Dahlia Dinner Plate ‘Cafe au Lait Royal’
Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait Royal' has large, dinner plate, double blooms 8-10 inches across in various pink shades.
Dahlia ‘Cafe au Lait Royal’ is a version of ‘Cafe Au Lait’ with variable dusty pink petals stroked in darker pinky hues. Magnificent and massive fully double blooms 8-10 inches across are displayed on four foot tall stems. Blooms from summer to frost. Awesome in the border, in a bridal bouquet and in the vase. 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.
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: Pink
Secondary Bloom Colour: lavender
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: Central and South America, Garden Origin
