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Cafe au Lait Dinnerplate Dahlia

Dahlia 'Café Au Lait'

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ZONES  3-11 | Good to grow! Zone

Café Au Lait Dinnerplate Dahlia is so breathtakingly beautiful that it’s a favorite for special occasions everywhere. Big 6-10" sumptuous flowers are creamy white blushed with shades of pink, peach, and mocha. No two flowers are the same. Cut some of these beautiful blooms, and you’ll have a stunning bouquet.

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Description

Café Au Lait Dinnerplate Dahlia is the Dahlia to grow if you only have room for one. Big dinner-plate sized flowers steal the show in shades of creamy white tinted with apricot, pink, rose, and a touch of beige. These easy-to-grow perennials bloom from mid-summer to fall on sturdy stems and make choice cut flowers. In fact, the more you cut them, the more they bloom! For longer stems, snip out the center of each plant when they reach 18" to encourage lower branching and longer stems. Café Au Lait Dahlias are lovely planted in a perennial border where other plants can help support the big blooms. Staking may also be required to support the large flowers. 36-48" tall x 18-24" wide.

Planting & Care

Summer Blooming Bulbs, including popular varieties such as gladiolus and dahlias, are planted in the spring and bloom in the summer. Most of these bulbs are tropical and require warm weather to be planted. There must not be any danger of frost and your ground temperature must have reached 55 degrees Fahrenheit before planting. Many of our summer blooming bulbs can be planted as perennials in zones 9-10 (zone 8 if mulched), but should be treated as annuals in cooler climates. You can lift them and store them in the fall, or bring patio pots inside before frost. Read our article about How To Grow Dahlias.

Growing Dahlias: Plant Dahlia tubers after spring frosts in good garden soil with full sun. Dahlias must be protected from high winds, so we suggest you position them against a wall or be ready to stake them. Keep the plants well-watered and free of bugs, applying flower fertilizer as they grow. Your dahlias will be in full bloom by July or August, with the enormous flowers continuing to bloom until frost. As frost threatens, pull up the roots and trim off the stems. You can store the tubers in a cool dry place until the following spring.

Shipping

As soon as your order is placed you will receive a confirmation email. You will receive a second email the day your order ships telling you how it has been sent. Some perennials are shipped as potted plants, some as perennial roots packed in peat.  The ‘Plant Information’ section describes how that item will ship. All perennials and fall-planted bulbs are packaged to withstand shipping and are fully-guaranteed. Please open upon receipt and follow the instructions included.

Perennials and fall-planted bulbs are shipped at the proper planting time for your Growing Zone. Perennial and fall-planted bulb orders will arrive separately from seeds. If your order requires more than one shipment and all items are shipping to the same address, there is no additional shipping charge. See our shipping information page for approximate ship dates and more detailed information. If you have any questions, please call Customer Service at (802) 227-7200 or contact us by email or chat.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Water Tolerance

Low-Water

Bloom Time

Mid summer until frost

Advantages

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Easy To Grow
  • Cut Flowers

Additional information

Mature Height

36-40" tall

Bulb Spacing

1 bulb / tuber per sq. ft.

Soil Type

  • Sandy Soil
  • Acidic Soil
  • Compost Enriched Garden Loam Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average

Planting Depth

Bulbs / Tubers should be planted 1-2" below the soil line.

Planting Time

  • Spring / Summer

Flower Size

Up to 10" flowers

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 11

Hardiness Zone

  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
  • Zone 11

How To Grow

Lift in colder zones
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Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 2 reviews.

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Coming up Dahlias

"2 of the 3 Dahlia tubers planted came up. They are growing and each has buds. They are not a tall Dahlia but as they were planted this spring perhaps they will get bigger with bigger blooms in the next few years. Have not bloomed yet so I cannot speak to the flower itself."

— Ocakes (4/5)

Beautiful flower

"Beautiful to grow in wine barrels."

— Di (5/5)

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