Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Dark Blend (DB)
Year Introduced: 2013
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Hybridizer or Originator: Koot
ADS Classification Code: 2113

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Nominally a dark blend of orange and red, blooms also incorporate yellow and even lighter hues, and vary greatly in appearance
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

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Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2022-09-01
Location: Dahlia garden - full sun - zone 7
Date: 2018-10-06
Bud on left.
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-09-20
Photo by psudan
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-09-29
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2021-08-18
Blooming it's head off!
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2023-09-28
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-09-28
The last Labyrinth of the 2021 season
Location: My Cape Cod garden
Date: 2023-10-21
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2018-09-04
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-09-19
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2021-08-01
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2015-08-29
Location: My garden
Date: 2023-08-14
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2020-09-27
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2019-08-19
Buds on left and right.
Location: Dahlia garden - full sun - zone 7
Date: 2018-09-24
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2021-09-06
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2022-06-17
Location: My Cape Cod garden
Date: September 2022
Location: My Cape Cod garden
Date: August 2022
Location: Gwinnett County, GA

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Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Dahlia garden - full sun - zone 7
Date: 2018-10-06

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
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Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04

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

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Plant Events from our members
dnrevel On November 24, 2023 Maintenance performed
Dug up tubers on a cold day at Johnson. Smaller tubers. Will give it more attention in 2024. Gorgeous blooms definitely worth attention in 2024.
dnrevel On October 25, 2023 Bloomed
Had two blooms in mid-October photos. A keeper. Exotic style, beautiful purple, carmine pink, blush coral shadings.
dnrevel On July 23, 2023 Bloomed
dnrevel On July 23, 2023 Bloomed
Lovely first bloom. More buds on the new plant.
dnrevel On May 31, 2023 Transplanted
Planted sprouted plant at PG Johnson on the west end of the third full row -- row three, near the Clary Sage.
dnrevel On April 24, 2023 Potted up
Tuber received from Swan Island today, and planted. Currently indoors until it sprouts significantly. May take a cutting or two.
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Fire by Lioba Oct 14, 2018 6:55 AM 1
Dahlia 'Labyrinth' by EscondidoCal Oct 15, 2022 11:04 AM 2

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