Overview
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) is a bushy, clump-forming, tuberous perennial bedding in the genus Dahlia, part of the Asteraceae family, with green, occasionally dark-leaved foliage. Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) grows best in full sun, and tolerates loam soils and neutral pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H4. Suggested uses include borders, containers and cut flowers.
About
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') is a cultivar within the Dahlia genus, known for its bushy, clump-forming habit and tuberous roots. As a herbaceous perennial, it thrives in full sun on south-facing, sheltered sites with moist but well-drained loam soil of neutral pH. This cultivar is suitable for borders, containers, and as cut flowers, offering interest from spring. Dahlias typically have finely dissected leaves and prominent flowerheads, often with double blooms appearing in summer and fall.
About the genus
Dahlias come from the high meadows of Mexico, and somewhere in that heritage is the explanation for how they behave here: tender to frost, hungry, generous beyond all reason. No other plant gives you quite so much for so little. One tuber, planted after the last frost, becomes a shrub's worth of flowers by August — and the more you cut, the more they come.The range is faintly ridiculous. Tight pompoms, spiky cactus types, singles the bees adore, dinner-plates the size of your face. Whatever your garden's mood, there is a dahlia that agrees with it, which is probably why every generation falls out of love with them and then, a decade later, falls straight back in.They're at their best when much of the garden is winding down — late summer into autumn, flowering hard until the first frost calls time. I think of them as the encore. And they always play it.
Written by Henry
Growing conditions
Best soil and position for Dahlia
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) size, habit and characteristics
- Plant type
- Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, clump-forming, tuberous perennial
- Foliage
- Green, occasionally dark-leaved
- Suggested uses
- Borders, containers, cut flowers
Care notes
Pruning and caring for Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB)
- Propagation
- Division, cuttings, seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-resistant
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-resistant
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to plant Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB)?
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) prefers full sun. It suits sheltered positions.
What soil does Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) need?
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) grows best in loam soil. It prefers neutral soil. Aim for soil that stays moist but well-drained.
Is Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) hardy in the UK?
Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB) has an RHS hardiness rating of H4, meaning it is hardy through an average UK winter, tolerating -10 to -5°C.
How do I propagate Dahlia Dahlietta Susanne ('Dapalipi') (Dahlietta Surprise Series) (DwB)?
Division, cuttings, seed.
More in the Dahlia genus
- Dahlia 'Clearview Cameron' (C)
- Dahlia 'Croydon Jumbo' (D)Dahlia
- Dahlia 'Elizabeth Snowden' (Col)
- Dahlia 'Katie's Velvet' (Col)Dahlia
- Dahlia 'LB Michael Braithwaite' (D)
- Dahlia 'Amazing Grace' (Misc)
- Dahlia 'Aurora's Kiss' (Ba)
- Dahlia 'Black Diamond' (Ba)