Copper BoyThe color on this dahlia is very unique and so amazing! It starts a deep raspberry color early in the season and transitions to a dark rust under petals with orange top petals by the end of the growing season. It's perfect for fall wedding florist orders. Florists always ask about this variety. Copper Boy also makes amazing cuttings and great tubers! A shorter plant at only about 3' tall. It's important to cut deep on your first cut so subsequent

The moss and pussy willow give it a lovely earth vibe

A lovely size to work into bouquets

Hardiness: Zones 3-8

It's a great tuber producer and coordinates well with so many colors

Sleeper pick alert

I let some bloom and then I deadheaded those before harvesting the final bloom of the cluster on a longer stem

I have spent hours upon hours selecting the best seeds for my cut flower garden

This is the biggest allium with hundreds of florets on each bloom

strawflower*

The stems are so long and tall and it has a million petals

The white guard petals surround a bowl of full loose petals

The color is so bright and cheerful it glows and stands out in the patch