Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Dark Blend (DB)
Red (R)
Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1993
Hybridizer or Originator: Gitts

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: 18-36 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

Photo Gallery
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-0926

Date: 2018-07-26
Photo by mandolls
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1017
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1016
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-08-27
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1016
Location: Terrace garden left side.
Date: 2013-1102
Even with staking the dahlia fell over. Next time I'll use a toma

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

Photo courtesy of Swan Island Dahlias. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: NW WI
Date: august 2015

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Winlock WA.
Date: July 2016
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Photo by mandolls

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