Bedding Dahlia
- Botanical Name
- Dahlia pinnata, D. pinnata x D. coccinea
- Hardiness
- Tender annual
- Height
- 12 to 24 inches
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer: yellows, reds, oranges, purple, pink
- Light
- Part to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained, organic
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart
- Prefers a cooler, east facing location
- Problems
- Aphids, mites, stem borers, earwigs, thrips, impatiens necrotic spot, mildew
- Varieties
- Sunny Yellow - 18-20" tall and wide
- Unwin's Dwarf - mini double flowers, 24", range of colors, two tones
- Redskin - mini flowers in red, pink, and orange, bronze foliage, 18-24"
- Diablo - dark leaves, double flowers
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