Dahlia: Spartacus

Sultry velvet red large decorative. My kind of red! I won first prize for three of these 22cm blooms in a vase one year.  This is good quality stock without chimeras (genetic faults). If you want the irregular yellow striped Spartacus that is called Bohemian Spartacus. I don't sell dahlias with faults. 

Protect from wind and rain. The flowers weight a lot and cannot handle heavy rain. Some exhibitors cover theirs with umbrellas prior to competition. Or if rain is on the way, pick it a little early. The flowers last five to seven days week in a clean vase.

Large bushy plant growing 1.8m tall and 1.5m wide. Gross feeder mid summer and autumn. Most appreciative of sulphate of potash and liquid seaweed fertilizer. 

 (M. Senior, USA, 1993)