Dahlia David Howard Phlomis Dionaea 'Akai Ryu' is a

Dionaea 'Akai Ryu' is a spectacular and vigorous 1997 introduction from the Atlanta Botanical Garden

grandiflora and the creamy hybrid Z

where this tough fern was growing quite well in a sunny site among the beer cans and remains of slow armadillos

Dig up a clump or part of a clump and divide it down to single stems

OUTSTANDING

Dahlia David Howard Phlomis Dionaea 'Akai Ryu' is aIf single flowered dahlias just don't have enough "oomph" for your garden, then Dahlia 'David Howard' is for you. The dark black purple foliage composes a 2' clump, topped for most of the summer with large, 4", fully double flowers. Each flower has light orange petals and is bright orange in the center attractive to hummingbirds. The orange flower color in front of the dark purple foliage is a real screamer of a combination.