Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Giant (AA): over 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Red (R)
Year Introduced: 2002
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Gitts, N
ADS Classification Code: 106

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Most blooms express yellow tips or edges on the red petals. The amount of yellow varies greatly
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Propagate by taking cuttings of newly emerged shoots
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Informal Decorative Dahlia
  • Dahlia
  • Dinner Plate Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2015-09-25
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2018-09-19
Bodacious, front and center, as is appropriate for its name.
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2017-08-29
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-05
A honey bee is dwarfed by a bloom of big, bold Bodacious dahlia.
Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2017-08-13
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-05
A two-fer - front and rear views of Bodacious dahlia
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2019-08-30
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2010-1011
Attractive to bees.
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1005
Profile
Location: Omaha, NE
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-0830
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-11-06
More yellow in November.

Date: 2014-08-20
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05
with Dahlia 'Bluetiful' in background

Date: 2009-08-03
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-10-18
Color leans much more towards orange as winter approaches and day
Location: National Botanic Garden of Latvia
Date: 2013-09-27

Date: 2014-09-13
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05

Date: 2008-08-09
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28

Date: 2010-09-16
Location: The Park - full sun garden
Date: 2015-08-31
Uploaded by pirl
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-06-17
I potted the entire clump in February and planted it outside just
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-06-17
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1009
Looks a bit clownish in the act of opening.
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-10-05
Profile
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-10-16
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2010-0825
Bud just beginning to open.
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-08-12
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-08-12
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-08-12
Location: The Park
Date: 2014-08-12
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farm.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farm.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05
with Dahlia 'Bluetiful'

Date: 2014-09-13
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05

Date: 2010-10-14
Courtesy Alpha Dahlias
  • Uploaded by vic

Date: 2009-08-18

Date: 2008-09-20

Date: 2010-08-15
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