Delicious dahlias are a favourite in British gardens. These magical plants originally lit up the mountains in Central America. Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ is frivolous and flouncy with double blooms that pack a real punch in your garden or floral displays. This splendid variety will provide you with enormous flowerheads up to 25cm wide in a creamy, peachy beige ready to enchant you with its multi-layered, blushing petals. Equally alluring to bees and butterflies, your dahlia will be laden with long-stemmed flowers from mid-summer to the first frosts. Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ will also provide superb, long-lasting cut flowers, adding a burst of beauty to any vase in your home. Diligent deadheading will ensure the longevity of this creamy treat of a dahlia. . In the garden, a south, west or east facing location will help this half hardy perennial thrive. Best positioned in a sheltered spot with full sunshine, your plant will also benefit from moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. In cooler climates, lifting your tuber for the winter and store it in a cool, dry place until spring when it can be replanted. When fully-grown, your Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ will reach a maximum height and spread of 1.2m by 75cm.
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