Dahlia Night Butterfly
Dahlia Night Butterfly
Dahlia Night Butterfly
Dahlia Night Butterfly
Dahlia Night Butterfly
Collarette Dahlia
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Description
The variety 'Night Butterfly' is a collarette-type dahlia offering a very bold colour play: petals of a burgundy-purple, surrounding a pinkish-white collarette, all centred on a yellow heart. With abundant and prolonged flowering, this variety will make a big impact in summer and autumn scenes. In a border or a large planter, it catches the eye and attracts pollinators. Its flowers allow for the creation of contemporary-style cut flower arrangements.
The genus Dahlia belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is native to Mexico and Central America, where species are found that have been widely hybridised since the beginning of the 19th century. These plants are perennial through their tubercles, but are frost-sensitive.
The Dahlia 'Night Butterfly' belongs to the horticultural group of collarette dahlias; their heads (or "flowers") feature an outer rank of flat ligules and a shorter inner rank of secondary ligules, circling the central disc. This variety reaches 80-90 cm in height, sometimes up to 1 m depending on the situation, with a spread of 40-50 cm. The flowers measure 7-8 cm in diameter. They feature a rank of ligules of a very dark burgundy, almost black, which surrounds a ring of white ligules with a pink base and a mustard-yellow central disc. Flowering renews itself from July to October (until the first frosts). The foliage blackens at the end of the season; the tubercles are then dug up to overwinter them dry and frost-free.
To encourage repeat flowering, be sure to regularly cut off spent flowers and make cut flower arrangements. The dahlia 'Night Butterfly' is a pretty night butterfly, dark and light, elegant in the garden as in a vase. You can place it in the middle ground of a border with the silvery-grey foliage of the artemisia Artemisia ludovicinana 'Silver Queen' or with light-coloured flowerings. It will pair wonderfully with the Dahlia 'Fashion Monger' (bright pink and white), or with the purple foliage of the Dahlia Happy Single Wink and of the Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'.
A star plant for borders and cottage gardens, Dahlias accompany the most beautiful flowers without hesitation, but are also appreciated alongside vegetable plants. In Mexico, this tuberous plant was first cultivated as a root vegetable. But its poor gustatory qualities assigned it to the rank of ornamental plant. Since then, interest in their beautiful exuberance has never waned.
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Botanical data
Dahlia
Night Butterfly
Asteraceae
Collarette Dahlia
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant your 'Night Butterfly' dahlias in fine weather in deeply worked soil enriched, for example, with ground horn or dried blood. Place your tubercle and crumble the soil well to fill in without air pockets. Your dahlia should be covered with 6 cm of soil. At the end of planting, pour a litre of water. Water regularly during the first 6 weeks to aid rooting. Dahlias are sensitive to cold. They need to be overwintered. In November, the first frosts will blacken the foliage; this is the time to lift them. Dig up the tubercles carefully. Remove as much soil as possible. Allow the foliage to dry, so the tubercle can replenish its reserves. When the foliage is dry, cut the stems to 10 cm from the tubercle. Spread your bulbs in a crate on newspaper. Store in a frost-free, dry, cool, and dark place.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.