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Cactus Dahlia Black Narcissus
Cactus Dahlia Black Narcissus
With the exotic look of a rare desert flower, this semi-cactus type dahlia makes quite a scene in the garden or in a vase. The deep red, spiky petals of the 6" wide blooms are sure to turn heads, especially when the plants are grouped together—either as a single-variety display or when combined with light or white blooms. Black Narcissus gives such a punch of unique color and unusual style to midsummer properties, your customers will be begging for more each growing season. We suggest planting Black Narcissus in borders, cutting gardens or landscape beds that get full sun and are well drained. Flowers keep coming until the first frost, so there are plenty to enjoy indoors, too. Lift in fall in zones 3-8.
- Hardiness Zones 3-10. Lift in Fall in zones 3-8
- Mature Height 36 inches
- Bloom Time Midsummer until first frost in the fall (Jul-Oct)
- Light Requirements Full Sun
- Ship AsNO.1 Clump
- Deer Resistant
- Cut Flower
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Botanical Name: Dahlia 'Black Narcissus'
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Restricted States US:
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Botanical Name:
Dahlia 'Black Narcissus' -
Ship As:
Clump -
Size:
NO.1 -
Lift In Fall:
3-8 -
Suggested Uses:
Borders, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Perennializing, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant
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Flower Color:
Red, Black -
Flower Form:
6" flowers with pointed petals. Semi-Cactus Dahlia type. -
Foliage Type:
Pinnate leaves with ovate leaflets -
Mature Spread:
24 inches -
Spacing:
24 inches
Growing Tips
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Planting Instructions:
2" deep and 24" apart. -
Soil Moisture:
Well drained -
Will Tolerate:
Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil -
Pruning Instructions:
Pinching of the secondary bud will lead to larger flowers, but less of them.
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Winter Care:
Dahlias are not hardy. Dig the tubers in fall and store in dry peatmoss in a cool, dry and frost free location. Dry tubers for a few days (preferably outside) before storing! Planting Depth:
2" deepWatering Requirements:
Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwaterFertilization Requirements:
Once per yearSpecial Care:
Not needed
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Reviewed by 13 customers
Beautiful early blooms
Zone 8, received the tubers early at beginning of March. Started the plant indoors and moved outside at about 6 inches tall. Grew really fast, it's end of May now and I've had blooms for almost a month now. Very pretty, unique bloom.
Didn't grow for me!
Verified Buyer
These didn't come up out of the ground. I don't know what happened. I planted them in cages, and took care, but they didn't produce.
Prolific, tall
Heads above the height of other dahlias, very prolific. Great deep color.
Great blooms
Nice vigorous plants with numerous blooms per plant. Nice color
Nice color, not a robust plant.
I planted five of these last year. The blooms are a very dark crimson red, not truly black (I don't think it is biologically possible to actually get a "black" pigment from a dahlia!), and look stunning as small, darker contrasts with other dahlias in an arrangement. They are small blooms, admittedly smaller than what I was expecting, at approximately 3" in diameter. This can actually be a good thing when put into an arrangement with larger flowers as a punctuating, yet necessarily more diminutive offset; they are not striking or particularly notable as a stand alone bloom, however. My major issue was that the plant itself is simply not robust, growing much slower with more fragile stems and fewer blooms than the majority of the other, approximately 15 varieties I was growing. When it came time to select the best and most striking plants to overwinter, this was not one of them and I didn't feel too bad about simply discarding the tubers. I would like to find a more robust, hardier plant with more reliable blooms in the future with this same, really nice color motif.
Didn't grow
Verified Buyer
These unfortunately died and didn't produce anything.
Merchant Response
Thank you for sharing your review with us. We were sorry to hear the Cactus Dahlia Black Narcissus died and failed to thrive in your garden. We are delighted to let you know we guarantee our merchandise and we will be reaching out to you with a positive resolution.
Black narcissus
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Lovely dahlia and still blooming towards the end of October
Fabulous color
Verified Buyer
Like Alex Mingus didn't like the heat--just blooming now! Color and form as promised
Beautiful color
Verified Buyer
This Dahlia is breathtaking! I wish it would grow taller and stay in bloom all year long!
Beautiful Dahlias
Verified Buyer
The bareroots were delivered during the bad shipping/ Covid delays and they had been overheated and dried out because of it. I didn't expect any of them to come up but they all did! They grew to chest high and had prolific blooms. They are still blooming. Neighbors all wanted to know what they were.
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Can this plant grow indoors? Will it grow outdoors in Region 9b?
- Asked by Evelyn
- Verified Reply - AngelaDahlias don't grow well as houseplants. They do grow well in USDA Hardiness Zone 9 and can stay in the garden all year long.Was this answer helpful to you
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What does lift in fall mean
- Asked by RONNIE
- Verified Reply - AngelaThe term lifting means to dig up a bulb or tuber. This is usually done in order to store them in a frost free location for winter. They can be planted again the following spring. It looks like you are gardening in USDA Hardiness Zone 7 and will need to lift Dahlia tubers in the fall. Was this answer helpful to you
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How many dahlia bulbs in each bag?
- Asked by Paulette
- Verified Reply - AngelaThe Cactus Dahlia Black Narcissus offer includes 5 tubers.Was this answer helpful to you
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