Dahlia palmeri
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Dahlia palmeri, now treated as Dahlia coccinea var. palmeri, is a natural Mexican variety notable for its large, vivid orange single flowers and finer foliage than the type species. A tuberous perennial reaching up to 2.5 m in the wild, it grows on well-drained hillsides and banks in Mexico. Flowering is abundant through summer and autumn. Grow in rich, well-drained soil in full sun; tubers are frost-tender and should be lifted for dry winter storage in cold climates.
- Flowering height :0-15 cm
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