Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Water Lily (WL)
Color: White (W)
Year Introduced: 1992
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Swan Island
ADS Classification Code: 7301

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 4-6 feet
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
  • Water Lily Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2018-09-19
Officially waterlily in flower form, but you could be forgiven fo
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-14
Swan Lake dahlia - waterlily flower form.  You can see the unders
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2019-09-05
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

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