Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Small (BB): over 4 to 6 inches in diameter.
Form: Semi-Cactus (SC)
Color: Red (R)
Variegated (V)
Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 2001
Country of Origin: United States
Hybridizer or Originator: Gitts, N
ADS Classification Code: 3214

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4 feet
Plant Spread: 18-32 inches
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
  • Cactus Dahlia
  • Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: The Park - full sun garden
Date: 2015-10-09
Location: The Park - full sun garden
Date: 2015-10-01
Location: Dell Garden, San Francisco
Location: Omaha, NE
Date: September 2017

Date: 2015-09-10
Location: Dell Garden,San Francisco
Location: Basement
Date: 2015-04-24
Just before being planted.

Photo courtesy of Swan Island Dahlias. Used with permission.
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Location: The Park - full sun garden
Date: 2015-10-01
First bloom ever.
Location: Winlock WA.
Date: July 2016
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, MI
Date: 2015-09-08

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