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Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dahlia
Cultivar: Bishop of Llandaff
Binomial name
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff

Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' is a shrubby, tuberous perennial plant with dark, almost black, foliage. This produces a stunning contrast with its scarlet flowers. The plant was named after Bishop Hughes of Llandaff in 1924 and won the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit[?] in 1928. The plant is about 1 m tall and flowers from June until September.



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