36" tall x 24" wide. 'Créme de Cassis' is an aptly-named dahlia. A syrupy, black currant-flavored liqueur, Créme de Cassis is both sweet and plum-colored, two traits it shares with its namesake dahlia. Performing best in full-sun conditions, dahlia 'Créme de Cassis' is deer resistant and untouched by insect pests. When using the blooms as cut flowers, harvest the buds when they're only half open to enjoy a maximum vase life of up to ten days. This variety also does well when grown in containers. Like other dahlias, 'Créme de Cassis' can be kept short and bushy by pinching out the growing points once or twice early in the growing season. Lift and store the tubers in a cool garage or basement for the winter.
More InformationSKU | AM005836 |
Common Name | Crème de Cassis Semi Dinner Plate Dahlia |
Botanical Name | Semi Dinner Plate Dahlia Crème de Cassis |
Item Package Size | Bag of 3 |
Flower Color | Pink, Purple |
Flower Size | Up to 6" flowers |
Foliage | Serrated oval-shaped green foliage. |
Light Requirements | Full Sun |
Bloom Time | Mid summer until frost |
Mature Height | 32-36" tall |
Bulb Spacing | 1 bulb/tuber per sq. ft. |
Bulb Size | #1 Clump |
Planting Depth | Bulbs/Tubers should be planted 1-2" below the soil line. |
Soil Type | Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Acidic Soil |
Soil Moisture | Average, Well Draining |
Advantages | Easy To Grow, Attract Butterflies, Attract Hummingbirds, Good For Cut Flowers, Good For Containers |
Additional Information | Perennial in zones 8-10. Can be grown as annuals in zones 2-7. |
Zones | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
Ships As | Bulb, Rhizome, Tuber |
Poisonous or Toxic to Animals | Tubers and leaves are toxic if eaten in large amounts. |
Neonicotinoid Free | |
Planting Time | Spring / Summer |
Ships to Hawaii, Alaska & Canada | No |