The ‘Wittem‘ is a stunning decorative dahlia featuring fully double, pure white blooms that sometimes display soft lilac or pink swirls. Growing to a manageable height of about 50-70 cm, these flowers are perfect for garden borders, containers, and make excellent, long-lasting cut flowers. [1, 2, 3]
Key Growing Specifications:
- Planting Time: Plant your dahlia tubers in the spring, after the danger of frost has passed.
- Sunlight: Requires full sun to partial shade.
- Soil Requirements: Thrives in fertile, humus-rich, and well-drained soil.
- Bloom Time: Blooms continuously from mid-summer until the first frosts of autumn. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Care Tips:
- Plant the tubers roughly 1-2 inches deep in the soil.
- Water freely during dry periods, but ensure the soil does not become waterlogged.
- Pinch out the growing tips when the plant is young to encourage bushier growth.
- Deadhead (remove faded flowers) regularly and harvest blooms frequently for vases to encourage continuous new flowering. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
