Jan Van Schaffelaar dahlia
Dahlia 'Jan Van Schaffelaar'
USDA zones8 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue-pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jan Van Schaffelaar' dahlia (Dahlia 'Jan Van Schaffelaar') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 8, or down to 10°F (-12°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and bears blue-pink blooms from early to late summer and again in autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Dense blazing star, Purple top, Black-eyed Susan, and John Boots montbretia.