Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff

(Paeony)  My grandmother grew these in the 1950s in her garden. It had been bred in Wales in 1924 and named after the then holder of that post Joshua Hughes. I doubt many other varieties now available have been around so long. Dark leaved and crimson flowered. 

RHS Award of Garden Merit.

This plant/cultivar has been awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit because it has proved to be reliable in appropriate conditions and a good performing plant. 

Planting Instructions

Tender. Store tubers dry until March, then pot up and grow with warmth to plant out in late May. They need planting in a sunny situation with good compost below them and regular dead heading in the late summer to encorage repeat flowering. Growing them initially as potted plants early in the season will give you a head start. In the winter they may need to be lifted and kept frost free, depending on the conditions.

Plant Details

Flowers Summer
Height 39" (100cm)