Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Large (A): over 8 to 10 inches in diameter.
Form: Formal Decorative (FD)
Color: Dark Red (DR)
Year Introduced: 1981
Country of Origin: Australia
Hybridizer or Originator: Rossack
ADS Classification Code: 1007

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Flowers: Showy
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

Common names
  • Dahlia
Also sold as:
  • Alden Burgundy

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