![]() Geranium Geraniums do not like when they are flooded, because they come from Africa, and there are often droughts. Snapdragons can be grown as perennials, but are often grown as annual flowers, so keep that in mind if you plan on planting a flower garden that will re-bloom each season. Similar sun, soil and pH requirements and a vertical stature make this one a common addition to dahlia beds. Standing in as colorful place holders for late season bloomers, snapdragon pack a punch through mid summer, when dahlias are just waking up. With small, throated blooms of white, yellow, pink, red, orange, peach, purple and violet, snapdragon are prized in the dahlia garden for their early season bloom time. Plant Size: 6-12 inches wide, 6 inches to 4 feet high.Snapdragon Snapdragon, can be grown outdoors or in a pot. Requiring full sun and good drainage, artemisia will fit right into your dahlia bed without changing your maintenance regimen, and the two can be cut at the same time to create an eye-catching floral arrangement. And it’s a natural slug repellent, which is always helpful. Its pale, cloud-like presence can be soothing when dahlias are doing their colorful thing. Artemisia is often selected as a companion plant because it does just the opposite. This perennial’s soft, silvery foliage will not compete with your dahlias’ dramatic, oversized blooms. Plant Size: 3-5 feet tall, 2-3 feet wide.Artemisia The Artemisia flowering period begins in June and lasts almost until the end of summer. With a scent that deters aphids and a dainty foliage profile, cilantro holds up nicely beneath a canopy of dahlias. Preferring 6 hours of morning light rather than harsh afternoon sun and crumbly, non-clay soil, cilantro shares most of dahlias’ growing conditions making it an ideal dahlia friend. Cilantro From June to July, Cilantro produces flat umbels of white to pink flowers from which globular seeds are born. Emitting an odor that both repels aphids and attracts predatory wasps, this one is a win-win. Eventually, stalks of umbrella shaped florets with dainty white or slightly yellow blooms are sent up.Īnise need full sun and some wind protection to prevent breakage, so they make natural dahlia companions. Often selected for its aphid deterrent reputation, anise sits just below most dahlia blooms and provides some delicate contrast. Anise Anise is an annual herbaceous essential oil plant of the Pimpinella family, native to Asia Minor. Consider low mounding varieties in complementary colors as an understory plant or rambling vines as a backdrop. Like dahlias, nasturtium require well drained soil and a good amount of sun to thrive. But they also attract butterflies and bees, which is both lovely and helpful. Nasturtium are known to attract aphids, which are a major dahlia foe, so they are often planted nearby as a trap crop. ![]() This colorful, fast growing favorite produces cheerful blooms in orange, red, white or yellow and leaves that are completely edible.
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