Dahlia - Speckled - Heartbreaker

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Dahlia - Speckled - Heartbreaker

They are hardy zones 8-10, dig and store during winter in colder zones. These dahlias are perfect for cutting gardens or incorporated in the back of the border. The Speckled Dahlia Heartbreaker, 'Dahlia Heartbreaker', produces pure white petals that are heavily splattered with deep red. If all heartbreaks were this pretty we'd all want one! These flowers are the freckled rebels of the dahlia garden with their bright petals sparked with red. Give these groovy dahlias plenty of bloom boosting fertilizers for a fabulous floral display. Like other dahlias, these speckled posies are easy to grow and drink up summer sunshine and heat with gusto. ... details

 

Geranium - Southcombe Double For the most part, cranesbill are long-lived and do not require a lot of care. They are perfect in the perennial border and work well as a ground cover too. There are only a few double-geraniums in cultivation and don't look like a Geranium at first glance. This plant would look wonderful in a pot on a sun-drenched porch and is also deer resistant. The Geranium Southcombe Double, 'Geranium oxonianum', displays fully double, pure pink blooms that sit atop bright green stems. Geraniums are grown in almost any soil as long as it is not wet. They do best in sun, but will tolerate some degree of shade. Southcombe Double blooms almost non-stop throughout the summer, into fall.

Dahlia - Speckled - Heartbreaker