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botanical name:
Dahlia 'Gallery Monet'
family: Asteraceae
characteristics:
perennial
height: 0.35m width: 0.30m
growth rate: medium
growth habit: bushy
leaf colour: dark green
flower colour: lilac
main period of interest: Summer
growing conditions:
full sun, moist soil
prefered soil pH: neutral
minimum temperature: 0°C
USDA zone: 7 to 10
description:
Double, pastel lilac flowers with white centres. Dark green foliage and compact habit. Flowers early in the season and continues abundantly over a long period.
cultivation:
Moist, but not waterlogged, fertile medium to heavy loam, preferably neutral or very slightly acid. Sunny position. In cool areas, lift tubers in late autumn and overwinter in a frost-free place.
propagation:
By division of tubers or from cuttings.
other notes:
Group 5 - Decorative Dahlia
Bred by Gebr Verwer, Lisse, Netherlands, 1997.
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