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This flower blooms bigger than your face. One flower is worth 10. It’s so easy to burst the pot!

Last Update ：2024.06.15

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The most beautiful moments of each variety of dahlias

Dahlia care tips

What to do if dahlias are semi-dormant in summer

As soon as I went out today, I was attracted by the flowers in the yard next door. I didn’t pay attention and they bloomed even bigger than my face. It’s so freeing! I checked it with my eyes, and it turned out to be the original dahlia flower!

This flower is bigger than the face, one flower is worth 10, it is so easy to burst the pot!

The most beautiful moments of each variety of dahlias

My hometown calls them sweet potato flowers. They come in various colors, with more than 30,000 varieties, and the largest ones can exceed 30cm in diameter. Their posture is not inferior to that of peonies, so they are also called Tianzhu peonies. . Below, Huahua will show you all the beautiful dahlias of all colors!

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According to Huahua’s understanding, dahlias can be said to be the must-choice for lazy people to grow flowers, because they can grow well without any care. However, if you want the flowers to bloom and bloom, you still need to pay attention to the following points.

Dahlia care tips

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

Moisture: The amount of water will affect the height of the plant. During the seedling stage, attention should be paid to controlling water to prevent the branches and leaves from growing too long. When watering, follow the principle of dry and water-dry to make the pot soil moist but not wet. When the temperature is high in summer, you can spray humidification around the flowerpot every afternoon.

Light: If dahlias want to bloom more, it is best to maintain more than 6 hours of light every day. When the light is strong in summer, they need to be properly shaded to avoid burning the leaves and affecting flowering.

Fertilization: Dahlias like fertilizer. Generally, diluted decomposed liquid fertilizer or compound fertilizer is applied. Topdressing is done every 10 days or so during the spring and autumn growing seasons. No fertilization is required in hot weather in summer.

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What to do if dahlias are semi-dormant in summer

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

1. Root care: Dahlia has a large fleshy root system. Avoid moisture and heat in summer. In high temperature weather, It is easy to rot, so water it dry and wet, and loosen the soil for ventilation. After heavy rain, you must clean up the water in the pot in time;

When you find root rot, cut off the damaged root system immediately and change the pot. Change the soil, or "ampute" cuttings to propagate again.

2. Shade maintenance: Avoid direct sunlight in summer. When cultivating outdoors, it is most likely to be exposed to the sun after a rain. The sunshade net should be pulled up in time for protection.

3. Pruning and maintenance: Dahlia likes to be cool but fears stuffiness. In summer, when the branches and leaves are too dense and abundant, the branches should be pruned and thinned, leaving 3 to 4 nodes on the side branches; after flowering, the flower branches and dead branches should be pruned. Also cut the main stem to 15~25cm.

4. Protection from diseases and insect pests: In summer, dahlias are most susceptible to gray mold and powdery mildew. The flowers will turn brown and have irregular shapes, and the edges of the leaves will become spots, dry, and softened. When these phenomena occur, they must be cut off in time. Destroy diseased branches and plants, and spray with 50% carbendazim wettable powder 500 times for control.

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