{"product_id":"dahlia-happy-days-red-50cm-17cm-pot","title":"Dahlia Happy Days Red 50cm 17cm Pot","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOverview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDahlia ‘Happy Days Red’ is a striking flowering perennial cultivar renowned for its vibrant red blooms and reliable growth habit. Typically reaching a height of around 50cm, it is usually supplied in a 17cm pot, making it well-suited to retail and commercial display settings. This cultivar combines vigorous flowering with manageable size, enabling it to perform consistently within wholesale plant supply and trade houseplant ranges across the UK market. The bold, saturated colour of the flowers creates visual impact, while the robust growth structure ensures dependable performance for retailers and interior plant suppliers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foliage of Dahlia ‘Happy Days Red’ is rich green with a slightly serrated, textured surface, providing a decorative contrast to its intense flowers. It exhibits an upright, bushy growth habit that maintains a compact and well-formed structure, suitable for contained displays. This cultivar tolerates bright, indirect light but can adapt moderately to interior shaded conditions with reduced flowering. It is relatively tolerant of varying watering regimes, responding well to consistent moisture yet showing resilience during short dry spells. Maintenance requirements are moderate, with occasional deadheading recommended to prolong bloom duration, and the plant remains easy to handle and transport in retail contexts. An additional merchandising advantage is its vivid flower colour, which draws consumer attention in mixed plant displays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy Trade Buyers Choose This Plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrade buyers appreciate Dahlia ‘Happy Days Red’ for its commercial reliability and uniform quality across supply batches, supporting consistent retail presentation. Natural variation is controlled mainly through uniform flower colour and plant structure, which helps maintain predictable visual standards. Its versatility allows it to perform well across retail garden centres, interior landscaping projects, and commercial plant installations, demonstrating adaptability in varied trade houseplant channels. The ongoing consumer demand for brightly coloured, medium-sized flowering plants ensures this cultivar remains relevant within core wholesale plant supply portfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTypical Retail Placement\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Dahlia is often positioned on houseplant benches where bright flower colours enhance consumer appeal. It is also suitable for office environments with adequate light, bringing natural vibrancy to commercial interiors and reception areas. The plant’s controlled size allows easy integration into interior display units or gift-ready plant ranges. Due to its decorative blooms and manageable maintenance, it performs well in mixed container plantings and seasonal merchandising schemes targeting both gift and gardening markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWholesale \u0026amp; Retail Suitability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDahlia ‘Happy Days Red’ has a strong shelf life in retail conditions when moisture and light requirements are met, showing sustained bloom quality over several weeks. It is well-suited for volume and repeat wholesale plant supply, enabling efficient stock management and replenishment for garden centres and commercial interiors suppliers. Handling is straightforward, with sturdy stems and foliage that withstand transport stresses, reducing losses prior to sale. Consistency in flower colour, height, and overall plant quality supports uniform presentation at the point of sale, aiding customer confidence and purchasing decision-making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTrade Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis cultivar requires a moderate care level, balancing retail ease of maintenance with commercial aesthetics.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt tolerates bright to moderate indoor lighting, making it adaptable for diverse trade houseplant placements.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatering tolerance is notable, allowing resilience to irregular schedules in retail and interior contexts.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe compact, bushy growth habit improves merchandising efficiency and display versatility.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDahlia ‘Happy Days Red’ is commercially suitable across retail garden centres, interiors projects, and wholesale plant supply.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt demonstrates strong handling durability during transportation and in-store display, limiting damage and product loss.  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural variation is primarily limited to slight differences in bloom timing, ensuring consistent appearance across batches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HIP","offers":[{"title":"17cm Pot \/ 50cm","offer_id":56759444406598,"sku":"DAH17REDVWT-50cm-17cm-dhdr-35","price":4.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/8195\/2582\/files\/0xB695BB4585325A32E6297D1A5991D5347BA5974F.jpg?v=1781120566","url":"https:\/\/wholesaleplantshop.co.uk\/products\/dahlia-happy-days-red-50cm-17cm-pot","provider":"Wholesale Plant Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}