Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Form: Peony-flowering (PE)
Single (S)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Orange (OR)
Pink (PK)
Purple (PR)
Red (R)
Variegated (V)
Yellow (Y)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 2.5-3 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
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
  • Single Flowered Border Dahlia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dahlia pinnata
  • Synonym: Dahlia variabilis

Photo Gallery
Location: Full sun
Date: 2012-0820
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: Sep 14, 2008 12:32 PM
Location: My garden, KY
Date: 2022-06-13
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2009-08-21
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Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (USDA Zone 11)
Date: 2015-10-14
Dahlia "Bishops Children" bloom
Location: Colima, Colima Mexico (USDA Zone 11)
Date: 2015-10-17
Dahlia Bishops Children from seed planted mid August 2015 to firs
Location: Full sun
Date: 2012-0820
Location: Calaveras County, CA
Date: 2017-06-16
First year from seed
Location: Full sun
Date: 2012-1002
Location: Full sun
Date: 2012-0820
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Full sun
Date: 2012-0922
Location: western Oregon
Date: spring 2014
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-07-14
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2007-06-30
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Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2009-07-05
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Jul 28, 2012 1:00 PM concerning plant:
    A descendant of the classic Dahlia, Bishop of Llandaff

    Flowers come in a wide variety of warm-toned shades of red, orange, yellow, pink, and purple, in solid and sometimes bicolor blooms. The bloom forms include single and semi-double, as well as Peony-formed. The black foliage is very striking!
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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This is not the Bishop of Llandaff either by Cantillon Nov 23, 2013 12:59 AM 3
What are these dahlias by name in your garden Bonitin? by Cantillon Oct 18, 2015 12:52 AM 6
That's a Dahlia? by DogsNDaylilies Oct 18, 2015 9:04 AM 5

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