Café de Paris Dahlia Tubers

• Variety: Cafe de Paris
• Type: Cactus
• Colour: Creamy white with soft peach tones
• Flower size: 15cm across
• Height: 100cm
• Spread: 50cm
• Flowering: July to November
• Cutting: Yes. Strong stems
• RHS AGM: No
• Sold as: Single tubers, hand-graded, Dutch first-class quality
• Plant outdoors: March to July, when soil reaches 15°C (typically May in most of the UK)
• Delivered: From March. Collection from Castle Cary also available

Cafe de Paris: A Cactus Dahlia in Coffee-House Colours

Cafe de Paris extends the Cafe au Lait family name into cactus dahlia territory. The flowers are a creamy white with soft peach tones, carried on long, narrow, pointed petals that give each 15cm bloom the spiky, architectural look that distinguishes cactus types from the rounder decorative forms.

At 100cm with a narrow 50cm spread, it's an upright, manageable plant. The cactus form means the petals shed rain rather than cupping it, so it handles wet weather better than the flat-petalled Cafe au Lait dinnerplates. It flowers from July to November.

Placing Cafe de Paris

The creamy-peach tones work alongside the Cafe au Lait family. Plant with Cafe au Lait (milky coffee dinnerplate) for a tonal scheme in two different forms: spiky cactus against ruffled dinnerplate. Preference (apricot semi-cactus, 120cm) is a natural companion in the same spiky family.

Why Ashridge?

Our dahlia tubers are Dutch first-class quality, imported direct and hand-graded. We discard undersized tubers so you get a clump with viable eyes, ready to grow. Delivered by next-day courier from March, with our one-year plant guarantee, Feefo Platinum Service Award, and human support from the team in Somerset. Browse our cactus dahlia range or the complete dahlia collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cafe de Paris related to Cafe au Lait?

They share the name but not the flower form. Cafe au Lait is a ruffled dinnerplate decorative. Cafe de Paris is a spiky cactus. The colour palette is similar: soft, warm, coffee-house neutrals.

Will Cafe de Paris grow in a pot?

At 100cm with a narrow spread, it's manageable in a large pot. Cactus types handle wind slightly better than flat decorative dahlias. Our pots guide has the detail.

Is Cafe de Paris good in the rain?

Better than decorative types. The rolled cactus petals shed water instead of holding it. Full growing advice in our dahlia growing guide.