"Café de Paris", you have captured my heart (although you are one of the cactus dahlias and I don't really like them...)
In shades of pink, cream and caramel, it resembles the coveted "Café au Lait", but with more pointed flowers.
Their color becomes lighter over time.
Long-lasting and with strong stems, "Café de Paris" is not only a pure joy in the flower bed, but also looks great as a cut flower in a vase and in bouquets.
Tip: Pinch dahlias as soon as they are 20 to 30 cm high: simply shorten the shoot tip by a third. Then they will form several shoots, more flowers and become bushier.
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Planting time: May after the last night frost, sensitive to frost!
Or grow in a frost-protected area.
Location: Best in full sun. Dahlias also tolerate partial shade, but then they don't bloom as profusely.
Flowering period: July until the first frost
Flower size: 15 – 20 cm
Flower shape: cactus
Color: White, cream with a shimmer of light pink or caramel
Height: 100cm
Planting distance: 50 – 75 cm
Number: 1 tuber
🐝 Dahlias are often wrongly described as flowers that are not insect-friendly. However, as soon as the flowers open - even if they are densely filled - they release their stamens and are accessible to bees and other insects.
Flower happiness guarantee: You should enjoy your dahlias 100%. Sometimes nature does what it wants and that's actually quite nice, but not always in the interest of us gardeners. In rare cases, a tuber doesn't sprout. If that's the case for you, please contact me! We'll find a solution 💚