Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Ball (BA)
Color: Dark Red (DR)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2-3 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Foliage Mound Height: 2 - 3 feet
Underground structures: Tuber
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: Northern Germany
Date: 2020-09-06
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-08-21
Wonderful blood red Pompon
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-09-01
Uploaded by petespetals
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2018-09-01
Location: Perch Hill, East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2020-08-05
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-09-21
Location: Newby Hall, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-08-21
Location: The garden at Sanabria
Date: 2010-10-25
Small ball type, five inch bloom held above a 24 inch plant. Stro

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

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