Lee's Queen Pueta Rooted Cuttings Shipping Apr 1 - May 15

Short Teaser
A glowing peach-apricot beauty from Goldenrod Gardens that brings elegant form, warm color, and serious bouquet power to the patch.

Full Description
Lee’s Queen Pueta is a refined Small Informal Decorative dahlia bred by Lee Hemmings Carlton of Goldenrod Gardens in North Carolina, USA. Known for her beautifully balanced blooms and warm, glowing color palette, this variety has quickly become a favorite among growers who love dahlias that look as good in a bouquet as they do in the garden.

The blooms measure roughly 4–6 inches across, forming full, softly ruffled flowers in a rich blend of peach, apricot, and melon tones. Depending on the light and stage of bloom, the petals can show subtle hints of warm pink, giving the flower a luminous quality that seems to shift throughout the day.

Plants typically grow around 4 feet tall and produce a steady supply of blooms on strong, reliable stems, making this variety especially valuable for cutting gardens and floral design work. The combination of manageable plant height, excellent stem length, and warm romantic coloring makes Lee’s Queen Pueta a natural choice for arrangements, wedding work, and late-summer bouquets.

Like many of Lee’s creations, this dahlia balances beauty with performance—producing plentiful blooms while maintaining the graceful, slightly relaxed petal form that gives informal decoratives their charm.

Moose Logic says when a breeder with Lee Carlton’s track record releases a peach-toned decorative with strong stems, it’s probably not going to sit quietly in the background for long.

At a Glance

Breeder: Lee Hemmings Carlton
Farm: Goldenrod Gardens
Origin: North Carolina, USA
Bloom Size: 4–6 inches
Plant Height: About 4 feet
ADS Classification: Small Informal Decorative (BB ID)
Color: Peach / apricot / melon blend
Why growers love it: Elegant warm coloring, strong stems, and excellent cut-flower performance