Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

Dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 1-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream, yellow and orange blooms in fall and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, grows happily in containers.

USDA zones

7-10

Sun

Full sun, Part shade

Mature size

1-6 ft

Growth rate

Fast

Maintenance

High

Soil

Well-drained, Moist

Bloom color

Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White

Bloom season

Fall, Summer

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Native to

Mexico, Central America, northern South America