Add bold color and elegance to your garden with Purple Beard Dahlia, an heirloom variety known for its striking purple blooms and easy-care growth. Perfect for borders, containers, and cut-flower arrangements, these flowers attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies while providing long-lasting and low-maintenance beauty. Their resilient nature makes them ideal for both novice and experienced gardeners.
Features & Specifications:
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Plant Type: Perennial flowering tuber
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Height/Spread: 18 – 36 inches tall, bushy growth habit
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Flower Color: Deep purple
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Light Requirement: Full sun
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Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
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Special Traits: Low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly, long-lasting blooms, suitable for cut flowers
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Seed Type: Open-pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO
Planting & Sowing Instructions:
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Sowing Time: Sow indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or outdoors after frost danger has passed.
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Soil Preparation: Use well-draining soil enriched with compost or organic matter.
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Sowing Depth: Sow seeds lightly on the soil surface and press gently; do not cover deeply.
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Spacing: Thin or transplant seedlings 12 – 18 inches apart for healthy growth.
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Watering: Keep soil evenly moist during germination; water moderately once seedlings are established.
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Germination Period: 14 – 28 days under optimal conditions.
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Care: Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering and mulch lightly to retain soil moisture.
