Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Semi-Cactus (SC)
Color: Dark Blend (DB)
Year Introduced: 2005

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Pink and yellow
Other: Pink tips blending to yellow at the base.
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-08-25
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2020-09-10
Magic Sunrise - Dahlia, September bloom
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: 2008-09-27
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date: 2020-09-16
Magic Sunrise dahlia, September 2020
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2022-06-22

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
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Plant Events from our members
dnrevel On October 25, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Gave all these tubers away. Grew tired of this plant.
dnrevel On May 2, 2022 Plant emerged
Placed in greenhouse to mature sprouts
dnrevel On April 22, 2022 Seeds sown
Tubers sown in pots (at least two or more pots) and place in cold frame. Can move to new greenhouse when temp drops below 40. This is the third growing this dahlia.
dnrevel On November 8, 2021 Winterized
Dug out the tubers for winter storage. Plants bloomed late, September, October. Early planting in April helped a lot. Will try a new dedicated dahlia bed in 2022 at Johnson's preserve.

Costco purchased two years ago with Autumn Shade.
dnrevel On May 28, 2021 Transplanted
Planted sprouted tuber (grown in a pot in late April) in new front yard garden bed by peach tree.
dnrevel On April 26, 2021 Seeds sown
Planted tuber in a pot.
dnrevel On May 13, 2020 Obtained plant
Bought tubers at Costco, Penhill Autumn Shade and Magic Sunrise.
I have a photo of the package in my Dahlia photo album
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