'Terra Cotta' Dahlia (Semi-Cactus)

Terra Cotta Dahlia - Beautiful earthy colors of pinks and terracottas. Occasionally some blooms will lean towards purple hues but still have that terracotta coloring. The blooms are fabulous grouped in bouquets. It is prolific in blooms and tubers. 

Characteristics

• 4-5” tall 
• Blooms are 3-4” wide
• USDA Zones 8-10 (Hardy in these zones, lift and store in winter in other zones)
• Summer to Fall
• Bloom Duration: Continuous Blooms through frost starting in mid to late summer
• Full Sun to Partial Shade

Additional Information

• Great for Mass Plantings, Borders, and Cutting Gardens.
• Great for butterflies and other pollinators
• Ships starting by early April. We have shipped in the fall but do please reach out for this. 

Key Planting Tips

We plant dahlia tubers 4-6" deep. We add a few alfafla pellets in the hole and backfill with topsoil amended with compost. We space this variety 18" apart.  We recommend to simply pinch back the shoots after about 3-4 weeks to encourage branching. 

You can amend soil with 10-10-10 or something similar. Just make sure the first number (nitrogen) is 5 or 10. You can fertilize every 4 weeks to help achieve larger blossoms.

For 90% of us, don’t water until your Dahlia sprouts. If your soil is very dry, water the soil first and then let it stand for 30 minutes before planting. Mulch around your plant leaving bare dirt directly above the tuber.

Every tuber is inspected by me (Andre Paquette) and then hand packed for shipment.  In case of any issues, we reach our proactively to go over options. If you have any questions hit the Chat with Us Now button simply reach out by email or a phone call.