Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
| Size: |
Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
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| Form: |
Semi-Cactus (SC)
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| Color: |
Light Blend (LB)
Orange (OR)
Pink (PK)
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| Year Introduced: |
1976 |
| Country of Origin: |
United States |
| Hybridizer or Originator: |
Abellera |
| ADS Classification Code: |
1203 |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Will not come true from seed
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| Propagation: Other methods: |
Division
Other: Propagate by taking cuttings of newly emerged shoots
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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- Dahlia
- Semi Cactus Dahlia
Posted by
arctangent (Ann Arbor, Michigan - Zone 6a) on Sep 10, 2020 12:43 PM concerning plant:
Confusion between two dahlias named 'Mary Jo'.
The one described here matches the one listed by Dahlia Addict and offered by Swan Island (a miniature orange/pink or light blend semi-cactus), and the photos here agree with this description. The problem is that the date of introduction (given here as 1976) and the hybridizer/introducer (Abellara) seem to belong to a different 'Mary Jo' dahlia. Piecing together year of introduction from Swan Island, who sells the Min SC form, 1968, and the information in Dahlia World's master list, I deduce that the 'Mary Jo' in the garden.org database is 'Mary Jo(I)' in Dahlia World's list, and was introduced in 1968 by Franz. The other one, 'Mary Jo (II)' is a large, orange SC introduced in 1978 by Abellara. I didn't want to offer a data change for year of introduction and name of the introducer without explaining the basis for this change.
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