Dahlia coccinea

Common names: Scarlet-flowered Dahlia

Genus: Dahlia

Species: Dahlia coccinea

Class: Syngenesia

Order: Polygamia Superflua

Authority: Cavanilles

Modern Genus: Dahlia

Modern Species: Dahlia coccinea

Modern Family: Compositae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: yellow orange or scarlet to dark maroon

Season: summer autumn

Native Region: Mexico to Guatemala

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum