Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Laciniated (LC)
Color: Dark Blend (DB)
Purple (PR)

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

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-10-12
A wonderful sight late in the year!
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2009-10-18
Fully open, they make large flowers which stand up without stakin
Location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date: 2010-08-29
This is usually later to flower in the UK.

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