Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Large (A): over 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Variegated (V)
Yellow (Y)
Year Introduced: 1943
Country of Origin: USA

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 5 feet
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow, tinged with wine
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

Photo Gallery
Location: Lily fence - full sun
Date: 2008-0809
Location: Lily fence - full sun
Date: 2008-0807
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-07-30
Location: Brown City, MI
Date: 2019-07-30

Photo courtesy of Old House Gardens

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