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Dahlia 'Kidd's Climax'

Dahlia 'Kidd's Climax' Photo/Illustration: Scott Kunst


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Dahlia 'Kidd's Climax' DAL-ee-ah Genus: Dahlia
The pink-and-cream dinner-plate-sized 'Kidd's Climax' of 1947 has 10-inch flowers atop 4-foot-tall plants.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Huge blooms of a luscious blend of pink and creamy yellow. Sturdy and free-flowering. 
 Care: Full sun and well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter. Fertilize weekly during growth. May need staking. Pinch, remove branches and buds, and deadhead to lengthen the flowering season.
 Propagation: In late winter or early spring, start tubers in a greenhouse and take basal shoot cuttings. Or divide clumps into pieces, each with a shoot, and plant out after danger of frost has passed.
 Problems: Aphids, stem borders, spider mites, caterpillars, earwigs, cucumber beetles, capsid bugs, flower thrips, planthoppers, slugs. Powdery mildew, impatiens necrotic spot, dahlia mosaic viruses, smut, fungal leaf spots, soft rot, crown gall, blossom blights (especially gray mold), and tomato spotted wilt virus.
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Growth Pace Moderate Grower
Light Full Sun Only
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance High
Characteristics Attracts Butterflies; Showy Flowers
Bloom Time Early Fall; Fall; Late Summer; Summer
Flower Color Pink Flower; Yellow Flower
Uses Beds and Borders, Cut Flower, Cottage Garden
Style Formal Garden
Seasonal Interest Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Perennials

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