Dahlia 'Sir Alf Ramsey'

Dahlia 'Sir Alf Ramsey' is a large-flowered decorative dahlia, bearing huge, double pink flowers up to 25cm in diameter. Grow it at the back of a mixed herbaceous border or in the cuttings patch – it makes an excellent cut flower.

For best results, grow Dahlia 'Sir Alf Ramsey' 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.