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Thomas Edison Dinnerplate Dahlia

Dahlia 'Thomas Edison'

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ZONES  3-11 | Good to grow! Zone

'Thomas Edison' is a Dinnerplate Dahlia with huge, deep purple flowers that make excellent bouquets.

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Description

36-40" tall. 'Thomas Edison' Dinnerplate Dahlia has huge 8" diameter deep purple flowers and starts blooming in mid-summer when planted in late spring. Dahlias love lots of heat and sun and enjoy a compost-enriched, well-drained garden loam for best performance. Easy-to-grow, Dahlias are a non-stop source of summer cut flowers. Protect them in windy areas by staking. Cold hardy in zones 8-10; in colder zones lift the bulbs in fall and store in a cool place over the winter. Hybridized from plants native to Central and South America.

Planting & Care

Summer Blooming Bulbs, including popular varieties such as gladiolus and dahlias, are planted in the spring and bloom in the summer. Most of these bulbs are tropical and require warm weather to be planted. There must not be any danger of frost and your ground temperature must have reached 55 degrees Fahrenheit before planting. Many of our summer blooming bulbs can be planted as perennials in zones 9-10 (zone 8 if mulched), but should be treated as annuals in cooler climates. You can lift them and store them in the fall, or bring patio pots inside before frost. Read our article about How To Grow Dahlias.

Growing Dahlias: Plant Dahlia tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. Dahlias must be protected from high winds, so we suggest you position them against a wall or be ready to stake them. Keep the plants well-watered and free of bugs, applying flower fertilizer as they grow. Your dahlias will be in full bloom by July or August, with the enormous flowers continuing to bloom until frost. As frost threatens, pull up the roots and trim off the stems. You can store the tubers in a cool dry place until the following spring.

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As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Mid summer until frost

Advantages

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers
  • Container Planting

Additional information

Mature Height

36-40" tall

Bulb Spacing

1 bulb / tuber per sq. ft.

Soil Type

  • Average Soil
  • Sandy Soil
  • Acidic Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Planting Depth

Bulbs/Tubers should be planted 1" to 2" below the soil line.

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Flower Size

Up to 8" flowers

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 11

Hardiness Zone

  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 11

How To Grow

Lift in colder zones
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Overall rating: 4.8 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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So far so good

"I don't expect this to bloom until early late summer in our region, but so far the vegetative parts are doing great. I am using them in the rear border in a raised bed that is dedicated to annuals that I let reseed each year. In our Zone we will need to take them out at the end of the season and store them. Having them in this location will help me remember. We are looking forward to seeing blooms soon."

— Sue (4/5)

STUNNING

"I've had gorgeous cut flower all summer with this dahlia. Lovely color, nice full blooms, super easy to grow. Definitely stake them."

— Southern M. (5/5)

one amazing dahlia

"Gorgeous color, heathy, really a ""wow"" in the garden. Color is deep brilliant purple with lots of highlights."

— Plain J. (5/5)

Beautiful addition to any garden

"This dahlia is a tad bit smaller than the Kevin but bloomed voraciously in my garden. It produced so many blooms that they began to fall and I had to stake them. They are SO beautiful - the color is deep and rich. A must have!"

— Lisa (5/5)

Large and Stunning

"The plant produces a lot of very large gorgeous flowers. Plant as soon as possible in cold climates because it will bloom until it freezes. The color is closer to burgandy than plum in terms of shades of purple."

— Kitty (5/5)

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