Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Single (S)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Year Introduced: 2004
Country of Origin: UK
Hybridizer or Originator: Twyning
ADS Classification Code: 9615

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Individual petals may be all red, all white, or bi-color red and white. Color combinations are unique to each bloom
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: 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
  • Single Flowered Border Dahlia

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: June 2020
Photo by clintbrown

photo credit: Mark Twyning
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-08-23
Unpredictable:  This bloom conforms to the official designation o
Location: Clymer, PA
Date: 2017-08-22
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-08-13
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-18
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-14
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Clymer, PA
Date: 2017-08-16
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
Date: 2014-07-14
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by arctangent (Ann Arbor, Michigan - Zone 6a) on Jan 19, 2022 7:53 AM concerning plant:
    Dahlia World lists the flower form as single, but as can be seen in photos in the database, some doubling (extra rows of petals) can occur. Personally, I think 'novelty open' (NO) is a more accurate description of the flower form.

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