Formby Duke

Formby DukeA little regal and a little dirty comes to mind with Mr Formby Duke, this stunning medium to large Decorative dahlia is highly sort after. It is a gorgeous dusty pink tone and a simply divine bloom. A surprisingly small and compact grower for us this season, I am aiming to plant it a little earlier next season to try and encourage taller growth. Now the little bit dirty in my description is due to its notoriously troublesome tubers, so this variety

Was an abundant producer all season long

that produced an abundance of blooms for picking

appears amongst a low compact plant

long stems for picking

A vibrant orange bloom

I think I can get it to grow a little more robust next season

Stems were good for cutting and also makes a good garden variety with its more bushy habit

A delightful creamy pink Pompom dahlia that features subtle patches of yellow that peak through from the base of the petal

a beautiful garden variety

salmon tone that is met by streaks of dark red

A bushy medium sized plant

I found it a bit tricky to capture it's true colour