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Dahlias are perennial plants with tuberous roots. They are not frost hardy, and require protection from frost if grown in regions with cold winters. While some have herbaceous stems, others have stems which lignify in the absence of secondary tissue and resprout following winter dormancy, allowing further seasons of growth. [5]
'Moonfire' (VanDusen Botanical Garden, Stan Shebs)The following is a list of dahlia cultivars which have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.They are tuberous perennials, originally from South America, with showy daisy-like composite flowerheads in all shades and combinations of white, yellow, orange, pink and red, flowering in late summer and autumn (fall).
Dahlia 'Akita' is a branching, tuberous tender perennial cultivar with large chrysanthemum petals in shades of dark crimson to red, blending to yellow toward the heart. Their tips are white on the underside. The flowers are as large as 5 in. wide (13 cm). This dahlia belongs to the Novelty Fully Double classification and has won over 60 awards.
Winter flowering perennials and flowering shrubs—and even some annual winter flowers, too—offer happy, riotous color and visual surprise and delight to an otherwise bare landscape.
Keep your garden vibrant year-round with the 25 winter flowers that thrive in the cold. Learn how to prepare your landscape for these cold-loving plants.
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