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ANX-FLOWER-0000004
Garden Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
Garden Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata), a tuberous perennial of the Asteraceae family, the ancestor of most modern garden dahlia cultivars.
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- Asteraceae
- Plant type
- Tuberous perennial
- Bloom color
- Wide range - red, pink, orange, yellow, white, purple
- Bloom season
- Mid-summer to first frost
- Mature height
- 30-150 cm depending on cultivar cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance
- Native region
- Mexico and Central America
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Regular, deep watering; tubers rot in waterlogged soil.
- Climate requirements
- Frost-tender; tubers must be lifted and stored over winter in cold climates.
- Soil types
- Rich, well-drained loam.
- Propagation method
- Tuber division, cuttings, seed
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects.
- Toxicity
- Mildly toxic to cats and dogs.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Cut flowers, garden bedding, exhibition/show flowers
- Economic importance
- A major cut-flower crop with a large global hobbyist/exhibition breeding community; the national flower of Mexico.
Trade