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Dahlia
Scientific name: Dahlia pinnata
Family Asteraceae · Genus Dahlia
FlowersGujarat / bagicha priority
Care snapshot
Showy flowering plant grown from tubers in cooler weather. Provide full sunlight, fertile soil, and regular moisture with good drainage. Stake taller varieties and remove spent blooms to encourage additional flowers.
Draft seed — not medical or emergency advice. Human review pending.
Growing details
- Season
- Cool season; commonly autumn and winter in Gujarat
- Time to flowering or harvest
- Approximately 90–120 days to flowering
- Common pests
- Aphids, thrips, spider mites
- Common diseases
- Powdery mildew, Botrytis blight, tuber rot
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