Karma Prospero is a dahlia that never looks quite the same twice. Its blooms settle somewhere between soft pale pink and lavender, shifting with the weather and the time of day, so a single plant can read blush in the cool of morning and lilac by late afternoon. Darker lavender highlights deepen toward the center of each flower, giving the soft palette a gentle, luminous depth.
The form is serene and elegant, with gracefully layered, upward-facing blooms about 5 inches across that open like a waterlily. They are held on remarkably straight, sturdy stems in a rich dark chocolate tone, a striking contrast that brings a calm, romantic note to the border and blends beautifully with silver foliage, deep plums, and airy grasses.
Prospero belongs to the Karma series, a line of dahlias bred specifically for the cut flower industry, and it shows. Plants produce stem after stem from midsummer until frost, and the blooms boast an outstanding vase life of 7 to 12 days, far longer than most dahlias. For anyone who grows flowers for bouquets, this is a variety that delivers florist-quality stems right from the garden.
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