Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Dark Blend (DB)
Red (R)
Year Introduced: 1994
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Gitts, N
ADS Classification Code: 4013

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 4.5 feet
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: NW Wisconsin
Date: 2022-08-18
Location: NW Wisconsin
Date: 2022-09-23
Location: NW Wisconsin
Date: 2021-10-04
Visited a friends dahlia garden today and one of their lovelies!
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2019-07-07
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2019-07-11
Foxy Lady near dusk
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2019-04-13
Photo by SulliO
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2020-08-17
Location: Oregon
Date: summer 2011

Photo courtesy of Swan Island Dahlias. Used with permission.
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Oh my! by wcgypsy May 14, 2012 8:18 AM 1

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