Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Pompon (P): up to 2 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Pompon (P)
Color: Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1973
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Ritchey
ADS Classification Code: 3102

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 3.5 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Tuber
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: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: July 19, 2023 
Collage, Small bloom on new dahlia 'Buttercup'
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date:  July 19, 2023
Small pom bloom, dahlia 'Buttercup' July 19, 2023

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