Dahlia Icoon

The Dahlia 'Icoon' is a variety with spherical flowers classified as pompons. The yellow ligules pointed with ruby have a very beautiful solar and warm effect that will accompany wonderfully your summer flowering beds and brighten up the autumn.

Dahlias belong to the large family of asteraceae, they are originally from the high plateaus of Mexico. At present, the approximately 20,000 horticultural varieties obtained by humans have invaded, to our greatest pleasure, gardens all over the world. Dahlia varieties are classified according to the shape of their heads. In the group of pompom Dahlias, the heads form an almost perfect sphere and the strongly concave ligules overlap in numerous revolute (incurved upwards) rows. Viewed from above, the pompom seems to be made up of alveoli. In 'Icoon', the spheres measure 7 to 8 cm (3in) in diameter. They are golden yellow with ruby tips. Before the end of the anthesis, the shorter central florets form a tight ruby-coloured bud.

The Dahlia 'Icoon' reaches 100 cm (39in) in height and 70 in width. Its very branched stems are hollow and its leaves are opposite and divided into 3 or 5 very denticulate leaflets. The plant has a bushy habit and, as a tall variety, care should be taken to broaden its width to strengthen it or stake it.
The flowering of Dahlias is exceptionally long, starting in July and ending in October. To encourage floral re-growth and extend this flowering period, be sure to remove faded flowers. Even better, cut them regularly to create attractive colorful bouquets by combining different varieties.
Dahlias are easy to grow but require some work as the tubers need to be stored in winter. The yellow colour of the 'Icoon' variety will go well with the orangish pink of the 'Eccentric' Coneflower or the violet blue of the 'Purple Rain' Sage for example. Accompanied by grasses with a light appearance, Dahlias also provide an opportunity to create charming autumn scenes that will prolong the pleasure of flowering beds before the arrival of winter.