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Flower. Photo from R. V. Roger

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Foliage

See photo from Dahlia Catalog

Form

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Plant Name

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Dahlia 'Wittem' in NDS Group 5(d)

Named for Dr Andreas Dahl, an 18th century Swedish botanist. The Dahlia was brought to Spain from its native Mexico in the late 1780s. Its first introduction to Britain was in 1798.

(NDS) is National Dahlia Society classified directory
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(ADS) is American Dahlia Society current classification and handbook of dahlias

Wittem in Group Decorative Small-flowered Dwarf Bedder White and Pink Blends is in The World Dahlia Directory of over 57,000 dahlias. Raised by Bruidegom in the Netherlands and introduced in 1970.

Common Name

Dahlia

Soil

Well-drained Chalk and Sand with plenty of humus (after lifting the tuber, mulch with 2 inch depth of mown autumn leaves in the autumn to create this humus during the winter, for use by the replanted-in-the-spring-Dahlia during the Summer-Autumn)

Sun Aspect

Full Sun

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Herbaceous Tuber

Height x Spread in feet

22 inches x 20 inches (leave 20-30 inches between these dahlia plants)

Foliage

Dark Green

Flower Colour in Month(s). Fruit

White and Pink Blends in June-November. Bloom size is 4-6 inches across.

Comment

"Creamy White with a very subtle lilac sheen over the petals. Height 55cm. Medium blooms" from R. V. Roger.

Plant 3-4 inches deep and 24 inches apart during March-May. Loved by butterflies and bees. Support with a stout stick and tie in every fortnight.
For best flowers, disbud by removing two of the three blooms at the end of each branch. Only pick dahlias in full flower. Recut the hollow stem ends under water to avoid airlocks. Cutting flowers is best done early in the morning or late in the afternoon. As dahlia buds do not open in water, cut the flowers only when completely developed.
The Culture and Care page from Verwer Dalias BV of The Netherlands who breed and grow Dahlias provides more growing information.

Bedding plant.

Instructions with photos for planting dahlias in a pot or tub from the International Flower Bulb Centre in Holland and from Growing Dahlias in Containers written by Barbara Jenke between 1995-2000.

Available from R. V. Roger , The National Dahlia Collection and other suppliers from the UK/Europe