Growing dahlias in pots
Sarah shows you her favourite dahlia varieties for pots, and gives you some tips on how to grow them successfully.
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Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal'
The best of the new generation 'Café au Laits', with whopper, milky coffee to ivory flowers, and the lightest dusting of pink. More
| 1 tuber 229347-1 | £4.95 |
Delivery late February
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| 3 tubers 229347-3 | £12.95 |
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| 1 x 3 litre plant 229347-3L | £10.95 |
Delivery mid May
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Or buy this as part of our Flamboyant Dahlia Collection.
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The best of the new generation 'Café au Laits', with whopper, milky coffee to ivory flowers, with the lightest dusting of pink. This is set to make all dahlia lovers swoon.
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| Genus | Dahlia |
| Group/Species |
Decorative Group Broad and flat petals, normally bluntly pointed, with no central disc showing. Click here for more information about dahlia groups. |
| Variety | Café au Lait Royal |
| Type | Tender Perennial Tuber |
| Common Name | Dahlia |
| Border Position | Container, Middle |
| Bulb Size | I |
| Soil Type | Acid, Alkaline, Chalky, Clay, Fertile, Neutral, Sandy |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
| Height | 1m (3ft 3in) |
| Spacing | Plant just under the soil surface, 75cm (30in) apart. |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Pot them up undercover March or early April in a generous pot (at least 2 litre) filled with multi-purpose potting compost. Place them in a light, frost-free place and keep the compost moist. Pinch out their growing tips when they have reached about 8" tall. They will have formed bushy plants by the time the frosts have ended and will be in flower by the beginning of July. If you don’t have anywhere to grow the potted tubers, you can put them straight into the ground when the frosts are nearly over, mulching them or protecting with a cloche or protective horticultural fleece if the foliage appears before the frosts are over, but this will delay flowering. |
| Care Tips | Support with a stout stick, tie in every couple of weeks. In the south you can mulch deeply and overwinter them in the ground, alternatively, lift and overwinter your dahlias frost free undercover. |
| Flowering | July - November |
| Vase Life | Only pick dahlias in full flower. Recut the hollow stem ends under water to avoid airlocks. |
| Harvesting | Flower production 5 months |
| Cooking Notes | All dahlia flowers are edible. I use the petals scattered over salad and to decorate a range of puddings |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
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Advice & Videos
How to take dahlia cuttings
Watch and learn how to take dahlia cuttings – turn 1 tuber into 10.
Understanding dahlia groups
A list of the different dahlia groups, along with some classification info and an example of a variety in each group.
History of the dahlia
First discovered by Aztec Indians and used for food and medicine, this tuber has an interesting history of cultivation.
Planting up your dahlia tubers
In this video Sarah shows you how to plant up your dahlia tubers.
How to plant and grow dahlia tubers
Find out how to grow strong, healthy dahlias this spring – how to plant, look after and overwinter them, and what to do with your bulbs when...
How to overwinter dahlia tubers
Sarah discusses the best options for overwintering dahlias – lifting or mulching.
Sublime dark dahlia flower arrangement
Sarah shows you how to make a gorgeous large arrangement of dahlias.
Planting narcissi bulbs with dahlias
Have a beautiful display of flowers in your garden from March to the first frosts with this simple planting technique.
New favourite dahlia arrangement
Sarah shows you how to make a quick arrangement of colourful dahlias.
Delivery
Bulb Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
Plant Delivery - When in stock, please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.
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Dahlia 'Café au Lait Royal' reviews
Average based on 24 reviews
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Reviewed 7th September 2019 by Jennie Of 3 tubers one is magnificent. One is stunted and bright pink. One is stunted with weird pink and white striped flowers. Not what I expected. Disappointing. |
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Reviewed 28th August 2019 by Margaret Delighted, beautiful dahlias growing in the garden |
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Reviewed 20th August 2019 by Sarah |
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Reviewed 10th August 2019 by Elizabeth Lovely healthy plant, no flower yet |
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Reviewed 9th August 2019 by Margaret I have never grown Dahlias before but seeing these last year in flower decided to have a go. They are superb, I have grown them in pots the early ones were huge tea plate size but they are now around saucer size and just keep on flowering. I have purchased other Dahlia plants elsewhere and no way are they as good as these, will certainly go for buying these tubers again and a few more varieties. Excellent |
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Reviewed 6th August 2019 by Victoria Very dissapointed as has hardly grown so nothing to comment on except a couple of sad looking leaves. I doubt it will survive until next year so be wary. Not sure what has gone wrong considering I have been growing dahlias with success for several years. |
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Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Jocelyn Good plant, now flowering well. |
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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Graham |
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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Sarah Dreadful pink flower, so many blooms i felt sorry enough to keep it watered and fed. I was hoping for a pale peachy bloom with a hint of pink... |
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Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Chrissy Ordering and delivery good. The 3 plants were tightly packed together but unfortunately as they were so tight in the box a large stem broke off as I took it out. My fault. The Bishop of Canterbury is the one that is now doing best in the garden. The other two look like they are still getting over the shock of transporting and haven't really added anything to my garden yet. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Julie This is one of my favourites and they get better each year looking really nice. now. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Corrie Quality and size good well watered and packaged |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by James again a really good quality tuber , they are as big as dinner plates and look fab u lous ! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sammy |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Nicola The flowers are described on the website as "milky coffee to ivory and the lightest dusting of pink" whereas the flowers produced are a very vivid pink and totally totally unlike the description. One tuber produced a flower which was half vivid pink and half pale pink. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Gina Lovely large flowers but unfortunately not the colour as described and shown in catalogue, which was creamy beige with a hint of pink, mine are almost all bright pink, and are in the wrong place for that colour! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jeannette Well these are magnificent,so beautiful and the colour is amazing. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Clare |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Bernard |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Sadler Small plant,but have got a flower. Think it's the weather and late planting. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Nicola Doing ok at present. Service quick and easy. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Maureen Again, this dahlia Is not the café au lait that I ordered - it is pink with deep pink inside. It is growing well and producing lots of flowers, but it is not the one I ordered. So I ordered 3 dahlias, and only 1 of them is the one I wanted! |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Marilyn Arrived safely packed and have started flowering. Enormous flowers! |
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Reviewed 14th July 2019 by Jackie Failed to grow see as above |
