Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Light Blend (LB)
Pink (PK)
Year Introduced: 1975
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Hybridizer or Originator: Richards
ADS Classification Code: 3110

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
  • Decorative Dahlia

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Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-08-02
Location: My Garden
Date: 2014-09-11
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2018-07-13
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2018-09-08
A gay sight - a plant of 'Gay Princess' in full bloom
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-27
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: 2014-07-30

Date: 2014-09-12

Date: 2011-09-07
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-27
Location: My Yard
Date: 2022-08-03

Date: 2014-09-12
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
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Date: 2009-08-27
Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-09-07
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Uploaded by Oberon46
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

Date: 2011-08-01
Uploaded by Oberon46

Date: 2012-09-13

Date: 2011-07-23
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Comments:
  • Posted by 4susiesjoy (Leonard, Minnesota - Zone 3b) on Sep 13, 2014 6:19 AM concerning plant:
    This is one of my earliest blooming dahlias' every year. Its blooms are about 5 inches and it grows to about 4 and 1/2 feet tall. It is a prolific bloomer and holds up well in arrangements.

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