Creme de Cassis Decorative Dahlia - 2 Top Size Root Clumps - Lilac/Purple

Shades of soft lilac and deep purple mingle in the bicolor flowers of the lovely Waterlily Dahlia 'Crème de Cassis.' The petals are a pale tone with centers and undersides showing the deeper hue. A favorite in bouquets. The moment these wine-colored buds begin to open, you'll be hooked. The deeper creme-de-cassis shade on the reverse of each petal has a quite sophisticated and striking effect. This darling dahlia will charm guests in the garden and welcome visitors to your home in a fresh-cut arrangement. It's a highly productive plant, especially with proper deadheading. That's the beauty of using Creme de Cassis Dahlia in the vase. You cutting the blooms prompts the plant to produce more, which prolongs the season. Dahlias are tubers, and in most zones you'll need to either treat this as an annual or lift and store it in fall. If you plan to store it, you can divide as you're lifting or replanting for an expanding display in the upcoming years. Once it gets into the ground it'll grow quickly. Dahlia 'Creme de Cassis' Decorative Dahlias have layer upon layer of fully double flat florets which are broad and blunt-ended. Originating from Mexico and Guatemala, Dahlias were the flowers of Inca kings and despite their royal origins Dahlias are among the easiest plants to grow in the garden. They are a wonderful source of cut flowers and will provide a veritable cornucopia of colorful blooms for your bouquets from mid summer until the first hard frost in the late fall. Dahlias are hardy in zones 8 -10. Dahlias are susceptible to cold so be careful not to plant them too early and be sure to dig them up and store them in a frost-free place before old Jack Frost comes calling if you are planting them in a cooler zone! Your new Dahlias tubers can be stored in the refrigerator until planting time or get a head start on spring and start them indoors in a sunny window.

• Decorative. 4-6" flowers
• Mature Height: 30-36". Loves the sun.
• Blooms August until the frosts in the fall
• Zones 8-10, elsewhere dig and store in the winter.
• Immediate shipping 2 Top size root clumps