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Dahlia
'Karma Choc'
Karma Choc Dahlia
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Dahlia |
| Cultivar |
| 'Karma Choc' |
| Category |
| Bulbs, Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9a -9b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 9a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -5 -1 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 23 -24 |
| Height |
| 70 - 80 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 45 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This cultivar has large, dark red flowers that grow atop dark green, foliage. The flowers have a velvet-like texture. |
| Landscape |
| Flower beds, flower borders, ornamental. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant in full sun, in loam, sand or clay that is well-drained but moist. |
| Shape |
| Clump forming. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| ID Characteristic |
| Red to near black flowers emerging from dark green foliage. |
| Pests |
| Aphids, capsid bugs, red spider mites, and caterpillars. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Great Dixter Garden, East Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| By softwood cuttings taken in the spring or by dividing tubers, ensuring each division has a viable bud (eye). |
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