Embellish your garden with the jewel-like colour of Dahlia 'Embassy'. If this dahlia were an outfit, it would be glitzy enough to wear to a posh diplomatic reception! Dahlia 'Embassy' knows how to leave a lasting impression with intense colour alone - sumptuous crimson with a touch of burgundy in the main, contrasting silver on the undersides of each petal accumulates towards the centre to create a sophisticated two-tone look. This ball dahlia is very well turned out with its neat rounds of incurved petals forming a sphere, with not a petal out of place. It’s got stature too, standing tall and elegant at around 1.2m, guaranteed to get approving looks in a mixed border or as a specimen. Dahlia 'Embassy' works hard throughout the summer and into autumn, producing a series of gorgeous blooms on good straight stems which perfect for cutting and making a posy.  

The sharp silver-pink colour contrast of Dahlia 'Embassy' makes it an eye-catching features for the garden. It would look fabulous with other deep-coloured dahlias for a display of rich colours which won’t look washed out in summer, and they’ll look so good in the soft light of late summer and early autumn. For an optimum display, give Dahlia 'Embassy' a prominent spot in the sunshine, and plant in fertile and free-draining soil, or improve heavy soils with plenty of good compost. Regular cutting of the flowers will encourage yet more to emerge, so don’t hesitate to use this dahlia for bouquets and indoor displays, it’s just as stunning in the house as it is out in the garden!