Purple Haze dahlia
Dahlia 'Purple Haze'
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
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Haze' dahlia (Dahlia 'Purple Haze') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, containers, and pollinator 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. Purple flowers open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. E. van Dongen bred it.
Pairs well with Purple top, Black-eyed Susan, and Blue Fortune Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop.