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Dahlia 'Mary Jo'

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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Dahlia (DAHL-ya) (Info)
Cultivar: Mary Jo
Hybridized by Franz; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1968

Section:
Semi-Cactus

Flower Size:
Miniature - up to 4 inches (100 mm) diameter

Bloom Color:
Yellow
Orange
Blends

Pruning:
Unknown - Tell us

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing:
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Foliage:
Deciduous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

By doss

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	doss	On Jul 4, 2005, doss from Stanford, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: The fabulous 50 is a list of dahlias that have won 50 blue (or higher) awards in any given year. The Stanley Johnson Medal is Awarded to the cultivar, that has not previously won a Stanley Johnson Award, with the greatest number of higher than blue ribbon awards that were won at the approximately 80 shows held by the during the previous year by ADS member societies in the United States and Canada. Mary Jo has won them both. A good, disease resistant, cultivar. Mary Jo is a border plant - not one for the back of the bed.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Stanford, California
Issaquah, Washington

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