Dahlia ‘Clyde’s Choice’

'Clyde's Choice' is a decorative type dahlia with large flowers comprised of of vivid, salmon-coloured petals.

‘Clyde’s Choice’ is a decorative type dahlia with large flowers comprised of vivid, salmon-coloured petals. Dahlias are hardy to the winter temperatures of coastal BC but not to the winter wet. Grow outside in locations that are dry in winter or lift and store in a cool, dry location indoors like everyone else does.

Common Name:  Dahlia

Family:  Asteraceae (The Asteraceae Family)

Zone Hardiness:  8-11

Light:  Full Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Red

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Bloom Time:  Summer - Fall

Foliage Colour:  Green

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

Stem Colour:  

Fragrance:  No

Berries:  

Benefits:  Butterflies, Bees

Deer Resistant:  Unknown

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Dahlia are native to Mexico, where they grow in sharply draining uplands and mountains characterized as "pine-oak woodland" that does not experience frost.

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Geographical Origin:  North America, Garden Origin