Story: Dahlia Summer Bees
Episode: 8
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Air Date: 4th October 2025

Trevor introduces our new garden favourite, The Dahlia Summer Bees series. Unique bicoloured flowers and a great food source for bees.

• Dutch plant breeder and propagator Dümmen Orange has launched Summer Bees, a new potted Dahlia series, hassle-free in commercial production, and has great eye appeal.
• Dahlia Summer Bees series features two-toned, single flowers. The purple bicolour variety comes in hues of purple with a bright yellow centre, while the red bicolour features red petals and a yellow centre.
• Summer Bees Dahlias are believed to be extremely easy and reliable to produce. At Dümmen Orange, they recommend growing them in 14-20 cm pots or using three cuttings when producing in larger containers. Pot up deeper for more stable plants. They do not need to be pinched when grown outside (in a container field), but in protected cultivation, they should be pinched around 7-10 days after potting.
• The new Dahlia series has a naturally vigorous and well-branched upright habit. The strong branching ensures an abundance of single flowers. Single-flowered Summer Bees varieties are magnets for pollinators. With flowers appearing from May right through to September, these new Dahlia varieties provide a good supply of pollen right into the autumn.

For more information, head to:
https://jdpropagation.com.au/