Cafe Au Lait
Pickup currently unavailable at Fox Cottage Farm
🌿🌿🌿🌿 Certified Organic
Café au Lait is one of the most beloved dinnerplate dahlias in the world — known for its massive, softly ruffled blooms and ever-changing palette of creamy ivory, pale peach, mocha, and blush. Each 8–10 inch flower feels sculptural and romantic, often opening with deeper tones at the center that fade gently toward the edges as the season unfolds.
Growing 3–4 feet tall (and sometimes taller in ideal conditions), this variety thrives in full sun and produces unforgettable blooms from mid-summer through frost. A favorite for wedding design and romantic gardens alike, Café au Lait brings a timeless, painterly softness that shifts beautifully with light and temperature — no two blooms are ever exactly the same.
Form: Informal Decorative
Height: 4-5ft
Bloom Size: 8-10”
Shipping Information
Shipping begins in April, once weather conditions are safe and there is no risk of tubers freezing in transit. Because we’re growing and shipping from New Hampshire, timing is guided by the season — ensuring your tubers arrive ready to grow, not rushed out too soon.
1- 5 Tubers - $12.95
6-15 Tubers $17.95
16-30 Tubers - $20.95
31+ Tubers $25.95
LOCAL PICKUP
Local pickup is available one day only: Saturday, May 2nd, from 9:00 AM–2:00 PM.
Please choose local pickup only if you can commit to this date. Orders not picked up on May 2nd will be cancelled and refunded minus a 20% restocking fee. Orders will not be shipped. You will receive an email with the address in Portsmouth, NH the week before pickup.
Dahlia Sale Terms + Conditions
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