Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Purple (PR)
Year Introduced: 1957
Country of Origin: France
Hybridizer or Originator: Chevalier
ADS Classification Code: 2015

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

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Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2021-08-09
Blooms are missing the white tips on the petals.
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2018-11-12
Brought the bloom in to avoid frost

Date: 2008-08-30

Date: 2008-08-30
Location: National Botanic Garden of Latvia
Date: 2013-10-01
Location: Apple Valley, CA
Date: 2015-06-15
First year bloom

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: National Botanic Garden of Latvia
Date: 2013-10-01
Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On June 10, 2015 Bloomed
dragonfetti On March 29, 2015 Plant emerged
dragonfetti On March 7, 2015 Obtained plant
Planted in with dwarf cherry.
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dahlia contraste by trustmissy Sep 4, 2021 8:56 PM 2

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