Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Straight Cactus (C)
Semi-Cactus (SC)
Color: Orange (OR)
Year Introduced: 1999
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Hybridizer or Originator: Pennington
ADS Classification Code: 3303

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Cut Flower
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

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Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2021-09-13

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Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2019-09-26
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2019-09-26
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-08-21
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