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Dinnerplate Dahlia Mingus Alex
Dinnerplate Dahlia Mingus Alex
Huge, velvety, deep red blooms add drama and elegance to the late summer garden. Mingus Alex Dinnerplate Dahlia features up to 8" flowers and is the ultimate showstopper in the garden. These dahlias make an ideal focal point in the backs of borders and more, thanks to their huge flower size—blooms are literally the size of a dinner plate! Best of all, they take little to no special effort to grow, yet will flower all season long until the first frost. They're excellent as cut flowers, too. Deer tend to pass them by.
- Hardiness Zones 3-10. Lift in Fall in zones 3-8
- Mature Height 4 - 4.2 feet
- Bloom Time Midsummer to 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 'Mingus Alex'
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Restricted States US:
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Botanical Name:
Dahlia 'Mingus Alex' -
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 -
Flower Form:
8" fully double flowers. -
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 overwater.Fertilization Requirements:
Once per yearSpecial Care:
Not needed
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K. van Bourgondien times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America.
We take advanced orders, and as the crops are harvested, our staff of K. van Bourgondien experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
We will pack and ship your order based on the following schedules. The type of product you order or the weather may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.
Please note that we cannot ship outside of the 48
contiguous states.
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Bulbs and Bareroot Zones Shipping Dates Last Order Date 3A-5A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 5B 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 6A 3/24/25 -5/30/25 5/26/25 6B 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 7A 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25 7B-8A 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25 8B-9A 2/10/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25 9B-11B 2/3/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25
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Reviewed by 10 customers
tall deep red
Verified Buyer
very nice dark red, large blossoms, very showy.
Not what I ordered but corrected.
Verified Buyer
I ordered the dinnerplate Mingus Alex but it was not what I received. I submitted a claim and received a voucher that I will use to hopefully re-order the Mingus Alex. What I received was a similar colored dahlia but decorative 2 1/2 inch size. Thank you for resolving the mis-shipment!!
Beautiful flower, sad outcome
Verified Buyer
It was a late bloomer Sept thru Oct, luckily we had a warm October, so we had plenty blooms open. I pulled her up, on Mon n it has gall. Very disappointed
Merchant Response
Thank you for sharing your review of the Dinnerplate Dahlia Mingus Alex. We are terribly sorry to hear that this item failed to remain healthy. Fortunately, this is covered under our No-Risk Guarantee. One of our Customer Care representatives will be reaching out to you soon with a positive resolution.
Not dinner plate sized, but plentiful
A lot of blooms, but a few tubers were on the small side. The flowers are not more than 3 inches, however. Pretty enough, true to photo and description.
I wouldn't call them dinnerplate
These flowers are gorgeous, but they definitely are not dinnerplate sized. They varied from 2.5-4" across. Next to the other dinnerplate varieties I purchased, these are laughably small. I will definitely grow them again, just maybe in a different section of the garden.
Prolific gorgeous color, but not dinnerplate
I grew these summer of 22. The clumps were huge, although I had to remove many, nearly all tubers on some because their necks had been badly broken.. I think one had 3 in tact the others only 2. It didnt slow them down one beat! They were one of the 1st to bloom, bloomed non stop prolifically in a petal packed deep burgundy almost to black at center. The problem I had was the blooms were small. 3-4" across at most. I got 8-10" and larger on the other dinnerplates I bought from longfield. sometimes I give away tubers that dont grow as planned, but im thrilled to have them in my collection despiteits small flowers. Just manage your expectations on flower size.
Gorgeous addition to my landscape
Verified Buyer
The dahlias were so beautiful and the colors were very attractive! Absolutely gorgeous!
Amazing Tubers!
These arrived in terrific shape - the tubers were nice and plump, a good size, and the clumps had very few broken off bits, which can sometimes be an issue with shipping dahlia clumps.
My favorite dinner-plate dahlia!
Verified Buyer
Nice big blooms. Blooms start out in a really dark red and lighten as they get older. They last a long time.
Happy with my purchase
Verified Buyer
These grew beautifully. I'm still enjoying them into October, with many buds on the plants. SK/Texas
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