<\/a> even though the even-easier dahlias are grown from seed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=dahlia\">Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a> supply plants and seeds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conditioning and Arranging Dahlias<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Dahlias like a little sugar in the water.<\/li>\n<li>An asprin or drop of bleach in the water will control algae growth. Change water every other day.<\/li>\n<li>Put the ends of the stems in a little boiling water, then give them a long, deep drink.<\/li>\n<li>The bright colours mean they can be used as a focal point in a mixed display<\/li>\n<li>Dahlias are free flowering and provide a good supply so we prefer large bunches.<\/li>\n<li>Pink Dahlias seem to blend well with purple, red and other pink flowers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Dahlia by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/6166405326\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6168\/6166405326_57e2d00d60.jpg\" alt=\"Dahlia\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Varieties of Dahlia<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Some Dahlia are better cut flowers than others. Single flowers often do better than doubles.<\/li>\n<li>Older varieties to consider include Angora cactus type, Lilac Time, Gold Crown and Chorus Girl<\/li>\n<li>Red varieties Doris Day and Cherry Ripe or white Polar Bear are said to be good doers.<\/li>\n<li>I have seen Trentonian, old gold and copper; Waverlet Pearl, apricot; Isabel McElney, salmon pink and Fancy Free, pale copper also recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Turn your arrangements into botanical works of art &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godsowncounty.co.uk\/?p=4379\">here are some examples<\/a> and clubs you could join.<\/p>\n<p>To grow a generic mix of flowers for arrangements and bouquets check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.thompson-morgan.com\/search?p=Q&amp;ts=custom&amp;w=flower%20arranging&amp;pw=flower%20arraging&amp;rt=spelling&amp;isort=score&amp;view=grid\">Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pompom and decorative types of Dahlia are the best for flower arranging. The large headed flower types are difficult to arrange.<br \/>\nThere is a tremendous variety of colour and shades to suit every decorative scheme. Grow varieties and shades that suit your house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[237],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-floristry-house-greenhouse-plants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}