Dahlia

About This Plant...

Genus and species: Dahlia spp.

Plant type: half-hardy perennial; can be grown as annual

Height: 1-3 feet

Location and soil: sun; rich, moist soil

Uses: cutting, bedding, border, background

Bloom time: late summer-early autumn

Color range: apricot, burgundy, pink, yellow

Indoor Sowing...

Time needed to reach transplant size: 8 weeks

When to transplant to garden: after last spring frost

Outdoor Sowing...

When to sow outdoors: -

Other Sowing Guidelines...

Approx. germination time: 7 days

Germination temp.: 75 degrees F.

Sowing Depth: 1/16 inch

Needs light or dark to germinate: -

Transplanting Guidelines...

Spacing between plants: 12 inches (dwarf varieties); 18-20 inches (tall varieties)

Growing On...

Pests:

Diseases:

Growing tips: plant as seeds or tuberous roots; frost-tender, but can be wintered over for planting next spring by digging tubers in the fall right after frost and storing them in peat moss; tall varieties need staking

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