Dahlia Café au Lait

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Dahlia Café au Lait / 1 tuber
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Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ is a favourite among gardeners and florists alike, known for its large, dinner-plate flowers in soft shades of blush, cream, and warm coffee tones. Each flower plant is uniquely coloured, sometimes with hints of peach or pink, creating endless natural variation.

Flowering from midsummer until the first frost, this Dahlia plant will reward your effort in sunny borders and make a stunning focal point in cut flower arrangements. Its strong, upright stems hold its flowers high, making them easy to pair with plants with white flowers for contrast, pale plants with pink flowers for a romantic palette, or dark-leaved shrub plants to emphasise its soft hues.

The muted coffee-cream shades of Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ blend beautifully with soft pinks, whites, and warm neutrals, making it a go-to for wedding bouquets and elegant arrangements. For the best vase life, cut stems at an angle and place them in deep water for a few hours before arranging.

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Stan Calderwood
Glad these guys were still selling tubers

I was a bit late realising that some of my dahlias had not made it through the winter. Nurseries only seemd to be selling expensive potted plants. Woolmans still had dahlia tubers for a sensible price and they are doing well - very well!

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Helen Griffiths

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FAQs

Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ typically reaches a height of 90-120cm (36-48in), so it is best used for borders and cut flower gardens. Its stems are quite strong, but particularly tall stems with particularly heavy flowers may benefit from staking. This is especially the case in exposed or windy areas.

Plant Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ tubers in spring, after the risk of frost has passed, in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Position its tubers 10-15cm (4-6in) deep, each one with its shoots facing upwards. Water them in well after planting and throughout dry periods. Surrounding plants with a mulch of organic matter such as compost or well-rotted manure will help feed your plants and retain moisture.. Support taller stems with stakes to prevent bending under the weight of large flowers. Feed them every two weeks with a high-potassium fertiliser, such as tomato feed, from midsummer onwards.

Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ begins flowering in mid to late summer, usually from July, continuing until the first frost. Warmer temperatures and regular feeding will encourage earlier blooms. For a display that lasts into autumn, remove spent flowers regularly and water during dry spells. If started indoors in early spring, tubers may produce blooms slightly earlier than those planted directly in the ground.