


About this Product
Great in your garden or landscaping because of it's wonderful plant habit, the 3' plant is lush and compact with the much desired black foliage. Produces beautiful 4" red blooms that make a stunning contrast to the dark stems and leaves. This plant produces lots of blooms with enough stem length to cut and the foliage is gorgeous in arrangements.
Bloom Size: 4"
Plant Height: 3'
Bloom Time: Early (75 days)
Bloom Style:
- Formal Decorative
Color: Red
Year Introduced: 2001
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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The "Smarty Pants" red flowers are beautiful, but in my opinion, it is the gorgeous leaves that are the star of the plant. I wouldn't call them "black" but in the sun they glow a striking light green to a wonderful dark green. Unlike many dahlias, the leaves near the bottom of the plant keep their good looks well into late September (Zone 5) and early October. In mass, Smarty Pants puts on quite a show.
Three attempts all with the same result. Just a few short-lived blooms. Making room for something else next year.
Definitely always on my shopping list. Gorgeous plant and heavy bloomer.