Dahlia: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 14, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - How to grow dahlias. Sep 25, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Effects of LED Applications on Dahlia (Dahlia sp.) Seedling Quality. May 01, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Talkback Gardening - Dahlias make a comeback in SA home gardens. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Sequencing and de novo assembly of a Dahlia hybrid cultivar transcriptome. Aug 30, 2025
Article revised and updated. Added media. May 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Overvi̇ew of Dahlia Breeding (PDF). Apr 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Ohio State University Extension - Master Gardener Volunteer - Growing dahlias (PDF). Jan 31, 2025
Add new Web site: PennState Extension - The Dirt on Dahlias. Dec 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - The genetics and cytology of Dahlia species. Nov 06, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Idaho - Growing and Caring for Dahlias. Sep 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew - Dahlia. Jul 17, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden Extension - Growing Dahlias (PDF). Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: National Garden Bureau - Year of the Dahlia. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Extension - Dahlia Culture (PDF). Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: University of California - Center for Agroecology - Growing Dahlias (Cocoxochitl) of Every Shape, Size, and Color. Aug 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Royal Horticultural Society - How to grow dahlias. Jul 11, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Georgia - CAES Field Report - Dahlias. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: North Carolina State University Extension - Dahlia. May 01, 2022
Removed media. Sep 22, 2021
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Dahlias. Feb 14, 2021
Expanded physical description and added cross-references. Oct 15, 2018
Media added. Oct 15, 2018
Changed date of dahlia introduction to Europe from "1789" to "1798." Dec 22, 2014
Media added. May 06, 2014
Add new Web site: Gardenguides.com - Dahlia Plant. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: PlantBiology - Dahlia. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Dahlia. Mar 28, 2013
Add new Web site: Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Dahlia. Mar 28, 2013
Corrected number of dahlia types recognized. Sep 20, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Home and Garden - How to Plant and Space Dahlia Tubers. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Swan Island Dahlias - How To Grow Dahlias. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: Gardenguides.com - Dahlia. Jun 03, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Home and Garden - Dahlia. Dec 08, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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