Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Ball (BA)
Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: White (W)
Year Introduced: 1976
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Hurt
ADS Classification Code: 3001
ADS Ribbons: 24

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
  • Ball Dahlia

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Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-05
Petals shade from white at the tips to an ivory or cream color at
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-05
Blooms of Brookside Snowball in various stages of opening
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2019-08-09

Date: 2012-10-30
Courtesy Alpha Dahlias
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Date: 2015-09-26

Date: 2014-09-13

Date: 2009-09-01

Date: 2014-09-13

Date: 2009-07-11

Date: 2009-08-05

Date: 2014-09-13

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
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