Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Montane forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Bedding Dahlia is a tuberous perennial flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that grows to 2.5 metres in height. Its single flowers, which bloom in shades of lilac, white, and pink, are produced in late summer to autumn.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Dahlia

Species

Dahlia merckii