Rip City Decorative Dahlia
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SKU: AM017367
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Shipping begins the week of March 17th, 2025
Overview
'Rip City' Dahlia is a smaller-flowered dahlia cultivar that abundantly produces dramatic 4-6 inch wide, wine-red blossoms in mid-summer. Flowers are almost black in the center and top deep green foliage on 3 foot stems. An excellent cut flower and extremely versatile in a border due to its size!
key features
Botanical Name
Dahlia 'Rip City'
Advantages
Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Easy To Grow, Cut Flowers, Container Planting
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10
Hardiness Zone
Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10
Lift in colder zones
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average
Mature Height
36-48" tall
Bulb Spacing
1 per sq ft
Bloom Time
Summer until frost
SKU
AM017367
Description
(36-48” tall x 24” wide) Dahlias don’t have to be the size of dinner plates to be stunning additions to your border! Rip City Dahlia is more of a “salad-plate” cultivar, with mid-summer blooms measuring 4-6 inches across on strong, on 3 ft. stems. Blooms are deep wine-red and appear almost black in the center–making them a great contrast for hotter colors in the border like yellows and golds. Plant Rip City Dahlia in full sun with some shelter from high wind. Dahlias prefer moisture-retentive soil that drains well, or the tubers will rot. Consider planting versatile Rip City Dahlia with blousy annuals such as tall verbena or with the feathery foliage of an ornamental grass like Maiden Grass (Miscanthus). Rip City Dahlia makes a great cut flower and lasts a long time in the vase. Light pinching of the growing shoots will make a bushier plant. Deadheading the fading blooms will increase blooming later into the season.
