Dahlia seeds - Mexican floral splendour from your own sowing
Dahlias make late summer shine: with single, semi-double or lush flowers, warm colours and a flowering period that often lasts until the first frost. If you sow dahlia seeds, you raise these summer flowers, originally from Mexico, yourself from the very beginning - from a small seedling to a flowering plant in a bed, container or cottage garden.
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Dahlias originally come from Mexico and are among the most impressive ornamental plants of summer. Over time, a few wild species gave rise to an enormous diversity of flower shapes, colours and growth heights. Alongside the familiar dahlia tubers, dahlia seeds are also interesting, especially for anyone who enjoys surprising flower colours, individual plants and growing them from seed.
Unlike true-to-type dahlia tubers, seeds do not always produce exactly identical plants. This is precisely what makes sowing so appealing: each plant may turn out slightly different in colour, shape, height or flower character. Lower-growing, single-flowered or mignon-type dahlias are especially well suited to growing from seed and often bring a lively, natural effect to the bed.
Dahlias love sunny, warm positions and nutrient-rich, well-drained soil. Waterlogging should be avoided, as the fleshy roots and later tubers are sensitive to too much moisture. In pots, containers and balcony boxes, more compact dahlias look especially beautiful, while taller forms in beds often need support.
- Dahlia seeds for colourful summer flowers in beds, containers, cottage gardens and cut flower plantings
- Exciting for anyone who wants to sow dahlias themselves and discover individual flower forms
- Ideal for sunny positions, a long flowering period and lively plantings from summer until the first frost
Whether as a colourful eye-catcher, a cut flower or a summer garden experiment - dahlias grown from seed bring diversity, warmth and surprise to the garden.
