PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Dahlia 'Valley Rust Bucket'
This spectacular garden workhorse was lovingly bred by Leone and David Smith and is a must grow. The 3 inch miniature ball shaped flowers of ‘Valley Rust Bucket’ are a deep rusty red-orange blend that is a favorite among our market customers and everyone who visits the garden. Productive plants reach 4 feet tall and produce tall, weather proof, long lasting stems all season long. A real winner!
Details:
Flower type: ball
Height: 4’
Amount of sun: full sun
Days to maturity: 80-100 days
Plant spacing: 12-18”
Pinch: when plants are 12” tall
Harvesting/Vase Life:
Cut when blooms are ¾ of the way open, but not overly ripe. To do this, check the back of each flower head, looking for firm and lush petals versus papery or slightly dehydrated ones. Place into water with hydrator, or sear stem ends by placing into 160-180° water and allow to cool for 1 hour. Blooms will last 5-6 days.
SHIPPING & DELIVERY
Dahlias will ship late March - mid April 2018. We cannot accommodate requests to ship before April 1st. Dahlias cannot be combined with other orders and ship separately in the spring.
Once an order has been placed, we cannot add or subtract items. If you want any additional items not included in your original order, please place a new order. We are unable to combine separately placed orders.
Please note that due to export restrictions we are NOT able to ship dahlia tubers, bulbs, corms, or nicotiana/flowering tobacco internationally. If you live outside of the U.S. and put any of these items in your cart you will be unable to check out.
