Every year the inexhaustibly colorful world of dahlias inspires people. These popular summer flowers cause a stir, and not just when they stand alone. Create a fairy tale from dahlias in combination with other plants!
Which plants go well with dahlias?
To combine dahlias attractively, companion plants should have similar heights, location requirements and flowering times. Ideal planting partners are delphiniums, verbena, autumn anemones, coneflowers, phlox, daylilies, sunflowers and ornamental grasses such as quaking grass, switchgrass and pennisetum.
What factors should you consider when combining dahlias?
In order to accentuate dahlias in an attractive way, the following factors should definitely be taken into account when choosing companion plants:
- Flower color: yellow, white, orange, pink, red or violet
- Flowering time: End of June to October
- Location requirements: sunny, humus- and nutrient-rich soil
- Growth height: up to 200 cm
You should take their considerable height into account when looking for suitable plant partners. Dahlias are best combined with plants of similar height.
Many plants that like to be pampered by the sun and prefer a nutrient-rich substrate are suitable for dahlias. Therefore, do not opt for shade-loving companion plants.
Due to their flower color, many dahlias are so intense and colorful that they should be combined with simpler partners. Otherwise there is a risk that the overall picture will appear too exaggerated and the attractiveness of the dahlias will be diminished.
Combine dahlias in the bed or in the pot
The dahlias harmonize wonderfully with other summer flowers. It is advisable to shortlist those summer flowers that are in bloom at the same time as the dahlias. Multicolored dahlias and those with bright red, yellow and pink flowers should preferably be planted in combination with monochromatic and more delicate plants. An interplay of dahlias with flowers that have differently structured flowers, such as: E.g. delphinium and monkshood.
The most beautiful companions of dahlias include:
- larkspur
- Vervain
- Autumn Anemones
- Coneflower
- Phlox
- Daylilies
- Sunflowers
- Ornamental grasses such as quaking grass, switchgrass and pennisetum
Combine dahlias with delphiniums
The slender and tall inflorescences of the delphinium balance out the rather compact appearance of the dahlia flowers. You can really liven up yellow and orange dahlias together with blue delphiniums. An exciting complementary contrast emerges. However, it looks calmer if you combine white dahlias with the delphinium.
Combine dahlias with yellow coneflowers
The yellow coneflower comes from the same plant family as the dahlias and therefore has a similar structure. The result is a pleasant and harmonious coexistence in the bed.
Combine dahlias with pennisetum
Pennisetum grass also goes perfectly with dahlias. They form a fantastic duo: The feathery spikes of the Pennisetum grass are the ideal counterpart to the often thick dahlia flowers. In addition, the green of the grass blades underlines the color of the dahlias. The two also agree on the location.
Combine dahlias as a bouquet in the vase
A bouquet of dahlias looks great, especially if it is also filled with long grasses such as quaking grass or diamond grass. Gypsophila also goes wonderfully with dahlias in the vase, as its gentle flowers surround the dahlias. Depending on your taste, you can also integrate other colorful summer flowers into the dahlia bouquet.
- Gypsophila
- Roses
- Yellow Coneflower
- hydrangeas
- Steppe Sage
- Ornamental grasses such as diamond grass and quaking grass
