Dahlia 'Maroon Fox'PBR (Ba) — Bushy, clump-forming, tuberous perennial

Overview

Dahlia 'Maroon Fox'PBR (Ba) is a bushy, clump-forming, tuberous perennial bedding in the genus Dahlia, part of the Asteraceae family, with green, occasionally dark-leaved foliage. Dahlia 'Maroon Fox'PBR (Ba) 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 'Maroon Fox'PBR is a clump-forming, tuberous perennial grown for bedding, containers and cut flowers. It produces its display from July to October. Plant in full sun in a neutral loam that stays moist but drains well, positioned south-facing and sheltered. It is rated H4 (average) for UK winter hardiness and carries green, occasionally dark-leaved foliage.

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

In the garden

Dahlia 'Maroon Fox'PBR belongs to the Asteraceae and is supplied as a tuberous, herbaceous perennial intended for seasonal bedding and floral use. The cultivar is grown as a clump-forming plant that gives sustained bloom from July to October, making it useful through midsummer into autumn. Its foliage is typically green, sometimes with darker leaves. Plant in a sunny, south-facing spot with some shelter from driving winds; exposure to full sun brings best flowering. A neutral loam that remains moist but is well drained suits this dahlia—avoid waterlogged positions while keeping the rootzone supplied through the flowering season. The UK hardiness rating H4 indicates average winter hardiness for garden conditions, so site choice and soil structure are important for overwinter performance. Dahlia 'Maroon Fox'PBR fits borders and containers where a strong summer-to-autumn display is required, and it is also intended for cutting. Position in the front or middle of a mixed border, or in large patio containers on a south-facing terrace. For floral work, cut stems at the base during the July–October flowering window to bring fresh blooms straight into arrangements.