Mercury
Mercury
Mercury

MERCURY

$14.95
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12"
Bloom size: 12"
4½'
Plant height: 4½'

12" blooms blend from yellow in the center of the bloom, to orange and red at the tips of the petals.  A sport of El Sol, it shares the same growth habit with a plant of 4 1/2'.  Nice color, great garden plant.

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MERCURY

How to Grow

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.

Step 1
Picking the right location
Step 2
Preparing the soil
Step 3
Planting your dahlias

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Karen
Tuber rotted in the ground.

Super disappointed, such a gorgeous dahlia. All of my other dahlias have come up, many have already bloomed, but this one never appeared. So today I dug it up and it had rotted, partially hollow with unpleasant goop inside.

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leah
Gorgeous

Such a stand out! Beautiful rich color.

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Patricia
Outstanding

Bought Mercury as an after thought. Wish I could add my picture! SI pic doesnt do it justice. Its absolutly stunning and has a really long vase life. Darker on the outside and yellower center.

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Gary
Beautifully Named

You can picture the planet, hot and colorful.

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R C.
Grew and bloomed way beyond expectations

Stalk was about 6'+ in height, and it's still bloomin' strong!!

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LYNNE
Lovely

I love this flower.....however, it bloomed so late that I've just picked the second flower. It is described as a late bloomer, but this is ridiculously late. I'm hoping that it was the unusual season and that next year it will flower earlier.

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Jean
Beautiful

A lot of Bang for you buck! Very full bloom

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Gary
Jaded review this was a no show for 2021

SID is replacing it for 2022. Great customer service.