Dahlia
- Botanical Name
- Dahlia
- Min Zone
- 9
- Max Zone
- 11
- Height
- 1 to 5 feet
- Width
- 12 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer to frost: white, pink, red, orange, yellow
- Light
- Full sun (light shade)
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Plant 4 inches deep
- Space 12 to 24 inches apart
- Stake tall cultivars at planting
- Dig after light frost, let cure for several hours
- Store in sand at 35 to 40°
- Problems
- Aphids, mites, hoppers, thrips, stem borers, powdery mildew, virus
- Varieties
- Fidalgo Julie - 2 to 4 inch orange-red blooms, reverse side of curled petals display a lighter color, 4' tall
- Ivanetti - 4 to 6 inch purple ball, 4' tall
- Bodacious - huge 10 inch red-orange twisted petals, 4' tall
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