Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: White (W)
Year Introduced: 1942
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Dixie, Dg
ADS Classification Code: 4001

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 36-48 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
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
  • Dahlia
  • Formal Decorative Dahlia

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Location: Philo, California
Date: 2014-06-29
Location: My Yard
Date: 2022-08-03
Uploaded by Oberon46
Location: My Garden, Anchorage, Alaska
Date: 9-1-10

Date: 2011-08-01
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

Date: 2010-07-31

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

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