Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Mignon Single (MS): up to 2 inches in diameter
Form: Mignon Single (MS)
Color: Dark Pink (DP
Year Introduced: 1948
Country of Origin: Holland
Hybridizer or Originator: Topsvoort
ADS Classification Code: 9705

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

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Common names
  • Dahlia
  • Single Flowered Border Dahlia
Also sold as:
  • Bonnie Esperance

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-06
Dahlia 016
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-14
Bees love the easy access to nectar with all the single and modif
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-14
Honey bee harvesting nectar from the disc florets of this mignon
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-12
Dahlia 017

Date: 2013-09-20
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2013-12-09
Dahlia 'Bonne Esperance'  Type(MS) Color(PK) Class(9704)  Year(19

Date: 2010-08-08

Date: 2012-09-25

Photo courtesy of Swan Island Dahlias. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 4000-07-28

credit: Alberto Salguero
Location: North Eastern Pennsylvania
Date: 2011-08-16
Great for the front of the border or pots

Date: 2012-09-25

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens

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