Red Dahlia
About Red Dahlia
Red Dahlia is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Red Dahlia likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Dahlia coccinea
Dahlia
Asteraceae
Asterales
Also known as
red dahlias and D. coccinea
How to care for Red Dahlia
How often to water your Red Dahlia
every 9
Red Dahlia needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Red Dahlia in your home
a window
Red Dahlia love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Red Dahlia does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Red Dahlia in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Red Dahlia
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Red Dahlia after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My Dahlias are not looking very well. Is it possible, from looking at the leaves, that it might have bugs? I sprayed them for bugs a few days ago but they look worse. #GardenDahlia
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Why are the leaves on my plant so dry and crumbly? #GardenDahlia
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Hi everyone, I have deadheaded my dahlia because I understand it will produce flowers off the side shoots. I am thinking should I cut the leaves back a bit? Will this help it focus energy on producing flowers? #GardenDahlia
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Iceberg dailia What is wrong with my plant Leaves are eaten
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What is wrong with my dahlia could it be the tubers are rotting? Should I repot it and will it come back. It’s August. My other two dahlias are lush and beautiful #GardenDahlia
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After I trimmed her leaves she started blooming flowers left and right, I knew I did the right thing!! I'm so sad 😭 these kids I think were trying to help, they're under the age of 10-4 they pour water 🌊 allover my plants!! I couldn't save her. mad/sad #GardenDahlia
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My son bought her for me on mother's Day! I was in love instantly, doing so well at keeping her alive, allowing her flowers to bloom,by trimming her leaves back a bit because she was so busy keeping her leaves green that her flowers were littletoNONE #GardenDahlia
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Do you deadhead these flowers to keep it blooming #GardenDahlia
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When I got this last weekend, it was beautiful. Now this - help and not so green thumb !!!
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The app told me it's a dahlia #GardenDahlia so I'm starting to think my two plants aren't dahlias can anyone help me?
Care Summary for Red Dahlia
Red Dahlia
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.