Dahlias are among the easiest plants to grow in the garden!
With this order, you will receive one tuber, ready to plant in the ground immediately. Tubers are the easiest way to grow Dahlias. Tubers are mature, bare-root plants that can be planted directly into the ground when the soil warms up a little from mid-April. Dahlia plants are half-hardy, so it's important to keep them protected from frosts.
Perfect for pots as well as the flower border.
Dahlia 'Café au Lait Twist' is a fun new variety of the beloved Cafe au lait" dahlia. It has multicolored flowers, a swirl of cream color, magenta, and shades of pink.
Blooms in fall when little else does
Perfect for pots of containers
Perennial in warmer zones
Attracts pollinators
Great cut flower with a long vase life
Classified as a Dinnerplate Dahlia
Planting period: February to May, depending on the temperatures
Height at maturity: 120 cm
Flower diameter: 20 - 25cm
Flowering time: July to November/first frost
Foliage: Deciduous
Soil type: Moist and rich, well-drained
Will Tolerate: Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Exposure: Full sun
Growth Rate: Fast
Planting density: 3-5 per square meter
Planting depth: 10 cm
Hardiness: Not hardy (lift the tubers out in winter)
USDA Zones: 3-10
All dahlia flowers are edible, scatter their petals on salads for flavor, texture and color.
CARE
Pot up undercover in spring, place somewhere light and frost-free and keep moist. Pinch out growing tips at 20cm and plant out after last frosts.
Alternatively, you can plant them directly in the ground when the frosts are nearly over.
Dahlias tubers can be stored in the refrigerator until planting time or get a head start on spring and start them indoors in a sunny window.
The dormant tubers are planted out in the spring, from February to end of May.
Dahlias like to be watered when it is hot, their roots kept in the shade and their heads in the sun.
Dead-head on a regular basis to promote new blooms. Stake with a stout stick, tie in every couple of weeks.
Pruning: Remove spent flower heads to encourage more blooms and maintain a neat appearance.
Feed (fertilize) and water regularly during the growing season. Always water at the base of each plant, to avoid wetting the foliage.
In the south, you can mulch deeply and overwinter them in the ground, alternatively, lift and overwinter your dahlias frost-free undercover.