Pompon dahlia

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Pompon dahlia

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The pompon dahlia remains a mysterious favorite. How can a flower grow so special? Perfectly round, with the petals all neatly folded inward. Miraculously brilliant. The pompon dahlia is rightly loved and admired worldwide. But surprisingly, that was not always the case. In the mid-19th century, people were tired of dahlias, the flower was even called a football on a stick. Yikes! Around 1850, small spherical dahlias suddenly appeared. They were initially labeled ‘lilliput’, but because they resembled the pompon on a French sailor’s cap, they were named after it. That name caught on better. Now the pompon comes in all kinds of colors and is very popular.  

How can a flower grow so special?

All dahlias descend from primordial flowers in nature. Because breeders have crossed them, all kinds of special forms have emerged. That is because the dahlia has remarkable genes. There are also ball dahlias, dinnerplate dahlias and cactus dahlias. The difference between a pompon and a ball dahlia lies in the size. Under a diameter of 5 centimeters it is a pompon, above that you speak of a ball dahlia.

Properties of the pompon dahlia

✔︎ Very suitable as cut flowers

✔︎  Also work well as dried flowers

✔︎  The pompon dahlia collects water in the flower after rain, which insects and small garden birds can drink from

Real pompon dahlias are these Chick a Dee and Zippity Do Da  

Ordering pompon dahlia

You can easily order dahlia tubers on our webshop from January 1 to June 1. We have an assortment with more than 100 different varieties. You receive the tubers by mail at home as soon as it is time to plant them. You also receive our magazine with each order. The magazine contains a planting guide and plenty of useful tips and inspiration.  

At checkout you can choose when you want to receive the tubers. If you want to pot them up and start early then you can receive them in April. Then they bloom earlier and slugs have less chance of eating your fresh plants. You can also choose May, so you can plant them directly outside in the garden.

Our webshop with flower bulbs includes not only dahlia tubers, but also tulip bulbs, narcissus bulbs and flower seeds. These spring bloomers and summer bloomers are the most popular flower bulbs and tubers for the garden.

Which types of dahlias are there?

There are different types of dahlias in all kinds of shapes and colors. Like pompon, ball, dinnerplate, double or single dahlias and cactus dahlias. The pink dahlias and the white dahlias are very popular colors.

Dahlia tubers are also called dahlia bulbs or dahlia flower bulbs. Simply choose your favorite varieties with the filters on our webshop. Lower-growing dahlias are perfect for pots. And taller dahlias are ideal cutting varieties for cutting gardens because of their long stems with many beautiful flowers. Some dahlias are real butterfly and bee attractors, these are the single-flowered dahlias with an open center.

When to plant pompon dahlia?

Dahlias are wonderful summer bloomers that originally come from Mexico. They love warmth. The tubers grow in almost any soil type. The soil just needs to be well draining and definitely not too dry. Plant the tuber about 2 cm under the surface. This way the tuber feels the warmth of the sun.  

The ideal planting time is in spring when the chance of frost has passed. So from mid-May until no later than mid-June. They bloom from July until the first night frost in October or November.  

Care of pompon dahlias

The tubers need little care, just water regularly when it is dry. And taller dahlias need support so they remain sturdy in strong winds. You can keep the plant shorter by pinching. This makes the plant wider and produces more flowers. Click here for more tips.

Dahlias are tuberous perennial plants. They are perennial, some people have had the same tubers for 30 years each year. Unfortunately winter-hardy dahlias do not exist. The tubers in the ground can survive a mild winter quite well. But in a severe winter many tubers will not survive the temperatures. If you want to keep them you must lift them before frost. Click herefor more information about overwintering dahlias.

What does the pompon dahlia have to do with a pine cone, pineapple or sunflower?

We reveal the wonder. The structure of a pompon dahlia follows the so‑called “Fibonacci sequence”, a number sequence named after an Italian mathematician. You see this structure more in nature, such as in a pine cone, a pineapple and the way seeds are grouped in a sunflower. It is the secret of the golden ratio, also called the “divine proportion”.