• A person holding a bouquet of Rancho dahlia flowers in a garden setting.
  • A cluster of dahlia tubers with dirt on the ready for planting.
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Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

Unique blossom shape closely resembles a water lily

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Prefers Moist Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Edible

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Dahlia

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Tuber

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Late Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 40 inches

PLANT TYPE

  • Waterlily

COLOR

  • Yellow

As a decorative water lily variety, Dahlia Rancho in apricot-lemon is as beautiful as it gets. The shape and style add an elegant dimension to the garden, while its stunning colors mix well in the garden order. We especially love how waterlily dahlias are fully doubled and show an expansive, open face. This unique shape lends itself to showing the blossom’s colors beautifully, allowing Rancho’s warm mix of orange and yellow to display well in patio pots, garden beds, and vases.

  • • Open-faced bloom shape stretches four to six inches across
  • • Gentle coloring mixes well with brighter shades in the garden and vase
  • • Later bloom time of August through September

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Deep Enough to Cover with 2 inches of Soil

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 12 to 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11

COVERAGE

Amount Recommended Coverage
2 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 0.75 Sq. Ft
4 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 1.5 Sq. Ft
8 Bulbs / Ships in Spring Up to 2.75 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Dahlia Planting Guide to learn more.

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We guarantee that our seeds & bulbs will be true to type and ready to thrive. If something doesn't grow as expected, we will make it right. Questions? Call us at 855-440-2929

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    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho FAQs

    What size bulbs will I receive with Rancho Dahlia?

    Rancho Dahlia tubers are graded No. 1, with 2 to 3 eyes per tuber.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 1.3 / 5 from 8 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    It’s a pretty flower sure, but nothing like the peach waterlily flower depicted- It’s more of a bright orange ball :/

    Lisa 1/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello Lisa. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. Feedback like this is invaluable, as it allows us to work with our growers to prevent similar issues and continually improve the accuracy of our products. Our goal is always for every customer to be fully satisfied with their purchase. We’re glad we could provide a resolution for you, and we look forward to supporting your gardening success in the future!

    Customer photo review of Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    I was so excited see the buds forming, but the blooms are all about 2.5”, spherical, and orange not yellow. I hope this can be rectified because I planned on ordered fall planted bulbs soon.

    Bridget S. 1/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello Bridget Sweeney. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We truly appreciate you taking the time to share your experience, as feedback like this helps us improve our products. From our follow-up with Customer Service, it looks like we were able to assist you, and we’re glad we could help. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention!

    Customer photo review of Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Received two dahlias which look just like maarn or Jowey Linda. Still pretty but not what was purchased.

    Trisha 2/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello Trisha. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure the accuracy of our bulbs and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

    I was so excited for these....until BOTH tubers rotted while "waking" them up. I did the same process with a variety of dahlia tubers, and these are the only ones that rotted. Such a bummer!

    Pelag 1/5

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    These bloomed like crazy well into frost and were still a pretty flower but not what I ordered or what was in the photos.

    Olivia 2/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello Olivia. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

    Not only was this dahlia mislabeled (I received the same orange ball dahlia as other reviewers this season) but it also had a very obvious case of leafy gall! I noticed the gall on the tuber clump after digging it up in the fall. This was my second dahlia purchased from Eden Brothers this year that had gall. I'm going to steer far clear of Eden Brothers going forward.

    Kittenlady 1/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello KittenLady. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We're very sorry to hear that your dahlias not only came up incorrectly but also showed signs of gall when lifted. We completely understand how disappointing this is. While we take great care to ship healthy, true-to-type tubers, crown gall can occasionally develop due to factors like soil conditions, injury to the tuber, or bacterial presence over time. We’ve shared your report with our growers to help prevent these rare issues in the future. We’re glad we could offer a resolution and truly appreciate your feedback as we work to improve every step of the process!

    As others have mentioned, when these bloomed, they were not the right flower. Mine also where an orangey ball dahlia.

    Paige H. 1/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello Paige H. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and processes. We are speaking to our grower about this, as we take accuracy seriously and share in the disappointment when something like this happens. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to assist you with this. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    The tubers I was sent produced an orange ball dahlia :(

    Mn K. 1/5 Verified

    Dahlia Tubers (Waterlily) - Rancho

    Store owner replied: Hello MN Kim. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

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