Overview
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) is a bushy, clump forming, columnar upright bedding in the genus Dahlia, part of the Asteraceae family, with deciduous foliage. Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) grows best in full sun, and tolerates most soils and any pH. Its UK hardiness is rated H1b. Suggested uses include bedding, flower borders and beds and cut flowers.
About
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) is a clump-forming, multi-stemmed dahlia grown for bedding and cut flowers. It has deciduous foliage and a columnar upright habit suited to structured plantings. Position in full sun on a south- or west-facing, sheltered site with moist but well-drained soil of loam, clay or sand and a neutral to acid or alkaline pH. Flowers appear July to October.
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
A member of the Asteraceae, Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) is classified as bedding and herbaceous perennial. The plants form clumps of upright, multi-stemmed growth with seasonal leaf fall, making them straightforward to arrange in beds and borders where vertical presence is needed. Place the dahlia in full sun on a south- or west-facing, sheltered aspect to reduce wind damage and encourage strong stems. It tolerates loam, clay and sand but prefers soil that remains moist yet drains freely; pH can be acid, alkaline or neutral. The cultivar is rated H1b, which translates to tender in UK terms, so provide winter protection or grow where frost exposure is limited. Use Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) for bedding schemes, mixed flower borders and for cutting; the columnar habit helps it sit neatly behind lower plants. Its flowering season runs from July to October, supplying a steady sequence of blooms through late summer into autumn for borders and vases.
Growing conditions
Best soil and position for Dahlia
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1b
Plant details
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) size, habit and characteristics
- Plant type
- Bedding, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Suggested uses
- Bedding, Flower borders and beds, Cut flowers
Care notes
Pruning and caring for Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series)
- Propagation
- Softwood cuttings, Division
- Pest resistance
- Aphids, Leaf miners, Glasshouse red spider mite, Slugs, Earwigs, Capsid bug, Caterpillars
- Disease resistance
- Powdery mildew, Grey moulds, Fungal rots, Virus
Frequently asked questions
Where is the best place to plant Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series)?
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) prefers full sun. It suits sheltered positions.
What soil does Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) need?
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) is adaptable and grows happily in most soil types, including loam, clay and sand. It is happy in soil of any pH. Aim for soil that stays moist but well-drained.
Is Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) hardy in the UK?
Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series) has an RHS hardiness rating of H1b, meaning it needs subtropical warmth of 10–15°C and must be grown under glass in the UK.
How do I propagate Dahlia Venti Mango ('Baldaora') (Venti Series)?
Softwood cuttings, Division.
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)