SMARTY PANTS

SMARTY PANTS

$9.95
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4"
Bloom size: 4"
3'
Plant height: 3'

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.

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SMARTY PANTS

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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DAVID
Smarty Pants - Striking red blooms, and the most beautiful foliage.

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.

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RICHARD
Poor quality plant

Three attempts all with the same result. Just a few short-lived blooms. Making room for something else next year.

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nannygirl
GORGEOUS!

Definitely always on my shopping list. Gorgeous plant and heavy bloomer.