Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait' Collection

Half-hardy Tuber

£34.99

Five carefully selected varieties in a harmonious selection of colours and tones

Huge dinnerplate dahlias

An indulgent display for borders or vases

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Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ Collection features whopping blooms, whipped up into a light, creamy confection of pale rose and marshmallow pink with a dash of milky coffee.

The collection contains five carefully selected varieties designed to produce the perfect composition. Each of our dahlia collections is a work of art, comprising a harmonious selection of colours and tones which is guaranteed to produce magnificent results for garden borders and indoor arrangements.

The gigantic flowers are up to 27cm in diameter and possess a dreamy, floaty quality which has made them very popular in bridal bouquets. They make amazing cut flowers, with long, strong stems and an impressive vase life. They perform equally well in the garden, striking a pose at the back of borders in a symphony of colour which lasts until the first frosts. Height: 80-100cm Spread: 60cm (24in).

Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ Collection comprises the following 5 varieties which come in a decorative gift box with full instructions:

Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ - palest pink with a cream blush
Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Suprème’ - cream
Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Royal’ – creamy pink, petals irregularly streaked with rosy pink
Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Rosé’ – rosy-lilac
Dahlia ‘Café au Lait Twist’ – creamy curly petals with a dusting of light pink

Plant Size Height Up to 90cm (35in)
Spread Up to 60cm (24in)

Hardiness & Longevity Half-hardy Tuber

Ideal For cottage gardensexotic gardencut flower garden

Position In full sun

Flowering Months

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Codes
5 Tubers In Gift Box (KF2044)

Plant Dahlia tubers outdoors in April after all risk of frost has passed. Choose a sunny position in moist well drained soil. Prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost. Plant tubers at a depth of 15cm (6") and water well. Alternatively, start tubers into growth in pots of compost in a frost free greenhouse. Transplant them into their final positions outdoors in June.

Feed and water dahlias regularly throughout the growing season. While plants are still young, pinch out the growing tip of each stem to encourage bushier growth and masses of flowers. As dahlias develop, the taller varieties will require staking with garden canes to support their stems. Deadhead faded dahlia flowers to encourage more blooms to be produced. With the first autumn frosts, remove tubers from their growing positions and trim away the old stems to 5cm above the tuber. Clean any remaining soil from the tubers and store them over winter in trays of peat or sand, in a cool but frost free position. The tubers can be planted the following spring for another fabulous display.

Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

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