Dahlia Cactus ‘Tahiti Sunrise’

Dahlia 'Tahiti Sunrise' is an early-bloomer with 4-6 inch wide flowers with yellow petals tipped in magenta-red to lavender.

‘Tahiti Sunrise’ is an early-blooming semi-cactus Dahlia with 4-6 inch wide flowers with yellow petals tipped in magenta-red and then magenta-lavender. Strong stems reach about 28 inches tall. Dahlia are hardy to the winter temperatures of coastal BC but not to the winter wet. Grow outside in locations that are dry in winter or lift and store in a cool, dry location indoors like everyone else does. Attracts butterflies.

Common Name:  Dahlia - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]

Family:  Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)

Zone Hardiness:  8-11

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Magenta

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Soil Moisture:  Average

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Native to Mexico, where they grow in sharply draining uplands and mountains characterized as "pine-oak woodland" that does not experience frost.

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Geographical Origin:  North America, Garden Origin