My Hero
My Hero
My Hero
My Hero

MY HERO

$39.95
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11"
Bloom size: 11"
5'
Plant height: 5'

The owner’s dream came true, getting a new amazing variety off the parent plant of Nick Sr. 11” Rosy purple with a silver reverse on a 5’ plant. These rich rosy purple blooms ruffle and twist showing off the beautiful silver reverse of each petal. Jennifer and Heather named it after Nicholas, their dad. Isn’t every dad a hero? Outstanding exhibition variety.

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MY HERO

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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Bruce
WORTHY

This is spectacular at the very least. Either as a lone display or part of a very large grouping. Mine has produced good tuber amounts also.

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Karen
A Beauty!

It is exceptional! The stems are thick, strong, long, and blooms gorgeous. It is already 6-1/2' and still growing.

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SHERRILL
My Hero is truly my hero!

My Hero has produced stunning blooms this year. The stems are very sturdy to support this large beautiful bloom. I use it In bouquets and our community loves it.

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Patricia
MY FAVORITE

Stunning large blooms on a substantial and long stem. As a cut flower it lasts the longest of any dahlia I have.

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Patricia
Talk of the Town

These blooms are large and long lasting. They are also full, the bloom is not one sided - it stretches all the way around the stem. Such a beautiful addition that never fails to perform.

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SHARYN
Great arrangement flower, strong stems, long-lasting flowers.

This plant just kept producing huge flowers and stems. Be sure to "top" it, you have to wait a little longer for flowers but it's worth it! The nine days of smoke and no sun only slowed it down a little.