A little ray of sunshine! Doris Duke is a gorgeous, compact dahlia with perfectly formed blooms in luminous shades of salmon pink, soft peach and warm coral. Her colouring shifts beautifully with the light, glowing warmer and more apricot in the sunshine and softening into delicate blush tones as the day fades.
With neat, symmetrical blooms, sturdy stems and an impressive vase life, Doris Duke is a beautiful and reliable choice for the cutting garden. She brings warmth and softness to bouquets while still having that wonderfully structured dahlia form.
Flower Size: Approximately 8cm (3") blooms
Form: Formal decorative to ball-shaped, with fully double, neat and symmetrical petals
Colour: Luminous salmon pink, soft peach and warm coral tones with subtle pink undertones
Flowering Season: Mid-summer through to late autumn (Jan–May)
Use: Excellent for cut flowers, bouquets, floral arrangements and the cutting garden
Vase Life: Approximately 7–8 days when cut and cared for properly
Planting Time: September–November, once the risk of frost has passed
Light: Full sun – at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for best flowering
Height: Grows approximately 90–120cm tall – staking may be beneficial to support the plants and flowering stems
Spacing: 30–45cm between plants
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-drained soil – dahlias dislike sitting in water
Watering: Keep evenly moist, especially during dry spells
Deadheading: Regularly remove spent flowers to encourage continued flowering
Gorgeous salmon, peach and coral colouring that glows beautifully in the garden
Neat, symmetrical blooms bring lovely structure to bouquets
Beautiful tonal shifts make the flowers look slightly different depending on the light
A strong cut flower with an excellent vase life of around 7–8 days
Compact and sturdy compared with many larger dahlia varieties
Pairs beautifully with cream, blush, apricot, peach and warm-toned flowers
A beautiful everyday cutting flower that still feels special enough for weddings and events
Each of our dahlia tubers is carefully hand-selected and inspected to meet our quality standards. We check for:
A healthy body
A strong neck
At least one visible eye ready to grow
Only when we’re confident it’s ready for your garden do we pack it up and send it on its way.
Please keep in mind that tubers naturally vary in size, shape, colour, and texture. Some may arrive looking a little small or slightly shrivelled — and that’s totally normal! As long as it has a good neck and an eye, it has everything it needs to grow beautifully. We only send tubers we’d be happy to plant ourselves.
Once your tubers arrive, they’ll need a little care until it’s time to plant. Keep them in the box with the wood shavings in a cool, dry place until planting time. In New Zealand, this is usually around Labour Day weekend, once the risk of frost has passed — but conditions vary, so be sure to consider your local climate and soil.
Our tubers come from healthy, disease-free beds and are divided with sanitised tools to keep them that way. While we do everything we can to ensure they’re in top shape when they leave us, we recommend planting them in pots for their first season so you can monitor them closely. Once they’re in your care, we can’t control outside factors like soil conditions, pests or cross-contamination from tool use.
Please open your package as soon as it arrives and check everything over. If you have any concerns, contact us within 24 hours, including clear photos, so we can help. If something’s not quite right, we’ll do our best to replace the tuber or offer a refund if we don’t have a suitable replacement.
Because tubers are living things, we’re unable to accept returns or offer refunds due to change of mind. Once the tubers leave our hands, we can’t guarantee how they’re stored or whether they’ve been exposed to garden conditions that might affect their health.
We take every care to ensure your tubers are correctly labelled - but because this is a hands-on, seasonal process, and a house move at the end of last season, we have taken every car to ensure every tuber has been labelled correctly (you can find lucky dip dahlis for any we are unsure about), However the occasional mix-up can happen. If this small risk isn’t something you’re comfortable with, we completely understand and kindly ask that you don’t proceed with your purchase.
Please ensure you select the correct flat rate shipping option for your delivery destination. Incorrect postage and handling means we have to follow up which in turn means your delivery will be delayed. Please bare with us as we work though all orders.
A little ray of sunshine! Doris Duke is a gorgeous, compact dahlia with perfectly formed blooms in luminous shades of salmon pink, soft peach and warm coral. Her colouring shifts beautifully with the light, glowing warmer and more apricot in the sunshine and softening into delicate blush tones as the day fades.
With neat, symmetrical blooms, sturdy stems and an impressive vase life, Doris Duke is a beautiful and reliable choice for the cutting garden. She brings warmth and softness to bouquets while still having that wonderfully structured dahlia form.
Flower Size: Approximately 8cm (3") blooms
Form: Formal decorative to ball-shaped, with fully double, neat and symmetrical petals
Colour: Luminous salmon pink, soft peach and warm coral tones with subtle pink undertones
Flowering Season: Mid-summer through to late autumn (Jan–May)
Use: Excellent for cut flowers, bouquets, floral arrangements and the cutting garden
Vase Life: Approximately 7–8 days when cut and cared for properly
Planting Time: September–November, once the risk of frost has passed
Light: Full sun – at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily for best flowering
Height: Grows approximately 90–120cm tall – staking may be beneficial to support the plants and flowering stems
Spacing: 30–45cm between plants
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-drained soil – dahlias dislike sitting in water
Watering: Keep evenly moist, especially during dry spells
Deadheading: Regularly remove spent flowers to encourage continued flowering
Gorgeous salmon, peach and coral colouring that glows beautifully in the garden
Neat, symmetrical blooms bring lovely structure to bouquets
Beautiful tonal shifts make the flowers look slightly different depending on the light
A strong cut flower with an excellent vase life of around 7–8 days
Compact and sturdy compared with many larger dahlia varieties
Pairs beautifully with cream, blush, apricot, peach and warm-toned flowers
A beautiful everyday cutting flower that still feels special enough for weddings and events
Each of our dahlia tubers is carefully hand-selected and inspected to meet our quality standards. We check for:
A healthy body
A strong neck
At least one visible eye ready to grow
Only when we’re confident it’s ready for your garden do we pack it up and send it on its way.
Please keep in mind that tubers naturally vary in size, shape, colour, and texture. Some may arrive looking a little small or slightly shrivelled — and that’s totally normal! As long as it has a good neck and an eye, it has everything it needs to grow beautifully. We only send tubers we’d be happy to plant ourselves.
Once your tubers arrive, they’ll need a little care until it’s time to plant. Keep them in the box with the wood shavings in a cool, dry place until planting time. In New Zealand, this is usually around Labour Day weekend, once the risk of frost has passed — but conditions vary, so be sure to consider your local climate and soil.
Our tubers come from healthy, disease-free beds and are divided with sanitised tools to keep them that way. While we do everything we can to ensure they’re in top shape when they leave us, we recommend planting them in pots for their first season so you can monitor them closely. Once they’re in your care, we can’t control outside factors like soil conditions, pests or cross-contamination from tool use.
Please open your package as soon as it arrives and check everything over. If you have any concerns, contact us within 24 hours, including clear photos, so we can help. If something’s not quite right, we’ll do our best to replace the tuber or offer a refund if we don’t have a suitable replacement.
Because tubers are living things, we’re unable to accept returns or offer refunds due to change of mind. Once the tubers leave our hands, we can’t guarantee how they’re stored or whether they’ve been exposed to garden conditions that might affect their health.
We take every care to ensure your tubers are correctly labelled - but because this is a hands-on, seasonal process, and a house move at the end of last season, we have taken every car to ensure every tuber has been labelled correctly (you can find lucky dip dahlis for any we are unsure about), However the occasional mix-up can happen. If this small risk isn’t something you’re comfortable with, we completely understand and kindly ask that you don’t proceed with your purchase.
Please ensure you select the correct flat rate shipping option for your delivery destination. Incorrect postage and handling means we have to follow up which in turn means your delivery will be delayed. Please bare with us as we work though all orders.
