Festival Special


About this Product
These 4" candy apple red blossoms are very deep almost forming a ball. A prolific bloomer on a sturdy 4' plant.
Bloom Size: 4"
Plant Height: 4'
Bloom Time: Average (90 days)
Bloom Style:
- Formal Decorative
Color: Red
Year Introduced: 1995
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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I’ve ordered and grown a number of different dahlias from Swan Island Dahlias in the past, and they always grew wonderfully, and the flowers were large and beautiful. Something appears to have gone wrong with the three alley oop tubers I planted this year. One plant grew to about 3 1/2 feet tall and has healthy blooms about the size of a tomato. One plant grew to only about 10 inches and I don’t think it will bloom. The third plant only grew to about 6 inches. No chance of that one blooming and I plan to pull it out. They were all grown near one another in similar conditions, so I have no idea what happened. So because of my own experience with this particular dahlia, I would not recommend it, and would not buy it again. However, I still plan to buy dahlias from Swan Island Dahlias in the future because they have been so wonderful in the past.
Absolutely charming -- easy to grow and easy to love.