Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Miniature (M): up to 4 inches in diameter.
Form: Anemone-flowered (AN)
Single (S)
Color: Dark Red (DR)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Other: Dark, nearly black
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Propagate by taking cuttings of newly emerged shoots
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP17,961
Goes Dormant

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Trade name information:
Series: Happy Single®
Trade Name: Romeo
Cultivar name: 'HS Romeo'
Common names
  • Dahlia

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