Rhubarb and Custard Dahlia

Variety name: Rhubarb and Custard

Hybridizer: Dr. Keith Hammett

Form: Collarette

Color: Warm creamy light bronze (or pale peach/apricot) outer petals with a rich ruby red base/center; lighter cream petaloids grounded in ruby red; open pollinator-friendly disc

Size of Bloom: 4.5–5 inches 

Height: 36–48 inches (3–4 feet)

Cut Flower: Excellent – productive with long stems, long vase life, and holds well as a cut flower

Tuber producer: not as many as I wished it would had made!!

Growers Notes: A highly sought-after treasure bred for its unique sweet “dessert-like” colorway; incredibly productive bloomer loved by pollinators and humans alike; colors can vary slightly with conditions (starting buff apricot and gaining rosy tones as blooms age); a standout in fields, borders, and arrangements.

• Listing is for 1 tuber.
• All tubers are shipped in April.
• If there is stock loss, we will refund your order. We do not send substitutions.
• Once you place an order, we are unable to change that order. If you want additional tubers, you will need to submit a new order.
• We are only able to ship within the USA
• We guarantee a viable tuber with an intact eye, unbroken neck and sound body that is true to variety ordered. Please examine your order immediately on arrival and contact me within 10 days—with clear photos—if you have a problem. Once the 10 days has elapsed the buyer accepts full responsibility for the tuber.
• We are not responsible for tubers that are being forced for cuttings.
• We are not responsible for tuber starts. Tubers must be planted.
• We are not responsible for weather events once the tuber is in your possession.