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: 1960
Country of Origin: Australia
Hybridizer or Originator: Baynes
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

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Common names
  • Dahlia
  • Decorative Dahlia

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Uploaded by psudan
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-26
Starting point.  Buds of Drummer Boy dahlia
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-10-05
Drummer Boy dahlia - big, bold, and beautiful
Location: Northeast, Ohio
Date: 2016-10-02
Location: Dahlia Hill, Midland, Michigan
Date: 2019-09-26
Beautiful from any angle

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Lynch Creek Farms.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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