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Dahlia 'David Howard' (Decorative)
Image: Moore, Dawn - NBGW
Common name:
dahlia 'David Howard'
Family:
Asteraceae
Distribution:
Gardd/Garden
Hardiness:
(H3) Half-hardy. Unheated glasshouse/mild winter 1 to -5°C (USDA 9b/10a)
Life form:
Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber) • Geoffyt (bwlb, cormau neu cloronen)
Usage:
Ornamental
Geirdarddiad / Etymology:
Dahlia (DAHL-ya): For Andreas Dahl (1751–1789), Swedish student under Linnaeus.
Dosbarthiad garddwriaethol / Horticultural Classification:
(D) Decorative dahlias have fully double flowerheads with flat or slightly incurved florets.
Storio / Storage:
Lifted and stored over the winter.
Dyfarniadau / Awards:
RHS Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Description:
A tuberous-rooted perennial to about 90cm in height, with dark, bronze-tinged foliage and bronze-orange, double flowers to 10cm across.
Links:
Royal Horticultural Society
Locations
1:
Broadwalk/Y Rhodfa 06
(BW06)
• Accession: 2018-0514 • Provenance: Garden/Gardd
Area
Individual