Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1938
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Hybridizer or Originator: Vianen

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Golden yellow with hints of bronze or orange in opening petals
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
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
  • Pompon Dahlia
Also sold as:
  • Golden Sceptre

Photo Gallery
Location: Elshout, The Netherlands
Date: 2022-07-30
Dahlia 'Golden Scepter' about 150 cm tall

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens

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