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Dahlia 'Pacific Ocean'

A wonderful waterlily dahlia

Grown by Jack

Hereford

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Dahlia Pacific Ocean Perennial Bedding
Dahlia Pacific Ocean Perennial Bedding

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The highlights

  • Loves the sun!
  • Plant alongside other border favourites
  • Bicolour flowers from July to September
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Description

  • A true tropical delight! With its vibrant, holiday-hued blooms, 'Pacific Ocean' is a seriously evocative dahlia, of that there's no doubt!
  • This variety produces waterlily blooms in orchid pink and zesty lemon yellow, which sit atop vetical stems protruding from lush green foliage
  • With its eyecatching colour combination, this dahlia is perfect as a standalone feature plant in a large pot or planted in a sunny bed alongside other bold perennials like echinacea and coreopsis
  • Free-flowering in nature, this bicolour beauty is ideal for bouquets
  • A recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, which is awarded to those plant varieties proven to perform well in British gardens

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Potted plant
Premium Plant in a 3L Pot

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

70-90cm

Eventual spread:

40-60cm
Spreads approximately 40-60cm.
40-60cm
Spreads approximately 40-60cm.

Time to first crop:

Flower colour:

Pink and yellow
Pastel pink and lemon yellow flowers from July to October
Pink and yellow
Pastel pink and lemon yellow flowers from July to October

Habit:

Upright, bushy
Upright flower stems emerge from clumps of bushy foliage.
Upright, bushy
Upright flower stems emerge from clumps of bushy foliage.

Hardiness:

Half-hardy
H3 - 'Pacific Ocean' will be hardy in milder parts of the UK, but it will need additional protection in colder areas (where temperatures fall below -5°C for any prolonged period).
Half-hardy
H3 - 'Pacific Ocean' will be hardy in milder parts of the UK, but it will need additional protection in colder areas (where temperatures fall below -5°C for any prolonged period).

Rootstock:

Spacing:

45-60cm
Plant 45-60cm apart to allow for spreading.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Like many dahlias, 'Pacific Ocean' can have issues with slugs, aphids, capsid bugs, earwigs and powdery mildew. To defend against the bacterial infections, maintain good garden hygiene. Space plants out adequately to allow for good air circulation. For slugs and snails, it's important to keep the area around the plant free of debris and as dry as possible, especially at night as slugs and snails love damp conditions. You can use barriers (such as egg shells or copper wire around the plant) to prevent slugs and snails reaching the leaves. For aphids, check the leaves regularly for possible infestations. Pick the bugs off and spray the infected area with soapy water. You can also plant a companion plant nearby - marigolds, for instance - which will attract predatory insects such as ladybirds that will eat the aphids.

Water regularly

Water often, particularly in hot, dry spells. Try to water your dahlia plant at least once a week. If you notice, though, that your plant looks especially dry or distressed during extended hot periods, then you may want to increase the amount you water it.

Full sun

Sun, glorious sun! Dahlia 'Pacific Ocean' loves sunlight and grows best when it receives at least 6-8 hours of direct sunshine every day.

Any fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Aim to plant in moist (but freely draining) soil that's rich with organic matter (like fertiliser or well-rotted manure).

Feed regularly

Apply a general purpose feed when planting 'Pacific Ocean'. From July to September, feed every couple of weeks or so with a high-potash liquid feed (like liquid tomato feed).

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