Clay / Heavy / Moist / Well Drained / Light / Sandy
Dahlia 'Pink Preference' is a small semi-cactus dahlia, with gorgeous pink flowers in contrast with mid-green foliage. Grow it at the back of a mixed herbaceous border or on the cuttings patch – it makes an excellent cut flower.
For best results, grow Dahlia 'Pink Preference' in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Stake flowers from June. Deadhead regularly and feed with a potash-rich fertiliser to prolong flowering. Lift tubers after the first frosts and store them in a cool, dry situation until March. Then pot them up and keep them in a temperate greenhouse before planting out in late May.
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Dahlia ‘Pink preference’ and wildlife
Dahlia ‘Pink preference’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
