Dahlia Sylvia

The Dahlia pompon 'Sylvia' is a cultivar of medium size that presents a long and generous flowering in a delicious color. The numerous flowers succeed each other throughout the summer season until autumn and punctuate the borders with their mandarin hue that is both warm and sweet. The round shape, made up of multiple petals arranged with millimeter precision, is captivating and naturally catches the eye. 'Sylvia' is also perfect for summer bouquets .

Belonging to the asteraceae family, the Dahlia is a perennial with tubers that is sensitive to frost and needs to be stored over winter in most regions. It appreciates sunny exposures and prefers rich soils for a long and colorful flowering. Its upright and rather bushy habit gives it a place in borders alongside all summer flowers. Its hollow stems stand up to 1 m (3ft) in height and sometimes require staking. They bear opposite and compound leaves with three to five leaflets. Beautifully green, they are also shiny and subtly dentate. At the top, the heads face the sun. They are made up of numerous rows of ligulate florets arranged in a very orderly manner. Very tight in the center, the ligules are smaller when they open, folded in three lengthwise and seem to form an origami heart. The further they move outward, the larger and more unfurled they become. The whole blooms and easily reaches a diameter of 8 cm (3in), while maintaining almost perfect symmetry. Their color, a very vibrant orange, is a source of light and cheerfulness in summer compositions.

'Sylvia' is a medium-sized Dahlia that easily fits into any garden. It will blend in with a profusion of grasses in straw tones for a natural effect in the company of 'Happy Single Kiss' or 'Catherine Deneuve' Dahlias. It will also accompany blue Delphiniums and Phlox for a soft and contrasting bicolor marriage. Finally, it will complete the autumn borders with flamboyant hues.