Dahlia Topmix Purple

The  Dahlia Topmix Purple, like all Dahlia from the Topmix series,  is a small, bushy variety that produces a multitude of small single flowers in various colors. The 'Purple' selection offers flowers, a velvety deep purple, blooming around a beautiful golden heart. They bloom from July to October on a densely leafy small bush, enhanced by beautiful dark green foliage. True stars of borders and cottage gardens, as beautiful in ornamental beds as they are in vegetable gardens, Topmix Dahlias allow for creating generous flowering pots and charming bouquets.

Dahlias, from the asteraceae family, are originally native to the high plateaus of Mexico. Currently, the few 25,000 horticultural varieties obtained by humans have invaded, to our great pleasure, gardens worldwide. 
The 'Topmix Purple' variety is a dwarf Dahlia that falls into the "Mignon" and "decorative" categories. The plant will not exceed 45 cm in all directions, it has a bushy and compact habit, requiring no staking. The flowering of this variety takes place from July to October. What we call "flowers" are actually inflorescences called heads, measuring about 4-5 cm (2in) in diameter. They resemble lovely single corollas composed of a row of oval-rounded and almost flat outer ligules, of a dark purple-red colour, often lighter and with magenta reflections at the edges, surrounding the central disk composed of tiny ligules of golden yellow color. The highly branched stems are hollow and the leaves are opposite and divided into 3 or 5 finely toothed lobes. The leaves and stems are a beautiful, fairly deep green. 

 
To encourage continuous flowering and extend the flowering period, make sure to remove faded flowers. Even better, regularly cut them to create attractive colourful bouquets by combining various varieties. 

'Topmix Purple' pairs particularly well with the blooms of echinaceas and perennial salvias (Salvia nemorosa or pratensis) in shades of mauve, violet, or pink. It will create colourful spots in borders and at the front of beds in the company of catmints, small autumn asters, Helen's flowers, and dwarf cosmos, for example. Also consider pairing it with Pennisetum villosum or setaceum Rubrum, as well as Stipa pennata, which are lovely feathery grasses ideal for adding softness, lightness, and delicacy to the decor. This variety is particularly suitable for container cultivation to easily adorn the terrace or balcony.

Dahlias are the stars of borders and cottage gardens, accompanying the most beautiful flowers as well as the humble ones from the vegetable garden without hesitation. They allow for creating beautiful flowering pots or charming bouquets. In Mexico, this tuberous plant was initially cultivated as a root vegetable for consumption. But its poor taste qualities assigned it the status of an ornamental plant. Since then, the interest in their beautiful exuberance has never waned.