The Main Plant entry for Dahlias (Dahlia)

This database entry exists to show plant data and photos that apply generically to all Dahlias.

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Resistances: Deer Resistant
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: central Illinois Date: 2008-09-11 #pollination Monarch
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-11-11 #pollination
Date: 2018-09-02
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL Date: 2013-05-23
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC Date: 2019-10-09 Unknown, was mislabeled when bloomed
Location: My garden in N E Pa. Date: 2007-10-01
Location: Fellows Gardens, Youngstown, Ohio Date: 2013-08-29 Dahlia Flower 017
Date: 2003-09-14 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Date: 2003-09-14 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: My garden OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-3-12
Date: 2003-09-14 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: My garden OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Date: 2006-08-07
Location: Philo, California Date: 2014-07-15 Brilliant color . Photo of Lynette is untouched.
Location: Maine Date: 2017-06-06
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-09-26 A monarch butterfly #Monarch #butterflies #insects and a partial
Location: Gardenfish garden Date: July 18 2020 Pretty NOID
Location: central Illinois Date: 2009-08-13
Location: Castlegar Date: August 20 2017 It is really multi-hued, and starts out very red.
Location: My garden Dahlias
Location: Fellows Gardens, Youngstown, Ohio Date: 2013-08-29 Dahlia Flower 019
Location: Fellows Gardens, Youngstown, Ohio Date: 2013-08-29 Dahlia Flower 018
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by lbradbury
Listed as Dahlia Miss Scarlet but there is no such name, so just
Location: Zone 5 Date: 2011-10-12
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-11-06
Location: Lindisfarne Dahlia Show-Tasmania Date: april Floral Art
Location: My garden Date: 8-2020 Dahlia pompon
Photo by CDsSister
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Smith College Botanical Garden Date: 2011-08-02
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-26-12
Photo by Robert147red
Location: So calif Date: 2018-07-15
Location: central Illinois Date: summer '06
Date: 2012-07-05
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2012-08-11 Dahlia Wow Power!
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2011-12-28 Dahlia .. 'Close to the Centre'
Date: 2009-08-29
Listed as Dahlia 'Billy' but can find no such name anywhere.
Photo by Rose1656
Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2021
Location: My garden Date: 2019-01-14
Location: My Garden Date: 2015-09-27
Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia Date: 2017-01-5 Taken in the Botanical Gardens in mid Summer.
Location: central Illinois Date: August 2009
Date: 2011-05-28
Location: My garden Date: 2021 Swan island dahlia bed.
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-10-10 Labeled 'Nancy' at Dahlia Hill. Problem: The Dahlia World maste
Date: 2013-06-29
Location: My garden in N E Pa. Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: My garden in N E Pa.
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC Date: October 18, 2019 Both blooms on the same plant
Date: 2008-07-27
Location: Lindisfarne Show-Tasmania Date: april dahlia
Location: Philo, California Date: 2014-07-15 Gitts Perfection
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Date: 2008-08-30
Location: BG Berlin (Germany) Date: 2015-10-02
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Indiana Zone 5 Date: 2012-08-06 bedding dahlia
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennet Square, Pennsylvania USA Date: 2019-07-06
Location: central Illinois Date: 2008-09-11 #pollination
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA Date: 2018-06-26
Photo by queen1694
Date: 2008-08-30
Date: 2009-07-31
Date: 2019-09-30
Location: Tacoma, WA Date: 2010-09-25
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-02-27 'Reflection in Pink'
Date: 2015-09-18
Photo by Samlav
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2020-09-22 Double Dahlia 002
Photo by Lucichar
Location: My terrace garden, Jamshedpur- India Date: 2019-01-26
Location: My terrace garden, Jamshedpur- India Date: 2019-01-26
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2020-08-23 Dahlia 069
Location: Lindisfarne- Tasmania Date: April Mens Floral Art-
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: The Park Date: 2014-10-10 Blooms in October have much more yellow in them than earlier bloo
Date: 2015-09-18 Dahlia Apopa Sky
Location: Newland, NC I took this photo a few years ago before I knew what Dahlias were
Location: Concord, NC Zone 7 Date: 2015-09-01 This was a $1 sale plant at Lowe's last year and it wintered over
Location: My garden Date: 2021 Swan Island dahlia bed
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-10-10 It's not a desirable trait in any flower when the lower petals st
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-10-10 Deep inside each disc floret of this anemone form dahlia are the
Location: central Illinois Date: 2008-08-25 #pollination
Date: 2019-05-08
Location: central Illinois Date: 2014-10-27 Moth is a Yellow Collared Beet Moth
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium Date: 2010-05-02
Location: Zone 5 Date: 2012-09-22
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2018-09-08 A staffer at Dahlia Hill insisted this plant was Otto's Thrill, b
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2018-09-08 Pollen laden bee plundering an informal decoration dahlia. Usual
Photo by PoppyLady420
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2020-09-22 Pink And Red Dahlia 010
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: Summer Dahlia Collage
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2015-09-18 Tahoma April
Date: 2009-07-04 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Date: 2015-09-18
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2011-08-10 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Photo by paulaf
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-13 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-18 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery Northumberland England Date: 2017-09-22
Location: My Garden Date: 2013-08-09
Date: 2008-08-29
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2006-08-03 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-09-20 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2015-09-18 Dahlia New Dimension
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-15 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: central Illinois Date: summer 2006
Location: My garden, Ghent, Belgium Date: 2010-06-30 Wild species Dahlia
Location: Bea’s garden Date: 2121
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-25 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC Date: Fall 2014
Location: Charleston, SC Date: 2022-05-13 last year's Aldi Dahlia (name forgotten) which may be single-flow
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-18
Location: Lindisfarne Dahlia Show- Tasmania Date: 24-3-2011 Open Dahlia Floral Art
Location: The Park Date: 2014-09-03 Still nothing at all like the stock photo that made me buy it.
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery Northumberland England Date: 2017-09-22
Photo by queen1694
Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Date: 2015-10-12 end of season generic white dahlia from window box planter
Location: Massachusetts Date: 2017-10-15 Garden Flowers
Location: My garden in N E Pa. Date: 2015-09-26
Location: . Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2019-06-09 Yellow Dahlia 024
Location: KALAMA WA
Location: central Illinois Date: 2005-10-20
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-12-31 First Flowering - My 'self supporting' hybrid 2105
Date: 2015-09-18
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-02-27 'Pink'
Date: 2015-09-10
Location: 5b Date: 2017-09-19 Bumblebees are frequent visitors
Location: 5b Date: 2017-09-19 A happy bloomer
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2002 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Coastal San Diego County Date: 2017-09-14
Location: My Moms garden Date: 2020-09-26
Location: central Illinois Date: fall 2006
Photo by Rose1656
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2009-07-12 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Date: 2015-09-18
Location: York, PA 17402 Date: Summer 2012
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2009-06-18 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Photo by Rose1656
Date: 2015-09-18
Location: Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio Date: 2012-08-12 A caterpillar munching on a sad looking dahlia bloom. #caterpilla
Photo by Rose1656
Date: 2012-07-28
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-26
Photo by Rose1656
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC Date: Fall 2013
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-17 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-18 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Photo by Rose1656
Location: Indiana Zone 5 Date: 2012-08-06
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Philo, California Date: July, 2017
Location: Concord, NC zone 7 Date: 2015-09-23 My $3 sale plant from Lowe's. Labeled "Dahlia hybrid." This ove
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2012-10-02
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Baltimore, Maryland Date: 08/15/18 Purple hues
Location: Ashton Gardens Date: 17/8/2020 A nice bloom of a Dahlia
Location: My garden Date: 2021 Swan island dahlia bed
Date: 2015-09-14
Date: 2007-10-02
Location: MOBOT - St Louis Date: summer 2006
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2018-06-07 Dahlia 025
Date: 2007-10-02
Location: central Illinois Date: 2011-09-26
Location: garden in N E Pa. Date: 2015-09-26
Photo by Oberon46
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: Easter 2014 Dahlia Arrangement using my Dahlias .. local church
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: Easter 2014 Table Arrangement - using my dahlias
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2013-03-05 Vase Arrangement .. My Mixed Dahlias.
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2015-01-05 'Yellow'
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2013-06-14
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-09-05 This handsome dahlia is labeled 'David' in the Dahlia Hill tuber
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan Date: 2019-09-05 Dahlia 'David', on the Dahlia Hill tuber list as (M, C, DR), but
Location: La Crescenta, CA Date: 2017-05-24
Location: Holehird garden, Cumbria, UK Date: 2014-09-22
Location: central Illinois Date: 7-10-07
Date: 2015-09-10
Date: 2015-09-26
Photo by djinnevada
Date: 2015-09-26
Photo by djinnevada
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2010-06-30 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Photo by Hazelcrestmikeb
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2011-08-10 wild specie Dahlia, thank you Janet! :)
Location: Coastal San Diego County Date: 2017-08-15 Right after our uncharacteristic summer rain
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-15 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-2-06
Date: 2014-09-10
Photo by mandolls
Date: 2009-02-03
Location: Indiana Zone 5 Date: 2010-10-31 freshly dug tuber of bedding dahlia
Date: 2015-09-18 Dahlia Harvey Koop
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa. Date: Mid Summer
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-12-29 'On Your Mark!'
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-12-29 'Get Set!'
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-12-29 'Go!'
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-04 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Photo by orchidgal
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Location: Tenterfield NSW Australia Date: 2014-12-30 'Open!'
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2012-07-28
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga Date: 2018-09-09 White Dahlia 011
Date: 2014-07-27
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-09-20 Dahlia
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-09-30 Dahlia
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-05 Dahlia
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-09-29 Dahlia
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-24 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-21 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-25 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Vladivostok, Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-21 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Photo by Rose1656
Location: Newland, NC
Date: 2015-09-18
Photo by Rose1656
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2015-09-18
Date: 2012-10-02
Location: Indiana Zone 5 Date: 2008-07-29 ball type
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-4-06
Location: central Illinois Date: 2009-09-20
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-07-30 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2015-09-14
Location: Lindisfarne Dahlia Show-Tasmania Date: 24-3-2012 Dahlia Floral Art
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-09-19 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-17 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2007-10-02
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-18 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2007-10-02
Location: National Botanic Garden of Latvia Date: 2013-09-27
Date: 2019-05-08
Location: Date: 2009-02-03
Location: Helena, AL Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Helena, AL Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania Date: 2015-06-30 Offspring of 'Bishop of Llandaff'. I like it for its simple but b
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2014-09-13
Date: 2014-09-13
Date: 2015-09-26
Photo by Samlav
Date: 2013-09-13
Date: 2013-09-13
Date: 2014-09-12
Location: central Illinois Date: 2005-10-23
Date: 2011-08-17
Date: 2011-08-17
Date: 2015-09-10
Location: central Illinois Date: 2004-09-13 Collarette type
Date: 2015-09-10
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery Date: Sep 14, 2008 12:32 PM
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2013-06-14
Date: 2013-09-09
Location: La Crescenta, CA Date: 2017-05-22
Date: 2013-06-14
Date: 2013-09-09
Date: 2013-06-14
Photo by SandDollarGarden
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-9-06
Date: 2015-09-26
Date: 2015-09-26
Location: Laura garden Date: 2017-05-09
Date: 2009-07-19
Date: 2014-09-13
Date: 2014-09-13
Location: central Illinois Date: fall 2006
Date: 2015-09-14
Photo by djinnevada
Photo by djinnevada
Location: In my zone 8 garden Date: 2016-06-15
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-11-07
Location: Coastal San Diego County Date: 2017-08-17
Date: 2007-10-02
Location: Concord, NC zone 7 Date: 2016-05-02 Tag just says "Red Dahlia"!
Location: La Crescenta, CA Date: 2017-07-05
Location: My Garden Date: 2013-08-31
Date: 2014-09-13
Date: 2014-09-13
Date: 2008-08-29
Date: 2010-09-05 This Dahlia with dark foliage and yellow petals listed as 'Knocko
Date: 2009-07-31
Location: MOBOT - St Louis Date: 2009-09-29 container plant
Date: 2012-10-02
Date: 2012-10-02
Photo by Paul2032
Date: 2013-08-23
Photo by SCButtercup
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-11-06 Frost predicted that night.
Location: Paeony flowered dahlias. R. & J. Farquhar & Co. (1910) Photo courtesy of: Swallowtail Garden Seeds
Date: 2016-07-18
Date: 2016-07-30
Date: 2012-10-02
Photo by paulaf
Photo by paulaf
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-11-06
Date: 2012-10-02
Location: elkhorn, ne Date: 2019-08-09
Location: central Illinois Date: 10-4-06
Location: central Illinois Date: 9-27-06
Location: Primorsky Kraj, Russia Date: 2010-10-11 Dahlia (Dahlia)
Date: 2007-10-02
Date: 2009-09-17
Date: 2009-04-27 This could be 'Full Moon' but I'm not sure.
Date: 2006-09-19
Location: Helena, AL Date: 2016-10-22
Location: Helena, AL Date: 2016-10-22
Photo by Oberon46
Location: central Illinois Date: 2011-09-01
Location: Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., Australia Date: 2018-01-02
Date: 2015-09-27
Photo by paulaf
Date: 2016-09-17
Date: 2014-08-02
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Comments:
  • Posted by DeborahvanderBeek on May 20, 2020 4:02 AM concerning plant:
    Could we have estimated height of Dahlias under 'size' rather than just flower size? It makes a huge difference in planning where to put it.
    Happy to help when and where I can.
    2 replies
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on May 20, 2013 3:59 AM concerning plant:
    Taken from wikipedia's page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...

    "Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native mainly in Mexico, but also Central America, and Colombia. A member of the Asteraceae or Compositae, dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants.

    Dahlias grow naturally in climates which do not experience frost (the tubers are hardy to USDA Zone 8), consequently they are not adapted to withstand sub-zero temperatures. However their tuberous nature enables them to survive periods of dormancy, and this characteristic means that gardeners in temperate climates with frosts can grow dahlias successfully, provided the tubers are lifted from the ground and stored in cool yet frost-free conditions during the winter. Planting the tubers quite deep (10 – 15 cm) also provides some protection. When in active growth, modern dahlia hybrids perform most successfully in well-watered yet free-draining soils, in situations receiving plenty of sunlight. Taller cultivars usually require some form of staking as they grow, and all garden dahlias need deadheading regularly, once flowering commences.

    Slugs and snails are serious pests in some parts of the world, particularly in spring when new growth is emerging through the soil. Earwigs can also disfigure the blooms. The other main pests likely to be encountered are aphids (usually on young stems and immature flower buds), red spider mite (causing foliage mottling and discolouration, worse in hot and dry conditions) and capsid bugs (resulting in contortion and holes at growing tips). Diseases affecting dahlias include powdery mildew, grey mould (Botrytis cinerea), verticillium wilt, dahlia smut (Entyloma calendulae f. dahliae), phytophthora and some plant viruses. Dahlias are a source of food for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth and Large Yellow Underwing."

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Plant Events from our members
chelle On October 25, 2014 Winterized
Dug in-ground plants for drying and storing. Seven or eight bags in crawlspace.
dragonfetti On March 25, 2015 Plant emerged
Just a small sprout so far.
dragonfetti On January 22, 2015 Obtained plant
Planted tubers in glass tulip bed
AndreA33 On April 30, 2016 Maintenance performed
Cuttings of unknown dahlias done on Place Pompidou
carolem On January 2, 2018 Bloomed
UncleWill On September 15, 2018 Obtained plant
Surface portions killed by hurricane. Left tubers in place.
MrsBinWY On March 23, 2018 Potted up
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MrsBinWY On February 25, 2018 Seeds sown
Cactus Mix (commercial seeds from patrob to Lalambchop1 to me), 20 seeds (all) @ warm room temp
piksihk On March 16, 2021 Obtained plant
Middle of Round bed
Trade with Atia I.
paleohunter On April 7, 2022 Plant emerged
paleohunter On March 24, 2022 Seeds sown
Pompon Mix
paleohunter On March 6, 2022 Potted up
paleohunter On October 15, 2021 Cuttings stuck
dnrevel On March 3, 2022 Seeds sown
WS in jug. WS in jug. Ark of Taste says: Seeds are sown from February to July and transplanted after 3 weeks, full sun. When the plants reach a height of 30 cm, soil should be added to the base of the plants to encourage the development of tuberous roots. After about twelve weeks, dahlias will bloom for 4-6 weeks.

From TrueLove Seeds: When warm, germination should take 7-12 days. When the starts are about an inch tall, pot them up into 3" pots. Transplant them in the garden when they have filled in their pots and after the last danger of frost. Space plants in garden by 18-24". Trellis or stake as the plant grows tall.
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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Beautiful!! by SongofJoy Nov 22, 2012 1:17 AM 1
Arabian Night? by frankrichards16 Nov 4, 2013 4:17 PM 9
Untitled by bamira Apr 16, 2015 7:46 PM 0
twyning´s smartie by bamira Apr 20, 2015 2:57 PM 3
Wizard of Oz by bamira Apr 16, 2015 8:16 PM 0
tag along by jmorth Sep 27, 2015 8:56 AM 3
Oh, wow! by chelle Oct 2, 2015 8:17 AM 0
Dahlia ID by Calif_Sue Jun 11, 2017 10:58 AM 1
Caption notes by Calif_Sue Aug 21, 2017 9:30 PM 2
ID question by eclayne Feb 10, 2018 1:16 PM 2
Image ID by DaylilySLP Oct 20, 2019 8:44 PM 1
Image ID by DaylilySLP Oct 24, 2019 2:58 PM 1
Questionable ID as 'Just Peachy' by arctangent Jan 7, 2020 8:16 AM 0
outstanding capture! by Tom_F_GA Apr 9, 2020 2:43 AM 1
Id? by Calif_Sue Sep 21, 2020 5:56 AM 4
Possible misidentification? by zuzu Sep 23, 2020 10:36 PM 2

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