Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Purple (PR)
Year Introduced: 1988
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Chilson, C
ADS Classification Code: 3015

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: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2022-08-25
Tomo
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2018-09-08
A couple of plants of Tomo expressing a range of bi-color petal p
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-05
Blooms of this purple/white bi-color dahlia look best with this f
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-05
Example of a Tomo bloom that didn't get the genetic message about
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: 2018-10-12
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-14
Tomo dahlia - like many bicolor dahlias, this variety produces bo
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2022-07-13
Tomo

Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery Northumberland England
Date: 2017-09-22
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