Venus

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Venus is a stunning, highly-coveted variety that brings a soft, ethereal palette to the garden and vase. It was introduced in 2016 by the Canadian hybridizer Au Beau Pré.

Characteristics:

Form:

• Collarette or Open Center (CO/NO): 'Venus' is primarily classified as an Open Center (NO) or Collarette (CO) form dahlia. This classification means the center of the bloom is not fully double, displaying a central disc surrounded by a ring of ray florets. Specifically, the Collarette form features an inner ring of smaller, petal-like florets (the "collarette") that are a different colour or texture from the main ray petals.
• Novelty (NX): Some growers also categorize it as a Novelty Open Center (NO) form, acknowledging its unique colour blend and delicate appearance that sets it apart from standard open-center types.

Colour: 

Light Shade Blend (LB) or Bronze/Orange: 'Venus' is celebrated for its highly desirable, unique colour blend often described as a pastel peach with varying hints of pink, apricot, and soft salmon.

• Main Petals: Creamy peach and apricot with pink and salmon highlights, creating a gentle, watercolor-like gradation of hues.
• Central Disc: A cheerful, bright sunny yellow disc, which invites pollinators. The petals surrounding the center often shift to a deeper shade of soft orange or bronze.

Bloom size: (Small to Medium (BB/A)

• Diameter: Blooms typically measure 4 to 5 inches ($10$ cm to $13$ cm) across.
• According to the American Dahlia Society (ADS) classification, blooms $4$ inches to $6$ inches ($10$ cm to $15$ cm) are categorized as Small (BB), and 'Venus' fits perfectly into this range. Some sources list blooms at $5$ inches, placing it towards the larger end of the Small category.

Plant Height 

• Medium-to-Tall: The plant grows to a substantial height, generally reaching 4 to 4.5 feet ($1.2$ m to $1.4$ m) tall, making it a prominent feature in the garden.

Performance:

• Pollinator Magnet: The open center structure makes the sunny yellow disc readily accessible, ensuring the bloom is a favorite of bees and other pollinators.
• Good Tuber Producer: This variety is noted by some growers as being very generous with tubers and producing clumps that are easy to split for propagation.
• Vase Life Note: Like many open-centered dahlias, 'Venus' may have a slightly shorter vase life than fully double varieties. For the longest enjoyment in a bouquet, it's recommended to cut the blooms just as they open, before the central disc florets have fully matured and been visited by bees.

Please note that the listing is for one tuber.

• We guarantee you will receive a viable tuber true to variety, with an eye and healthy neck. Please examine your order immediately upon arrival and contact us via email (not social media) within 7 days if you see an issue with your order. After that 7 days the buyer accepts full responsibility for the tuber as we cannot be held responsible for improper storage, weather, growing conditions, pest damage, plant performance, failure to thrive or negligence.