Dahlia 'Black Knight' (D)

A tall, tuberous-rooted perennial to about 1.4m, with dark stems and dark green foliage. Large flowers, 20cm across, produced from mid-summer until the first frost, are very dark red, almost black, and rolled under to create a spiky effect

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Dahlia are tuberous rooted perennials with pinnately divided leaves and showy flowerheads, double in many cultivars, in summer and autumn
Name Status
Unresolved
Horticultural Group
Decorative dahlias have fully double flowerheads with flat or slightly incurved florets