Café au Lait Twist Dahlia

Name: Café au Lait Twist Dahlia
Brand: Ball Horticultural Company - ACH
SKU: DH-CT-5T
Price: 18.0 USD
Availability: InStock

If you like a couple pumps of raspberry syrup in your coffee then might we recommend Café au Lait Twist? This power-flower has that same effortlessly gorgeous, curly, wild-pedaled pale-pink-to-taupe blooms as her sister, Café au Lait, but with paint streaks of rich, sweet, dark pink mixed throughout.

Each plant grows tons of huge dinnerplate (literally as big as a dinner plate) blooms reaching 7-10" diameter. Long vase life, sturdy stems, and a seemingly never-ending grow season make any and all Café au Lait Dahlias a must grow for beginner sprouters and rusty-hoe-dirt-pros alike.

Includes one full tuber clump with planting instructions and a wooden label stake.

Plant Info

Botanical Name	Dahlia pinnata
Height	4 ft when full grown
Spacing	12" between plants
Light	Full sun or part shade
Zone	Grows everywhere in the USA (annual in zones 2-6, tender perennial in zones 7-11)
Kids & Pets & Deer	Mildly toxic to pets, however the petals (and tubers!) are edible. Deer Resistant
Climate	Heat-loving
Water	Water regularly once it begins to grow
Indoor & Pots	Grows well in containers outside

Growing Info

How to Plant	Dig a hole about 8-12" deep and mix in compost if you have it. For planting the clump whole, the tuber clump should be fully covered in dirt, but the stem should be sticking out. For planting a single tuber, lay the tuber on its side horizontally 2-4" deep. Cover with soil and gently compress to make your dahlias nice and snug. Mark the spot with support (a stake or tomato trellis works well) for the big blooms to come. Tubers are prone to rot, so only water if the soil is very dry, otherwise leave it be until it starts to grow.
Where to Plant	Find a place that gets mostly sun, and space the tubers about 12" apart
When to Plant	Late spring once the soil has warmed up
When to Expect Blooms	Late summer until your first hard frost
Care Instructions	Water regularly once they start to sprout. After they reach 12-18" high, water when the soil is dry. Pick the flowers often to encourage more blooms. They are sensitive to frost, so make sure to wait until any threat of frost has passed before planting outside
Extra Credit	When the plant is about 12" tall you can pinch it back, (which is to clip off the first main middle bud), so that the plant is encouraged to be bushier and more full of blooms as it matures. After your first frost, you can dig up your tubers and store them someplace cool and dark to replant the following spring. Our plant care page has detailed instructions on Dahlia digging, dividing, and storing