Dahlia Lavender Perfection

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    "scientific_name": "Dahlia 'Lavender Perfection' (D)",
    "common_names": [
        "dahlia 'Lavender Perfection'"
    ],
    "family": "Asteraceae",
    "height_cm": "50-100",
    "spread_cm": "50-100",
    "height_cm_extracted": "100",
    "spread_cm_extracted": "25",
    "hardiness_zone": "H3",
    "sun_exposure": "Full sun",
    "soil_type": "Loam, Clay, Sand",
    "moisture": "Moist but well-drained",
    "soil_ph": "Acid, Alkaline, Neutral",
    "foliage_type": "Deciduous",
    "aspect": "South-facing, West-facing",
    "seasonal_interest": "Spring, Summer, Autumn",
    "habit": "Clump-forming",
    "plant_type": "Perennial",
    "time_to_maturity": "1-2 years",
    "suggested_uses": [
        "Beds and borders",
        "Cottage\/Informal",
        "Ground cover"
    ],
    "garden_uses": [
        "Flower borders and beds",
        "City and courtyard gardens",
        "Ground cover"
    ],
    "fragrant": "No",
    "pollinator_friendly": "No",
    "low_maintenance": "No",
    "drought_tolerant": "No",
    "seasonal_colours": {
        "Spring": {
            "months": [
                "Mar",
                "Apr",
                "May"
            ],
            "Foliage": [
                "Green"
            ]
        },
        "Summer": {
            "months": [
                "Jun",
                "Jul",
                "Aug"
            ],
            "Foliage": [
                "Green"
            ],
            "Flower": [
                "Pink"
            ]
        },
        "Autumn": {
            "months": [
                "Sep",
                "Oct",
                "Nov"
            ],
            "Foliage": [
                "Green"
            ],
            "Flower": [
                "Pink"
            ]
        },
        "Winter": {
            "months": [
                "Dec",
                "Jan",
                "Feb"
            ]
        }
    },
    "flowering_months": [
        "Jun",
        "Jul",
        "Aug",
        "Sep",
        "Oct",
        "Nov"
    ],
    "flower_colour": [
        "Pink"
    ],
    "cultivation": "Grow in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil, enriched with organic matter, in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to encourage bushy plants and stake - see staking perennials. Water as needed in dry periods. Lift and store tubers in autumn to replant, or use as a source of cuttings, in spring. See dahlia cultivation and our video How to plant dahlia tubers and care tips",
    "pruning": "Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut back to near ground level in autumn, once frost has damaged foliage, before lifting and storing for the winter",
    "propagation": "Propagate by softwood cuttings taken in spring from shoots from stored tubers, or divide the tubers, ensuring each section has at least one viable bud",
    "pests": "May be susceptible to aphids, capsid bugs, caterpillars, earwigs nibbling flowers, glasshouse red spider mite and slugs",
    "diseases": "May be susceptible to powdery mildews in dry conditions, fungal rots including grey mould in wet conditions and in storage, and a virus that causes stunting, leaf markings and distortion",
    "description": "A tuberous-rooted perennial to about 1m, with mid-green foliage. The flowers, appearing from mid-summer until the first frost, are large, up to 25cm across, but neatly formed, in a soft, bluish-pink",
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