Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'
Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

1 tuber — £4.75

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Orders placed before 1 March 2024
You can expect your order in March 2024

Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
You can expect your order in March/April 2024

Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
You can expect your order within 10 business days

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Description

Dahlia 'Café au Lait' has become a favourite for wedding bouquets and floral decorations. It’s not hard to understand this when you look at these huge blooms (which can reach up to 8 inches or 20cm in diameter). The flowers of Dahlia 'Café au Lait' bloom in varied milky shades—sometimes they are heavier on pink, sometimes they are white and develop a blush, but most often they're the creamy-coffee tone which inspired this dahlia's name. You may notice a cheeky flash of pink on some petals, or blush here and there. Enjoy seeing them slowly unfurl because each flower is unique!

The gorgeous decorative or dinnerplate Dahlia 'Café au Lait' flower is as attractive to butterflies as it is to coffee lovers, brides and wedding guests. It’s an excellent cut flower, easy to grow in full sun, and will bloom from the mid-summer till the frost arrives.

In French, café au lait literally means 'coffee with milk', which perfectly resembles the soft creamy colour of Dahlia 'Café au Lait'.

Key features

  • Good for cutting

  • Comes back every year

  • Thrives well in full sun

  • Packed in paper bags

  • Low maintenance

  • May need winter cover

Specs & details

  • Botanical name

    Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

  • Flower colour

    Cream, pink

  • Tuber size

    1

  • Established height

    1-1.2m

  • Established spread

    30-50cm

  • Plant spacing

    5 tubers per m2

  • Leaf colour

    Green

  • Habit

    Upright

  • Life cycle

    Perennial

  • Hardiness

    Half hardy

  • Years to establish

    1st year

  • Sunlight

    Full sun
    Partial shade

  • Position

    Sheltered

  • Suitable for

    Large containers
    Borders
    Gravel gardens
    Coastal gardens
    Cottage gardens
    Low maintenance gardens
    Cut flower gardens

  • Soil acidity

    Any

  • Soil moisture

    Free draining

  • Soil type

    Loam
    Sandy
    Multipurpose compost
    Loam-based compost

  • Growing skill

    Easy to grow

  • Scented

    No

  • Pollinator-friendly

    No

  • Mouse resistant

    No

  • Rabbit resistant

    No

  • Deer resistant

    No

  • Toxicity

    No report

Plant calendar

JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSepOctNovDec
  • Planting
  • Flowering

Useful information

    • Dahlia 'Café au Lait' is half hardy, which means that it should be kept frost free over winter and during spring.

    • For best results, start your dahlia tubers in temporary pots in a
      greenhouse in March or April to grow on to transplant outside later in the season—this will give them a head start.

    • Alternatively, you can plant the Dahlia 'Café au Lait' tubers directly outside in May.

    • Plant with the stump of last year's stem facing upwards. The tuber should be fully submerged but with the stump just below the soil surface.

    • Plant one tuber per 8-10" pot if growing on during spring. When
      planting outside, space the tubers around 30-50cm apart from each other. Compact varieties don’t need so much space.

    • Water-in thoroughly after planting and continue to water regularly once in full growth, but only when the soil appears to be nearly dry.

    Read all planting & care instructions

  • Orders placed before 1 March 2024
    You can expect your order in March 2024

    Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2024
    You can expect your order in April 2024

    Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2024
    You can expect your order within 10 business days

Dahlias in 60 seconds

Dahlias like full sun and a free-draining soil, and should be lifted and stored in winter, or at least protected with peat or straw. Dahlia flowers can range from 5 to 25cm in diameter and those magnificent larger-flowering dahlias might appreciate a little extra support with canes!

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