KA’s® Pearl Dahlia

KA’s® Pearl lives up to its name, with luminous, pearlescent blooms that seem to shift color with the light. The outer petals open in soft ivory and warm cream, while the center carries a delicate wash of champagne, blush-peach, and sometimes dusty rose. The effect is subtle and dimensional rather than simply pink or cream — almost like the iridescent warmth of a natural pearl.

The softly layered informal decorative form gives the blooms a romantic, relaxed quality, while their nuanced neutral coloring makes them exceptionally versatile for cutting. KA’s® Pearl is beautiful with blushes and creams, but also bridges warmer champagne, apricot, and muted rose palettes effortlessly.

• Form: Informal Decorative
• Color: Pearly Ivory / Champagne Blush
• Bloom Size: BB (4-6")
• Height: 4-5 ft
• Ideal For: Wedding Design, Designer’s Choice, Romantic Color Palettes
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Why We Grow It: The color. KA’s® Pearl has that rare, difficult-to-describe quality we look for in a dahlia — not quite cream, not quite blush, but a luminous pearly neutral that changes subtly as the flower opens and the light shifts. It is sophisticated without being subdued, and its ability to connect cream, blush, champagne, and muted rose makes it extraordinarily useful for floral design.

Growing Tips: For detailed planting, staking, watering, and overwintering advice, visit our How to Grow Dahlias guide.

We are proud to offer select varieties from the Santa Cruz Dahlias® breeding program, created by renowned hybridizer Kristine Albrecht (KA's®). These exceptional cultivars are carefully field-grown here at Ribier Gardens for vigor, stem quality, and garden performance.

Every purchase of a KA's® variety helps support Santa Cruz Dahlias'® ongoing breeding work, ensuring these remarkable genetics continue to be developed for future generations of gardeners and flower growers.