Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Laciniated (LC)
Color: Bicolor (BI)
Purple (PR)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 32-36 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: White tips at the end of purple ray florets
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
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:
  • Alauna Clair Obscur

Photo Gallery
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2014-08-17
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2019-09-17
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2019-07-12
Location: elkhorn, ne
Date: 2020-07-10
Location: Vancouver, B.C.
Date: 2022-10-10
Interesting flower… how two blooms can look different…
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2019-09-17
Location: full sun - zone 7
Date: 2019-09-14
Location: My Yard
Date: 2022-09-27

Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Yard
Date: 2022-07-28

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

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