Collection Café Au Lait Dahlia

Collection Café Au Lait is a vigorous, upright dahlia sold as a cut-flower variety, with informal decorative blooms in soft shades from cream to pink. Syngenta identifies the exact product as Dahlia x hybrida, code 70089173, and lists a mature height of 24–48 inches and width of 18–24 inches. ## Garden use Grow it in a sunny border or cutting garden, where the large, softly colored blooms can be gathered for arrangements. Its upright growth also suits the back or middle of a mixed planting. Syngenta lists the product as pollinator friendly and as available in vegetative unrooted cuttings. ## Growing conditions Choose full sun or part sun and fertile, well-drained soil. The product is listed for flowering from mid-spring through summer. Water thoroughly in dry, hot weather and allow excess water to drain away; dahlias perform best when the soil stays moist but not saturated. ## Maintenance Remove faded flowers to encourage continued flowering. In climates with freezing winters, cut back after frost and lift the tubers for dry, frost-free storage; replant in spring. See Syngenta’s [Café Au Lait product profile](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70089173) and the [RHS dahlia growing guide](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/dahlia/growing-guide).