This flower is bigger than my face, one flower is worth 10 flowers, it’s so easy to make the pot burst!

The most beautiful moments of various dahlia varieties

In my hometown, it is called sweet potato flower. It has a variety of colors and there are more than 30,000 varieties. The largest one can exceed 30cm in diameter. Its posture is not inferior to that of peony, so it is also called Indian peony. Now Huahua will take you to appreciate the various beautiful dahlias!

According to Huahua, dahlias can be said to be a must-have for lazy people who grow flowers, because they can grow well without much care. However, if you want the flowers to bloom full and round, you still need to pay attention to the following points.

Dahlia Care Tips

Soil: Loose, fertile, well-drained humus or sandy soil is most suitable for the growth of dahlias. You can also mix garden soil, leaf mold, and sandy soil in a ratio of 5:3:2.

Water: The amount of water will affect the height of the plant. During the seedling stage, you should pay attention to water control to prevent the branches and leaves from growing too long. When watering, follow the principle of watering thoroughly when the soil is dry, so that the soil in the pot is moist but not wet. During the hot summer months, you can spray around the flower pots every afternoon to increase humidity.

Light: If you want dahlias to bloom more, it is best to maintain more than 6 hours of light a day. When the light is strong in summer, proper shade is needed to avoid burning the leaves and affecting flowering.

Fertilization: Dahlias like fertilizer, generally apply diluted decomposed liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer. Topdressing should be done once every 10 days or so during the spring and autumn growing seasons, and no fertilizer is applied in the hot summer weather.

What to do when dahlias are semi-dormant in summer

Dahlias will enter a semi-dormant state in summer. To safely survive the summer, you must pay attention to the following points:

1. Root maintenance: Dahlias have large fleshy roots. They are afraid of moisture and heat in summer and are prone to rot in hot weather. Therefore, water them when the soil is dry and water them when the soil is wet. Loosen the soil and allow it to ventilate. After a heavy rain, clean up the water in the pot in time.

When root rot is discovered, cut off the damaged roots immediately, change the pot and soil, or "amputate" and propagate again by cuttings.

2. Shade maintenance: Avoid direct sunlight in summer. When cultivating outdoors, it is most likely to be exposed to the sun after rain, so it is necessary to put up the shade net in time for protection.

3. Pruning and maintenance: Dahlias like coolness and are afraid of stuffiness. When the branches and leaves are too dense and abundant in summer, they should be pruned and thinned out, and 3 to 4 nodes should be retained on the side branches. After flowering, the flower branches and dead branches should be pruned, and the main stem should be shortened to 15 to 25 cm.

4. Disease and pest prevention: In summer, dahlias are most susceptible to gray mold and powdery mildew. The flowers will turn brown and become irregular in shape, and the leaves will have spots on the edges, dry up, and soften. When these phenomena occur, the diseased branches and plants must be cut off and destroyed in time, and 500 times diluted 50% carbendazim wettable powder must be sprayed for prevention and control.

That’s all for today.

Flower lovers, how are the dahlias in your home doing?