Dahlia Nuit dEte

Award-winning Dahlia 'Nuit d'Ete' is a devilishly dark burgundy-red semi-cactus dahlia. The profuse and spectacular spiky flowers, up to 5 in. wide (12 cm), feature elegant elongated velvety petals and resemble elegant sea-urchins. Injecting depth and drama into a flower bed, this dahlia is slightly more spiky than its famous rival, Dahlia 'Chat Noir'.

• Blooming prodigiously from July until Frost, this dahlia grows up to 55 inches (140 cm) and is an excellent choice to create a lovely garden display or for showing.
• Winner of multiple awards
• A great pick for borders or as cut flowers thanks to its superb vase life. Did you know that the more you cut Dahlia flowers, the more flowers you get? This makes Dahlias twice as nice: pretty in a vase, pretty in the garden. A great big flower in a vase or floating in a shallow bowl makes the perfect eye-catcher.
• Best flowering occurs in full sun, but light shade will be welcomed in hot summer areas.
• Provide consistent moisture during the growing season and do not allow soils dry out. Plant in a sheltered location to protect your dahlias from strong winds.
• Best in groups of 5 for best visual effect. Deadhead spent flowers to promote growth of additional flower buds.
• Toxic to dogs, toxic to cats, toxic to horses.
• If you live in a cool area (hardiness zones 3-7) and you want to save your dahlia bulbs, or more precisely, your dahlia tubers for next spring, you may dig them up before the first frost and store them over winter before replanting them next spring. Store them in boxes, covered with moistened sand in a cool, dark, frost-free place where temperature remains between 45-50 °F (7-10°C).
• This Dahlia is a member of the Cactus Dahlias which have the most exceptional blooms. The Dahlia flowers have beautiful ‘spiny’ petals that are rolled up along more than two-thirds of their length. Sometimes, the petals are straight from the base to the tip, but they can also curve inward or outward. The petals are often narrow and pointed, and some have deeply incised tips. These are the ones known as spider dahlias, and they make real eye-catchers!