Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Semi-Cactus (SC)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Dark Red (DR)
Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1998
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Swan Island
ADS Classification Code: 4213

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 40-48 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
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
  • Semi Catus Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-08-14
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Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-09-28
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Date: 2008-08-30
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-08-14
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Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-09-28
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Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: 2023-08-21
Location: Kalama, wa
Date: 2023-08-20
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Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-15

Date: 2014-09-16
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-15
An intimate look at one of the blooms
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: central New Hampshire
Date: 2017-08-13

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
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photo credit: Olaf Leillinger
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
fading bloom
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
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Plant Events from our members
dnrevel On April 2, 2024 Seeds sown
Potted up several tubers and placed in the greenhouse.
dnrevel On December 22, 2023 Maintenance performed
Dug up tubers on a cold day at Johnson. Smaller tubers. Will give it more attention in 2024.
dnrevel On July 18, 2023 Bloomed
Two blooms on this new dahlia. Good height for July.
dnrevel On May 30, 2023 Transplanted
Planted at Johnson Project Grow.
dnrevel On May 1, 2023 Potted up
Planted tuber in greenhouse.
dnrevel On April 28, 2023 Obtained plant
Arrived with three other tubers.
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