Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Bronze (BR)
Year Introduced: 1928
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Hybridizer or Originator: Downs
ADS Classification Code: 2111

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: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-08-26
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-09-11

Date: c. 1931
photo from the 1931 Dahliadel Nurseries catalog, Vineland, NJ
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-09-15
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-09-15
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-09-04

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens
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Lovely photo.... by Paul2032 Sep 12, 2019 2:54 PM 0

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