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Make a bold statement in your garden with the White Perfection Dinnerplate Dahlia. As its name suggests, this variety produces enormous, flawless blooms up to 25 cm across each one a soft ivory-white masterpiece. Radiating purity and elegance, it's a show-stopper in borders, beds, or as a cut flower for breathtaking arrangements.
Once adored by Victorian gardeners for their dramatic size and perfect symmetry, dinnerplate dahlias like White Perfection continue to symbolise grace and celebration a flower that truly lives up to its name.
🤍 Huge, dazzling blooms flowers the size of a dinner plate.
🌿 Garden drama guaranteed striking focal points in beds and borders.
💐 Perfect for cut flowers create sophisticated indoor arrangements.
Heat-loving and sun-thriving ideal for South African summers.
🐝 Pollinator-friendly loved by bees and butterflies.
Soil: Plant in fertile, well-draining soil. Improve clay-heavy soil with compost and sand. Mulching helps retain moisture during hot months.
Sunlight: Needs full sun for best blooms. A little midday shade in very hot regions will reduce stress.
Planting:
Season: October December.
Depth: 8 cm deep, tubers pointing down.
Spacing: 4060 cm apart to allow room for large flowers.
Watering: Water deeply every 34 days for about 10 minutes. Avoid overwatering.
Feeding: Feed regularly with Hadeco Bulb Food for continuous growth and flowering.
Care:
Tall stems need staking to support dinnerplate-sized flowers.
Deadhead spent blooms to keep flowers coming.
Lift tubers in July if storing for next season. Cut stems to 5 cm, dry, and store in a cool, dry place.
The White Perfection Dinnerplate Dahlia isn't just a plant it's a garden spectacle. Plant it this season and enjoy show-stopping white blooms that will turn heads and uplift your garden. 🌿
Family: Asteraceae
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Planting time: October December
Flowering time: December - May
Dormant: May August
Lifting time: July
Type: tuberous root
Mature height: 20-180cm
Planting depth: 8cm deep. Do not separate the tubers and roots from the clump.
Plant spacing: 15-40cm apart
Watering: Every 3-4 days when planted in the ground for 10 minutes