Blackberry Ripple Dahlia

Like a delicious dessert of berries and cream, the Blackberry Ripple Dahlia (Dahlia 'Blackberry Ripple') will delight your summer garden as much as a tasty ice cream treat! Brilliant white starburst flowers are covered completely with blackberry-hued streaks, speckles, and freckles! They are as much a delight for your garden as they are for your vase arrangements and pollinators!

Featuring tidy and low-maintenance, upright clumps of glossy green leaves and long, slender stems, the buds that burst into these incredible blooms look fantastic against their lush backdrops! As incredible treats for your eye as they are landing pads for the butterflies, Hummingbirds that will flock to your garden!

The full, layered look of these Cactus or starburst Dahlia blossoms are a treat all on their own! Healthy tubers are perennial throughout USDA growing zones 9 and up! But cooler climates won't miss out! The Blackberry Ripple Dahlia happily acts as a houseplant, or gardeners can dig the tubers and store them until spring with ease.

Planting and Application:

Add a dollop of color to your beds and borders with these unique blooms! No two will be alike and they'll enhance your cut flower gardens and cottage borders with their frilly nature! Easy to care for and space-saving plants like these are no-fuss edging and accents to your landscape regardless of space available! If you are lucky enough to have the room, drifts and large groupings of these incredible plants will draw the eye like no other!

Container gardens on sunny front porches, balconies and around seating areas also can enjoy these fantastic blooms! Add Blackberry Ripple as thrillers to your mixed planters and bouquets since the blooms keep returning throughout the summer into the fall. Full Spikey Bi-Color White & Berry-Colored Flowers

• Easy Care & Low Maintenance
• Lush Mounds of Green Foliage
• Freely Reblooming - Great Butterfly & Cut Flower Specimens
• Reliable Summer Bulbs, Containers & Planters, Beds & Borders

#ProPlantTips for Care:

These tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants enjoy full sun and sometimes partial shade in hotter growing zones of USDA zones 9-11. Soak the tubers for a few hours before planting and plant them with their fingers spread out gently and pointing downwards. Preferring a wide range of soil types, clay, and acidic conditions, as long as they're planted in well-drained locations. To ensure even moisture, place mulch around the base of the plant. Adding mulch can add to the overall appearance and make it look clean and put together.

Dahlia tubers can be dug up in fall after frost and stored in all growing zones! The foliage will fade in the fall and wilt with colder nights. In very cold climates, to save your tubers for the next year, dig up the plants after the first frost. Let them dry out, and then place in paper bags or boxes in a cool place. Throughout the winter, sprinkle a little water on the tubers if they are dry. If you live in a warmer frost-free climate, leave them in the ground and just trim out stems to keep your plants looking their best; fresh growth will appear in the spring.

• Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Well-Drained Organic Soil
• Moderate Consistent Moisture
• Lift Tubers in Fall After Frost
• Appreciates Monthly Fertilizer

Blackberry Ripple Dahlia will be just the dessert finish to your landscape! Add to your growing Dahlia collection today - or start your new obsession with the Blackberry Ripple! Reserve yours today at NatureHills.com and we'll ship your perennial bulbs at the correct planting time for your growing zone!