10-12" tall. Dahlia Dark Angel® 'Dracula' brings dark rich colors to the garden with his dark purple-red flowers and deeply colored purple foliage. The dark foliage provides a rich background for all the flowers around it. This is a daisy-type Dahlia that provides many wonderful cut flowers and starts blooming in mid-summer when planted in late spring. It. Dahlias love lots of heat and sun and enjoy a compost-enriched, well-drained garden loam for best performance. Easy to grow, protect them in windy areas by tying to stakes. Cold hardy in zones 8-10. In colder zones lift the bulbs in fall and store in a cool place over the winter. Hybridized from plants native to Central and South America.