Harlequin Mix Dahlia Seeds

Grandmother would have been proud of the eye-catching color and great profusion of bloom offered by this super-easy dahlia from seed. Harlequin Mix is a throwback to the old cottage garden days of bright, cheery mixed flowers, but there’s nothing vintage about its bloom strength or garden vigor. This plant blooms heavily all summer, and the plant is so compact it’s perfect for all your best flowerpots and window boxes.

The flowers are semi-double bicolors, most with a base petal color of rose, violet, yellow, orange, scarlet, or white, plus a “collar” of shorter petals of either ivory or butter yellow. Add a central cone of bright yellow and you’ve got one of the most colorful, eye-catching blooms in the garden. Measuring about 2 inches wide, the flowers are held above the foliage, blanketing the plant when in full bloom.

Just 12 to 14 inches high and wide, this plant is ideal for containers of all types as well as the front of th