Scientific name: Dahlia spp. dal-ya
Common name: Dahlia
| Height | 6-36"+ |
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| Spread | 12-24" |
| Form | upright |
| Texture | medium |
| Flower color | variable |
| Leaf color | green |
| Time of bloom | July-September |
| Light requirement |
full sun |
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| Soil requirement |
-high water requirement -high transpiration rate |
| Propagation method |
divide tubers -need an eye |
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Peculiarities/Problems | Insects -cucumber beetle, aphid, whitefly Diseases -viruses, ring spot |
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| Uses | -border -shows -cut flower |
| Comments | -make good cut flowers (4-5 days) -dig in fall and overwinter in vermiculite (don’t seal the bag) |