Make a statement with dark and dreamy Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins'. A beautiful decorative dahlia with moody flowers in the deepest velvety red, it’s certainly attention-grabbing. These double blooms with their luxurious layers of petals have an almost smoky feel to them, with their shifting gradations of colour from wine-red at the edges, moving to a dusky darker red and then intensifying to almost black at the centre. Designers and flower arrangers love these shades, which can be used to create subtle moods and to add depth of colour. Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins's darkness makes other brighter colours pop in comparison, making this a great plant for mixing in late summer and early autumn borders, particularly when grouped together for impact in clusters of three or more.  

With bushy, healthy green foliage and a good height of up to 1.2m, Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins' works well towards the back of borders, where it will make a lasting impression with its long succession of flowers, from mid-summer through to the first frosts in autumn. Born on tall, sturdy stems in a complimentary dusky purple tone, the flowers stand up well come rain or shine, and are also superb as cut flowers, being resistant to fading and having a generously long vase life. At around 15cm across, the blooms of Dahlia 'Sam Hopkins' are impactful yet well proportioned. The more the spent flowers are removed (deadheaded), the more will be produced, ensuring a long season of interest in which to enjoy this sumptuous dahlia.