✂ Cut Flower🏆 Exhibition
Thomas Edison
A century old and still the truest purple in the field.
Mark Twyning / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Rich royal purple that photos consistently fail to capture. Introduced in 1929 and named for the inventor with his own approval, Thomas Edison remains the benchmark for large-format purple dahlias, the color modern breeders still measure themselves against.
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Physical
- Form
- Informal Decorative
- Bloom class
- A8–10"
- Bloom size
- 8–10"(20.3–25.4 cm)
- Plant height
- 42–54"
Color
- Color
- Purple
- Pattern
- Solid
- Tags
- purpledeep purpleroyal purplelarge
Growing context
- Flowering season
- Mid season
- Cut flower
- ✓ Yes
- Exhibition
- ✓ Yes
- Stem length
- 24"
Provenance
- 1929
- United States
How to Grow It
Tall grower — stake early and firmly.