Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
Color: Orange (OR)
Year Introduced: 1985
Country of Origin: Netherlands
Hybridizer or Originator: Aartsen

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Other: Described in various sources as simply orange and as an orange blend. Blooms may appear more yellow than orange
Flower Time: Summer
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
  • Decorative Dahlia

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Date: 2017-09-27
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-07-28
Location: NW Wisconsin
Date: 2022-07-21
First Motto bloom 2022 season: new to me
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-07-28

photo credit: Loïc Evanno
Location: My Yard
Date: 2022-09-20

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Photo Courtesy of Longfield Gardens. Used with Permission
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beautiful dahlia by frankl224 Dec 23, 2017 6:57 PM 4

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