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Colorful Decorative Dahlia October Sky

Colorful Decorative Dahlia October Sky

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Warm pink, orange and yellow hues appear to glow in the late summer and early fall gardens. Colorful Decorative Dahlia October Sky features 5", fully double, salmon-orange flowers with golden yellow centers. Decorative dahlias produce more, but smaller blooms than their dinnerplate cousins. The mid-sized, showy flowers are great for fresh-cut bouquets and arrangements.  Growing 40" tall, the sun-loving Colorful Decorative Dahlia October Sky blooms from midsummer until the first frost in the fall. Deer tend to pass it by.
  • Hardiness Zones 3-10. Lift in Fall in zones 3-8
  • Mature Height 40 inches
  • Bloom Time July - October (Midsummer until the first frost in fall)
  • Light Requirements Full Sun
  • Ship AsPREMIUM Bare Root
  • Deer Resistant
  • Cut Flower

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Botanical Name: Dahlia 'October Sky'

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Product Details

  • Restricted States US:

    AE AK GU HI PR VI
  • Botanical Name:

    Dahlia 'October Sky'
  • Ship As:

    Bare Root
  • Size:

    PREMIUM
  • Lift In Fall:

    3-8
  • Suggested Uses:

    Borders, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Showy Flowers, Deer Resistant
  • Flower Color:

    Orange, Yellow
  • Flower Form:

    5" fully double flowers
  • Foliage Type:

    Mid green, pinnate leaves with ovate leaflets
  • Mature Spread:

    18 - 24 inches
  • Spacing:

    18 - 24 inches

Growing Tips

  • Planting Instructions:

    2" deep and 18-24" apart.
  • Soil Moisture:

    Well drained
  • Will Tolerate:

    Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
  • Pruning Instructions:

    Remove spent flower heads to encourage more blooms and maintain a neat appearance.
  • Winter Care:

    Dahlias are not hardy. Dig the tubers in fall and store in dry peatmoss in a cool, dry and frost free location. Dry tubers for a few days (preferably outside) before storing!
  • Planting Depth:

    2" deep
  • Watering Requirements:

    Average water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater.
  • Fertilization Requirements:

    Once per year
  • Special Care:

    Not needed

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K. van Bourgondien times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs and bareroots arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of North America.
We take advanced orders, and as the crops are harvested, our staff of K. van Bourgondien experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
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Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule

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    Zones Shipping Dates Last Order Date
    3A-5A 4/28/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    5B 4/7/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
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    6B 3/10/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    7A 2/24/25 - 5/30/25 5/26/25
    7B-8A 2/17/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25
    8B-9A 2/10/25 - 5/9/25 5/5/25
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Not October Sky

Submitted 3 years ago

By GardenGirl

From Mossouri

When the 3 surviving tubers bloomed, they were clearly not October Sky. The same for most of my substantial dahlia order from KVB. Tubers either were too broken to grow or bloomed not true to type, for the most part. Will not order from KVB in the future.

Bottom Line No, I would not recommend to a friend

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Very disappointed

Submitted 3 years ago

By anonymous

From Undisclosed

Verified Buyer

Never bloomed

Merchant Response

Thank you for sharing your review with us. We were sorry to hear the Colorful Decorative Dahlia October Sky has failed to bloom. We were delighted to see you were able to take advantage of our guarantee with one of our customer care team members. Your satisfaction is our first and top priority.

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I'll order more of this one

Submitted 3 years ago

By anonymous

From Undisclosed

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Absolutely stunning!! I love this one. It is a very nice size and lovely colors

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A ray of Sunshine

Submitted 3 years ago

By anonymous

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Verified Buyer

a little ray of sunshine in my Dahlia Garden. Great in bouquets and my floral arrangements.

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Not much there

Submitted 3 years ago

By anonymous

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Verified Buyer

I'm not sure if these actually bloomed. If they did, the blooms were very small and few.

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Perfect Colors

Submitted 3 years ago

By anonymous

From Undisclosed

Verified Buyer

A fabulous dahlia perfect for fall! Here it is October, and the blooms are just beautiful. An absolute beauty I hope to have year after year.

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Color very vibrant. Many different combinations.

Submitted 4 years ago

By anonymous

From Undisclosed

Verified Buyer

So many blooms. Great bulbs. Stalks a little leggy. Will fix next year.

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Awesome fall blooms

Submitted 4 years ago

By anonymous

From Undisclosed

Verified Buyer

These are beautiful and have alot of flowers on each plant.

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Enchanting enormous elegant

Submitted 5 years ago

By Mike

From New Freedom, PA

Huge tubers quickly turned into large mounding plants absolutely covered with flowers. The colors were somewhat variable which added to the fun! Not sure if this was an aberration but these have survived two winters in the ground in zone 7A with heavy mulch. Winters were not particularly mild, either. Very satisfied!

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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Great cut flowers

Submitted 6 years ago

By Gardening Gilli

From ATLANTA GA

Not all my tubers grew but those that did produced great flowers which were long lasting. Im looking forward to seeing how they multiply as this was year one.

Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend to a friend

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