Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Water Lily (WL)
Color: Dark Red (DR)
Year Introduced: 2005
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Hybridizer or Originator: Geerlings

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Division
Other: Propagate by taking cuttings of newly emerged shoots
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Image
Common names
  • Dahlia

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Date: August/September
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Date: 2018-09-01
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