Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Large (A): over 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Lavender (L)
Year Introduced: 1993
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Redd
ADS Classification Code: 1008

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Inflorescence Height: 4-5 feet
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
Also sold as:
  • Elma E.

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Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, England UK 
Date: 2023-10-02
Dahlia 'Elma E'
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2023-09-27
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2017-08-27
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2022-09-11
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2016-10-14
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2020-09-24
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2018-10-11
Uploaded by kousa
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Date: 2023-10-02
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-10-10
Location: Lindisfarne Dahlia Show- Tasmania
Date: 24-3-2012
Elma Elizabeth

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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