Dahlia 'Nuit d'ete'

More flowers coming out. Another rich colour 😀

Always the best flower first. #dahlia #nuitdete #notlifted

Still giving me pleasure, will I dig it up this year? Didn't last year 🤔🤔

Looking great survived well considering it never got #lifted last year

Gorgeous one 😍

Really getting a good size and flowering like crazy thanks again @LadySmiff 😁😁😁

Happy to have helped, it looks amazing!! 👍🎉🌻😁

Looking great and loads more on the way @LadySmiff #dahlia #nuitdete

Beautiful 💕

Quiet A different Variety 😊

She's a beauty @mattfeaton 👍🌷😁

@LadySmiff thanks certainly will look even nicer when it sees sunshine for the first time 🤣🤣

Slowly but surely #nuitdete #dahlia 😊😊

It's been what seems like an age, but yes it's sooooo close to flowering 😊😊 #dahlia #nuitdete

Flower heads have arrived really can't wait to see these flower #dahlia

@LadySmiff the cuts I made are paying off it's looking a great shape with tonnes of growth and getting taller and bushier by the day. Looking forward to seeing it flower 😊😊

Aw that's great Matt, plant looks sooo healthy... Look forward to seeing it in full bloom 😁🌸💐🌸😁

#dahlia

About ready to plant out. #new #dahlia for me. Wondering whether to cut the tips out to get it to bush out a little more 🤔🤔🤔

Deffo @mattfeaton let it get to about 12-18" tall, then pinch out the growing tips and if you're feeling brave, thin it out to around 5-7 strong stems. This will give you really strong bushy plants with loads of flowers! I've got Nuit d'ete and it likes this treatment... Lots of lovely blooms! 🏵️💮🏵️💮🏵️

@LadySmiff I'll get on that at the weekend its just over 12" and i may be brave! Thanks for the tip 😊

Do it Matt, you won't regret it 😀 and don't forget to protect them from the slimers... They love young Dahlias, the rotters!

Thanks @LadySmiff I've already had half the #snail population having ago. The snail body count is rising 😂😂

@LadySmiff well I've planted them out and was fairly brave. Managed to drop one on its head getting it out of the pot so I had to be really brave with that one. So clumsy!! 😆😆 but already looking good after a couple of days 😊😊

Well done, perfect weather for it! Post some pics when they've grown on. I dropped one of mine on its head yesterday as well, think mine may be mortally wounded though! 😁👍🌿🏵️