Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Large (A): over 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Light Blend (LB)
Year Introduced: 1940
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Hybridizer or Originator: Kidd
ADS Classification Code: 1010

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Dahlia
  • Formal Decorative Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2022-09-07
Location: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Date: 2020-09-19
Dahlia ‘Kidd’s Climax’
Location:  
Date: 2015-09-29
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2016-09-07
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2014-09-07
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2023-08-13
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2023-08-22
Location: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Date: 2020-09-19
Dahlia ‘Kidd’s Climax’
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2015-08
Flower Garden Walk
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-09-29

Date: 2010-07-08

Date: 2010-07-24

Date: 2010-08-12

Date: 2009-08-07

Photo courtesy of Corralitos Gardens

Date: 2015-09-26

Courtesy Alpha Dahlias
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Date: 2009-08-11

Date: 2014-09-13
Location: Longwood gardens, PA
Date: 2015-08
Flower Garden Walk
Location: Winlock WA.
Date: July 2016
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2013-12-09
Dahlia 'Kidd’s Climax'  Type(FD) Color(PK/Y) Class(1010)  Year(
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-09-29

Date: 2011-08-23

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens

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