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Dahlia Dark Angels Pulp Fiction

Dahlia Dark Angels® Pulp Fiction
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Very good for borders, I have paired it with seaside cinerarias, long flowering.

Romain, 15/12/2020

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A recent Dahlia from the Dark Angels series brings together compact varieties with dark foliage, displaying single but richly coloured flowers. 'Pulp Fiction' offers small flowers of a vibrant scarlet red on a 25-30 cm (10-12in) clump adorned with leaves of an almost blackish purple. Its buds follow one another from summer to autumn, brilliantly animating flowering pots and sunny borders until late.
Flower size
5 cm
Height at maturity
30 cm
Spread at maturity
25 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 June to October
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Description

The  Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction' is part of a series of varieties selected for their small size, dark foliage, and small, abundant flowers in vibrant colors. These are vigorous, floriferous, and unique Dahlias, perfect for ornamenting borders and flower pots. The flowers of Pulp Fiction are bright vermilion red, marked with a small dark center, and they truly shine against a lovely cut foliage of almost blackish purple. It blooms early in the season and its flowers continue to bloom until the first frost. 

 

Dahlias belong to the asteraceae family and are originally native to the high plateaus of Mexico. Currently, the approximately 25,000 horticultural varieties created by humans have invaded gardens around the world, much to our delight. The Dark Angels Dahlias, developed in the Netherlands, bear names that allude to successful American films such as "Braveheart," "Pretty Woman," "Star Wars," "Dracula," "American Pie," and our adorable "Pulp Fiction," a compact version of the beautiful cultivar 'Bishop of Llandaf'.


The variety 'Pulp Fiction' ('VDTG61'), the shortest of this collection,
is a truly dwarf Dahlia, it will not exceed 30 cm (12in) in all directions. It is also classified as a decorative Dahlia called 'Mignon', which is a horticultural category defined by the shape of the flower. In this group, the 8 ligules or colored 'petals' of the capitulum (what we generally call the flower) are arranged in simple corollas around a central disk. The flowers of 'Pulp Fiction' have a diameter of less than 5 cm (2in). The peripheral ligules are a intense reddish-orange, very bright when they bloom, fading slightly over time. The initially very dark heart of the flower is composed of tiny flowers that bloom in a very bright yellow. The flowering period is from June-July to October, or even November if the weather is mild. The habit is bushy and compact, not requiring staking. The highly branched stems are hollow, and the leaves are opposite, pinnately divided into 3 or 5 very toothed lobes. The leaves here are tinted a very dark purple, and the sun casts reflections of tin on them. The stems are also a very dark purple.

To promote flowering, take care to remove faded flowers, or better yet, regularly make large colorful bouquets by combining it with other compact varieties. 'Pulp Fiction' goes well with all the other Dark Angels varieties in flower pots and at the front of flower beds. Very colorful in both leaves and flowers, this Dahlia often stands on its own. However, you can still offer it a display of white and delicate flowers such as cosmos, Nemesia, white-flowered snapdragons, or Aster prostratus Snow Flurry, for example. Also consider small grasses like Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum, Stipa pennata and barbata, and Carex Comans bronze, which will add a beautiful touch of lightness and elegance to the ensemble. 

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

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Dahlia Dark Angels Pulp Fiction (Flowering) Flowering
Dahlia Dark Angels Pulp Fiction (Foliage) Foliage
Dahlia Dark Angels Pulp Fiction (Plant habit) Plant habit

Plant habit

Height at maturity 30 cm
Spread at maturity 25 cm
Growth rate fast

Flowering

Flower colour red
Flowering time June to October
Inflorescence Flower head
Flower size 5 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour black

Botanical data

Genus

Dahlia

Cultivar

Dark Angels® Pulp Fiction

Family

Asteraceae

Other common names

Dahlia

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference850571

Planting and care

The Dahlia 'Pulp Fiction' 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, moist, and well-drained soil is 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 blood, fish and bone. Place your tuber and crumble the soil well to fill without air pockets. Your dahlia should be covered with about 6 cm (2in) of soil. At the end of planting, water once abundantly, then regularly renew this watering during the first six weeks to help with rooting. Dahlias are sensitive to cold, so they need to be overwintered. In November, the first frosts blacken the foliage, which is the time to dig them up. Carefully unearth the tubers and remove as much soil as possible. Let the foliage dry so that the tubers can replenish their reserves. Then cut the stems to 10 cm (4in). Spread your bulbs in a crate on newspaper. Store them away from frost in a dry, cool, dark place like a frost-free garage or attic. In milder regions, where there are only a few days of frost per year, it is possible to leave them in place. In this case, cover the ground with a layer of leaves or straw for protection.

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Planting period

Best planting time May
Recommended planting time April to May
Planting depth 10 cm

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Edge of border, Container, Vegetable garden
Hardiness Hardy down to -4°C (USDA zone 9b) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture Moist soil, Well-drained.

Care

Pruning instructions Remove the faded flowers regularly.
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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