DAHLIA: SPECIES CLASSIFICATION - ORNAMENTAL PLANT GROWING

Today, there are more than 15 thousand varieties of dahlias - a flower that is loved by many gardeners.

Among such quantity and variety it is difficult to sort out and choose a particular plant for planting on your own plot, so the botanists decided to classify the flower according to the unifying characteristics into groups.

Ordinary

Ordinary, or simple dahlias are not extraordinary: they have an open-looking center, usually yellow, one or two rows of petals. The inflorescences are small, up to 10 cm in diameter, the height of the stem does not exceed 60 cm. This is the usual type of flowers, a frequent guest in gardens and flower gardens.

Plants harmoniously look in group plantings, as living borders, in containers. Propagated by seed and rassadnym way.

Today's popular varieties:

"Happy Kiss" - a hybrid of the Dutch selection, orange with a pink tint of petals are located in a dense ring around the dark, almost brown center with golden stains of stamens;

"Happy guys" - unpretentious variety, calmly refers to the drought and wintering in the ground. Flowers have different shades: white, yellow, pink and others. The plant multiplies seeds, blooms lushly.

Often in flower shops there is a variety mixture of simple dahlias - "Mignon", plants up to 50 cm high are picked, the color is different, flowers are semi-double and double.

No less known are the yellow "Yellow Hammer", the pink "Princess Mari Jose", the orange-red "Orangead".

Did you know? Dahlia is known worldwide as Dahlia. This name gave the flower the Spanish botanist Antonio Cavaniles in honor of the Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. After nearly a century, the second name of the “dahlia” was given in honor of Johann Georgi, a famous scientist and member of the Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg.

Collar

The type of dahlia collar is named for the location of the petals around the center of the flower. On the very edge, large petals grow, in front of them smaller ones, usually of a different tone. The diameter of the flower - up to 10 cm, they grow up to 120 cm tall.

The most famous and sought after variety is considered "Impression Fabula". This is a compact plant, whose growth is not higher than 40 cm, with a bright yellow center, the outer "collar" is reddish-purple, sometimes with white tips, the internal row is pure white. These plants prefer the sunlit areas, look beautiful in pots and stand for a long time in cut.

"Collarette Dandy" - a multi-colored mixture, plant height - up to 60 cm. These flowers are no less in demand, since they bloom from July to October for a long time.

Also known:

"Night Butterfly" - the outer row is white with pink stripes, the inner one is dark burgundy;

"Pooh" - outer petals are large, round, carmine in color with white tips, the inner ones are milky white;

"Jocondo" - outer petals are pink or red, internal - yellowish-white.

Anemone like

These are tall to 70 cm dahlia with semi-double heads up to 10 cm in diameter.

Common varieties in floriculture:

"Boogie Woogie" - up to a meter in height, two-tone, pink-yellow. It is resistant to low temperatures, it blooms from July to October, it stands for a long time in a bouquet.

"Lambada". This dahlia does not tolerate winter in the soil, the tubers are dug and stored in peat. During the flowering period from June to October has time to bloom several times. Large, up to 15 cm in diameter, the buds are painted in the middle with a creamy, pink tinged at the edges.

"El Nino" - does not overwinter in the ground, blooms magnificently and for a long time: from the beginning of summer to autumn. Buds are small, from 5 cm, but their color is truly royal - purple-maroon.

Interesting in planting burgundy "Soulman", carmine "Jive", lilac "Mambo" and red and yellow "Rock and Roll".

We recommend to get acquainted with the most beautiful species and varieties of narcissus, gaillardii, chrysanthemums, brugmansii, lobelia, heliotrope, cannes, iris, viola.

Peony

The structure of the buds of these distances is indeed similar to a peony: tubular thin petals grow around the center, and behind them several larger reed in several rows. The outer petals can be wavy, curved, folded. They have large, up to 15 cm buds, plant height - up to a meter.

"Fascination" - bright lilac with a white border around the edge.
"Symphonia" - with bright orange, less pink buds.
"Brenda Sue" - a delicate peach-pink shade.
"Puerto Rico" - yellow-pink.

Spherical

Spherical dahlia have lush inflorescences, round, up to 15 cm in circumference. Plant height is on average about 80 cm. Plants bloom from early summer to autumn.

Favorite growers following varieties:

"Funny Face" - up to a meter in height, painted in yellow with yellow splashes, blooms several times from summer to autumn, the period of one flowering is up to 3 weeks. Well worth cutting.

"Boom Boom Purple" - pleases with lush buds from July to September, rich in violet colors. Effect as a border, in single plantings, does not overwinter on the site.

"Marble Ball" - with a creamy shade of buds, tinted with blueberry stripes. Used in bouquets of mixed type, in single plantings.

Important! Dahlias are sunny flowers, they are planted in areas lighted and closed from drafts, it is advisable to mulch the soil with peat.

Pompon

Pompon Dahlia have the most diverse colors, flowers are terry with twisted inside or growing one above the other petals.

Popular dahlia varieties "Sunny Boy" - It is a flower with large, up to 12 cm buds, the main color of the petals is yellow with orange tips. Flowers meter height in harmony with the monochromatic colors of white, red and blue tones. "Sunny Boy" has a good immunity against disease, is not capricious, during the formation of buds in need of abundant watering. Flowers do not require a garter, can grow in partial shade, preferably shelter from drafts.

"Jill Mixture" - varietal blend of bright colors;

"Bantling" - carmine;

"Funny Face Us" - yellow with red dots and stripes;

“Carnival” - bright red, lemon yellow, lilac.

In order for your flower bed to please the eye with bright colors and unusual forms, use in decoration a variety of species and varieties of roses, peonies, ageratum, gladioli, marigolds, tulips, lilies, antirrynuma, asters.

Transient

Transitional or mixed dahlia do not have clearly defined signs of any particular group.

"Akita". Large flowers, bloom from mid-summer to early autumn in several stages. Bushes are high, up to 120 cm, but garters do not require, it is desirable to cover them from the winds. The buds are painted red with creamy tips.

"Vancouver". Same large and high. Petals light lilac with white tips. Long stand in the bouquet.

"Spider Woman" has long, sharp, curved, like spider legs, maroon, bright crimson and pale pink petals.

"Rebekka's World" - white bud with a pink shade closer to the center.

"Procyon" - the edge of the petal on the sides and downwards is bright orange, almost scarlet, the middle of the petal is bright yellow.

Nymphs

Nymphaea or lotus - is a culture with double large flowers double in height.

The brightest representative - "Fleurel". These dahlias love the sun, but can grow in light penumbra, need garter and protection from drafts. White buds are combined with plants of any shades, emphasizing their brightness. Bloom until late autumn, like abundant and frequent watering. In general, unpretentious and resistant to diseases and pests.

"Contessa" - carmine;

"Silver Years" - snow-white;

"Bonesta" - white with lilac stains, stripes and inclusions of irregular shape, scattered chaotically;

"Le Castel" - white;

"Brushstrokes" - pale lilac, on the edge there is a clear strip of more saturated color;

"Garden Festival" - a bright red petal that seems velvet to the touch, is bordered with a bright yellow stripe along the edge.

Decorative

Have a group of decorative dahlias large bath buds with bright colors:

"Melody Dixie". Srednerosly variety up to 60 cm, bush lush, abundantly dotted with double buds. Large, up to 15 cm inflorescence beige-pink color. They have a long flowering from the beginning of summer to the first frost.

"Duet" - one half of the petal is white, the second is dark maroon;

"Santa Claus" - the same double color, but the colors are white and red;

"Monarch of the East" - pale peach color, with sharp edges;

"Caballero" - bright red, with a creamy edge;

"Winkie Colonel" - carmine.

Important! Most of the dalia bloom in periods, for a lush bloom you need to remove faded and faded buds in time.

Cactus

The group has both dwarf and tall flowers. This group - perennials, but do not overwinter at the site, combines the form of the petals, twisted like prickles at the cactus.

"Stars Lady" - dwarf, bloom until mid-autumn, love the sun, good as curbs. Blooming luxuriantly, pale pink inflorescences.

"Playa Blanca" - snow-white, bloom until mid-autumn, abundantly. Not resistant to cold. They are planted in single and group plantings in flowerbeds, in pots, as curbs. Long stand in the cut.

"Park Record" is a short, sunny, bright orange variety. Does not tolerate wind and cold, flowering continues through September, inclusive. Well worth cutting.

Did you know? There is evidence that dahlias were grown by Aztec Indians. There are even references to the “cocochos,” which means “hollow stem”. Probably, the Indians used the plant stems for water runoff, which confirms the second name "akokotli", that is, "water pipe".

Semi-Aktus

it transitional form from cactus to decorative. Petals look like cacti, but in a milder form: they are not completely twisted. Bushes tall to one and a half meters, with large buds.

"Mick's Peppermint" - height from 110 to 130 cm. The color is creamy, with pink or purple blots, it blooms until mid-autumn;

"Aspen" is a short-growing dahlia, up to 60 cm, the size of buds in a circle is up to 10 cm. It pleases you with its snow-white inflorescences until the beginning of autumn. Grow mainly for bouquet compositions;

"Lisonette" - from the stamen diverges a bright yellow color, smoothly turning into bright red;

"Yellow star" - bright yellow;

"Exotic" - white with purple tips.

In conclusion, advice: since the blue color of dahlia flower buds is a rarity, they will be perfectly combined with delphiniums, aconite, sage, as well as with other colors of blue-blue tones.