Data specific to Dahlias (Edit)
Size: Medium (B): over 6 to 8 inches in diameter.
Form: Water Lily (WL)
Color: Pink (PK)
Country of Origin: Austria

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 3 - 4 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 4"-5"
5"-6"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Tuber
Uses: Cut Flower
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

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Location: Halls of Heddon nursery, Northumberland UK
Date: 2022-10-02
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2021-09-13
Location: RHS Wisley, Surrey, UK.
Date: 2022-08-04
Location: Halls of Heddon, Newcastle UK
Date: 2021-09-13

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