My Top 5 Heat Tolerant Dahlias
What is heat tolerance in a dahlia? Well in my world, this is what I judge by: holds it’s center closed in high temps/stress, strong stems, gives a minimum of 5 blooms per plant per season, plant is unbothered by drought, too much heat or water.
These are my top 5 that I rely on constantly year after year.
Peaches N Cream- You knew I was going to say this didn’t you? But in all seriousness- it just keeps blooming. Strong plant that puts up with whatever our crazy climate throws at it!
Blizzard- Every dahlia garden needs a good white. And well— these babies made it through a hurricane, enough said I think.
Wine Eyed Jill- if you can embrace her ever changing color (I love it!), this one is a sure thing. And if you live somewhere that dahlias bloom in the cool months of the year- that’s when she has the best color. It’ll blow your mind!
Linda’s Baby- the perfect shade of coral. Blooms early and often, usually still going when we frost!
Sweet Fabienne- it’s hard to get pinks right when it comes to dahlias. They often have a lilac cast to them. This one is a pretty true pink in real life. She’s of course hard to photograph - the first picture is the most accurate color wise.
