Festival Special


About this Product
A must have for the arranger's among you! 5" deep orange blooms in the popular waterlily form. Produces long stems on a 4' plant for cutting. A favorite of ours for cut blooms.
Bloom Size: 5"
Plant Height: 4'
Bloom Time: Average (90 days)
Bloom Style:
- Waterlily
Color: Orange
Year Introduced: 2012
Dahlias are grown from tubers (similar to a bulb, but thin-skinned like a potato). Plant tubers in the springtime, about the same time as you would your vegetable gardens or when the ground is warm enough to work up and play in daily. Plant them in a full sun location (giving them 6-8 hours of direct sunlight) and enjoy blooms all summer long. They will bloom and provide you with color and abundant flowers for cutting and enjoying throughout the summer.
The more you cut a dahlia plant, the more it will bloom. Most cut dahlias will last up to 5 days once cut and treated.
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VALID AUGUST 1 - SEPTEMBER 30
10% OFF
ALL DAHLIA TUBER ORDERS
Discount excludes prior purchases, gift certificates, gift shop, and cut flowers. Discount automatically applied at checkout. No coupon is necessary. Sale may not be combined with other offers, coupons, or promotions. All tubers will be shipped spring 2027 and must be planted the spring 2027 season, No Exceptions. Starts August 1, 2026, 12:01 am & Expires September 30, 2026, 11:59 pm. Discount does not apply to Phone, Fax, or Mail orders. No Rainchecks or Back-Orders.

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Hot Rod is a stunning, must have bloom in my garden. I have had it for several years and it still gives the same thrill as when I first saw it, Vibrant color, elegant water lily form and a great tuber producer, love it!
This tuber doesn’t look anything like the catalog photo. It has an unattractive protruding center and less petals than photo, a very open flower. I will be removing it to make room for another dahlia. Disappointing.
This is my 3rd year growing “Hot Rod” from Swan dahlias. It is one of the later flowering Dahlias in my garden but it is well worth the wait if you like the lotus form and coral color. I live in zone 5 and for me it is a good bloomer.
Hot Rod didn't grow like the website image at all for me. It usually only had 2 layers of petals and once in a blue moon, I'd get one with three layers. It's basically just a tall Top Mix flower.... but someone else might have better luck with it.