$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 Dorling Kindersley ltd\/Alamy<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\nA most elegant, single-flowered dahlia, very prolific and adored by bees and butterflies<\/a>.\u00a0 I plant it through Anemanthele lessoniana<\/em>, Agapanthus<\/em> \u2018Midnight Star\u2019 and Caryopteris x clandonensis<\/em> \u2018Heavenly Blue\u2019 as if in a meadow. One of the best of the Bishop Series. Flowers:<\/strong> July \u2013 September. Height:<\/strong> 1m.<\/p>\n
Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Arabian Night\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 Rachel Warne<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
This dahlia\u2019s large, double, velvety dark, burgundy blooms are perfect for mixing in a border. In my own it\u2019s surrounded by Succisa pratensis<\/em>, Deschampsia<\/em> and Phlox paniculata<\/em> \u2018D\u00fcsterlohe\u2019. The almost black heads add a rich texture to the border. Flowers:<\/strong> June \u2013 September. Height:<\/strong> 1.2m.<\/p>\n
Ula Maria<\/a><\/h2>\n
Garden designer, landscape architect and illustrator with a deep connection to nature chooses her favourite dahlias.<\/p>\n
Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Honka Fragile\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 Tim Gainey\/Alamy<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
This distinctive star-shaped dahlia with radiating petals that roll inwards at their tips is really striking both in a border and a cut-flower display. The white flowers are delicately edged in pink-red. Never fails to draw attention. Flowers:<\/strong> July \u2013 November. Height:<\/strong> 80cm.<\/p>\n
Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Waltzing Mathilda\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 John Martin\/Alamy<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
A semi-double dahlia with ever so slightly twisting petals that lend it a more relaxed appeal. Flowers are a wash of orangey coral pink, set off against dark purple brown stems and foliage. I love it nestled among large clumps of airy ornamental grasses. AGM. Flowers:<\/strong> July \u2013 November. Height:<\/strong> 70cm.<\/p>\n
Jo Thompson<\/a><\/h2>\n
Award-winning garden designer, and plantswoman with a love of romantic planting chooses her favourite dahlias below.<\/p>\n
Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Lilac Time\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia,\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
\u00a9 Peter D Anderson\/ Alamy<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
A magnificent yet neat dinner-plate dahlia in shades of pinkish-lilac-blue. It is quite restrained and exudes self-control \u2013 I like to grow it with unruly Gaura<\/em> to create a yin and yang contrast that relaxes the whole feel. Flowers: <\/strong>June \u2013 October. Height:<\/strong> 1.1m.<\/p>\n
Dahlia<\/em> \u2018Purple Gem\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 Gksflorapics\/Alamy<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
A regal dahlia, cactus in form and looking at home in many colour combinations in the border. Hints of deep lilac-blue at the centre of the flowers, becoming lighter along the petals, make this a very useful cultivar both in the border and in a vase. Flowers:<\/strong> July \u2013 September. Height:<\/strong> 1m.<\/p>\n
Dahlia merckii <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
$\""Dahlia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> \u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
So restrained, so elegant \u2013 single flowers of palest mother-of -pearl pink with muted yellow centres. The flowers sit high atop the tall stems and nod gently, a very lovely punctuation in the border. Unlike most dahlias, it is fairly hardy in the UK. Flowers:<\/strong> July \u2013 September. Height:<\/strong> 1.5m.<\/p>\n
Where to buy dahlias<\/strong><\/h3>\nHalls of Heddon<\/strong>\nWest Heddon Nursery,\nHeddon on the Wall,\nNewcastle upon Tyne NE15 0JS. Tel 01661 852445,hallsofheddon.com<\/a><\/p>\n
J Parkers<\/strong>\n16 Hadfield Street, Stretford,\nManchester M16 9FG. Tel 0161 848 1100,jparkers.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n
Peter Nyssen<\/strong>\n124 Flixton Road, Urmston,\nManchester M41 5BG. Tel 0161 747 4000,peternyssen.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Sarah Raven<\/strong>\n1 Woodstock Court, Blenheim Road,\nMarlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4AN. Tel 0345 092 0283,sarahraven.com<\/a><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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