Pompon and Ball Dahlias
Pompon Dahlias, Ball Dahlias
Dahlias are absolutely breathtaking flowers. Flowering for months, they inject color and drama wherever you grow them: in mixed borders in the garden, in containers or window boxes on balconies and on patios.
They are available in a rich variety of bloom colors, shapes and sizes. Flowers can be as small as 2 inches in diameter or up to one foot. They can be single-flowering (orchid-flowering, anemone and collarettes) or double flowering (cactus, semi-cactus, formal or informal decorative dahlias, ball and pompons). Their wide height range can start as low as 12 inches and go up to 6 feet.
Pompon and Ball Dahlias feature relatively small, fully double, globe-shaped flowers with petals blunt or slightly rounded at their tips. How not to marvel at the perfect petal arrangement of these dahlias? They display an infinite swirl of florets with fold upon fold of incredibly flawless petals.
PomPon Dahlias are almost round in shape with tightly quilled petals. Their flowers are smaller than those of the Ball Dahlias (2 in. across or 5 cm).
Ball Dahlias may be ball-shaped or slightly flattened at the face, with their ray florets blunt, rounded, or indented. Involute for most of their length, fully involute for about one-half their length, and normally displayed in a spiral arrangement.
All these Pompon and Ball Dahlias are knockouts. If grown for the vase, choose any of them to add an interesting dimension to your flower arrangements.
There are hundreds of Pompon and Ball Dahlias (!!!). Here is the list of our favorite Pompon and Ball Dahlias.
Most Beautiful Pompon and Ball Dahlias
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Keep on cutting:
- The more you cut them, the more flowers you get. This makes dahlias twice as nice: pretty in a vase, pretty in the garden. A great big flower in a vase or floating in a shallow bowl makes the perfect eye-catcher.
Preferred location and planting
- Dahlias prefer a sunny location. This could be in the border, but they will also thrive in pots on the terrace or balcony. If planted in containers, however, they will require large ones filled with enough potting compost for proper growth.
- When planting in the border, dig a large hole of at least 15 cm across and 15 cm deep. Cover the tubers with 2-3 cm of soil, tamp down the soil after planting, and water the plants generously.
- These plants will also require sufficient quantities of water during cultivation, whether this is in a container or in the garden. This is important for their development as well as for the initiation of flower buds. A soil that retains moisture is definitely an advantage. When watering with a watering can, adding a little liquid fertilizer can’t hurt. The plants will then produce even more flowers.
Garden Examples
Guide Information
| Hardiness |
8 - 11
|
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 10
|
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
| Plant Family | Dahlia |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid,Late) Fall |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
Guide Information
| Hardiness |
8 - 11
|
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 10
|
| Climate Zones | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Bulbs, Perennials |
| Plant Family | Dahlia |
| Exposure | Full Sun |
| Season of Interest |
Summer (Mid,Late) Fall |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds and Borders, Patio and Containers |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Cutting Garden, Informal and Cottage |
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