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Dahlia Giggles

Dahlia Giggles
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A very floriferous dahlia, with a unique colour, truly very appealing. It offers a generous quantity of flowers up to late in the season, with 8 cm (3in) diameter, with soft but intense orange to salmon petals, adorned with a central collar of small petals in a lavender-washed orange, surrounding a yellow heart. With a beautiful vigour, this variety forms a large bush destined for the background of flower beds. Its superb flowers last a long time in bouquets.
Flower size
8 cm
Height at maturity
1.30 m
Spread at maturity
70 cm
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -4°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil
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Best planting time May
Recommended planting time April to May
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Flowering time July to November
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Description

The Dahlia 'Giggles[' is a tall variety, particularly floriferous, offering a unique combination of colours that stands out in flower beds. It produces numerous small flowers that catch the eye, with sunset-coloured petals surrounding a central collar of small petals in a nuanced lavender-tinged orange, arranged around a large yellow heart. 'Giggles' forms a large flowering bush that is ideal for the background of flower beds. Its stunning flowers last a long time in bouquets.

Dahlias belong to the aster family and are originally from the high plateaus of Mexico. Currently, the approximately 25,000 horticultural varieties created by humans have invaded gardens worldwide, much to our delight.

The 'Giggles' variety, introduced in 1998, is classified as a collarette dahlia due to the architecture of its inflorescences. This is a horticultural category defined by the shape of the flower. In this group, the colourful ligules of the head are arranged regularly in a crown, around a collar of tiny petals surrounding the central disk. The flowers of 'Giggles', which are 8 to 10cm (3 to 4in) wide, have outer ligules in a fairly soft salmon orange, while those in the centre are a lavender-tinged pink-orange. The flower's golden heart makes it even more radiant. The remarkably abundant flowering occurs from July to October. It has a bushy and upright habit. The highly branched stems are hollow, and the leaves are opposite and pinnately divided into 3 or 5 highly toothed lobes. The leaves and stems are dark green.

To encourage repeat flowering, make sure to remove faded flowers, or even better, regularly create large colourful bouquets by combining it with other varieties.

The 'Giggles' variety, with its sunset-toned flowers, pairs particularly well with blue or mauve flowers and silver or purple foliage. In the back of flower beds, this dahlia will create colourful spots alongside echinaceas, foxtail amaranths, or pink cannas, for example, which bloom at the same time, as well as daylilies and asters. Tall grasses with autumn colours like Phormium tenax 'Purpureum' and Imperata 'Red Baron' will provide support for its opulent growth while enhancing its flowering.

A star plant in borders and herb gardens, dahlias confidently accompany the most beautiful flowers but are also appreciated alongside vegetable plants. In Mexico, this tuber was initially cultivated as a root vegetable for consumption. However, its poor taste relegated it to the status of an ornamental plant. Since then, the interest in their beautiful exuberance has never waned.

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Dahlia Giggles (Flowering) Flowering

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.30 m
Spread at maturity 70 cm
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour orange
Flowering time July to November
Inflorescence Flower head
Flower size 8 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour dark green

Botanical data

Genus

Dahlia

Cultivar

Giggles

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Dahlia

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference830691

Other Collarette Dahlia

Planting and care

The Collerette Dahlia  'Giggles' is easy to grow in all regions. For abundant flowering, it is good to follow a few simple rules, plant the tubers in a sunny location as soon as the last frost has passed, rich, fresh, and well-drained soils are perfect. However, stagnant moisture would promote tuber rot. Feel free to amend the soil with compost and sand if necessary. Work the soil deeply and enrich it, for example, with crushed horn or dehydrated blood. Place your tuber and crumble the soil well to fill the hole without air pockets. Your dahlia should be covered with about 6 cm (2in) of soil. At the end of planting, water abundantly once and then regularly for the first 6 weeks to help with rooting.

Dahlias are sensitive to cold, they need to be overwintered under shelter. In November, the first frosts blacken the foliage, so it is time to dig them up. Carefully unearth the tubers. Remove as much soil as possible. Let the foliage dry so that the tubers can replenish their reserves. Then cut the stems down to 10 cm (4in). Spread your bulbs in a crate on newspaper. Store them protected from frost in a dry, cool, and dark place, such as a frost-free garage or an attic. In the southern regions, close to the coast, where there are few frosty days per year, it is possible to leave them in place. In this case, simply cover the ground with a layer of leaves or straw for protection.

This tall dahlia, with its hollow stems, is not resistant to wind or heavy rain. To overcome this drawback, you can stake it but it's not very attractive. On the other hand, by pinching the stems early you can spread out the habit of the plant, which will offer more resistance to bad weather. Alternatively, you can remove the axillary flower buds to channel the flow of sap to a single flower, which will become larger and sturdier, though taller.

Planting period

Best planting time May
Recommended planting time April to May
Planting depth 8 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Back of border
Hardiness Hardy down to -4°C (USDA zone 9b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 7 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Fertile, deep, well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions To extend the flowering period, you can regularly remove the faded flowers.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time July to September
Soil moisture Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Needs to be stored

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