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Café au Lait Royal

Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait Royal'

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Discover the stunning Café au Lait Royal dahlia, an easy-to-grow perennial that produces beautiful pink blooms throughout summer and fall (July-October), making it perfect for borders, cutting gardens, or containers. This versatile, clump-forming beauty thrives in full sun to partial shade, reaches 80cm in height, and is ideal for cottage gardens, coastal settings, and cut flower arrangements. With minimal care requirements and excellent adaptability to various soil types, it's an excellent choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners—plus, 10% of your purchase supports organic initiatives.

A CLOSER LOOK

Plant details.

LifecyclePerennial
HabitClump-forming
Foliage typeDeciduous

Suitability: Borders, Cottage gardens, Cut flower gardens, Pots, City and courtyard gardens, Bedding displays
Position: Border | Back, Border | Middle, Container Garden, Cutting Garden
Light: Full sun
Soil moisture: Free draining, Moist
Soil acidity: Neutral, Acid, Alkaline
Soil type: Clay, Loam, Sandy
Hardiness: H3 [-5 to 1ºC] Half-hardy | Unheated glasshouse, Mild winter
Time to maturity: 1 year
Exposure: Sheltered
Mature height: 1–1.5 m
Mature spread: 0.5–1 m
Foliage colour: Green
Flower colour: Pink
Growing skill: Easy
Genus: Dahlia
Aspect: South, West

Through the seasons

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Flowering

Jul–Oct

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Growing conditions+

Position: Full sun. Soil: Moist but well-drained.

Winter hardiness+

RHS rating: H3 (UK growing conditions). See the source profile for cultivation advice.

Plant information sources+

Growing details checked against the sources below. Ultimate size depends on growing conditions.

RHS · Dahlia 'Cafe au Lait Royal' (D)

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