Asteraceae

Pinnate dahlia

Dahlia pinnata Cav.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dahlia

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Pinnate dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) — FlowerPhoto: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (16)

Arabic: دهلية
Armenian: Գեորգենի փոփոխական
arz: داليا بيناتا
Belarusian: Вяргіня зменлівая, Вяргіня перыстая
Chinese: 大丽花, 大麗花, 大理菊, 天竺牡丹, 洋芍药, 苕菊, 西番莲, 地瓜花
Czech: Jiřinka zahradní, Jiřina zahradní
English: Pinnate dahlia, D. pinnata, Garden dahlia
Finnish: Tarhadaalia
German: Großfiedrige Dahlie
Hungarian: Kerti dália, Változékony dália
Korean: 다알리아
Malayalam: ഡാലിയ പിന്നറ്റ
Persian: کوکب
Slovak: Georgína premenlivá
Tajik: Гули кавкаб
Welsh: Dahlia

Synonyms

Bidens variabilis Baill.
Coreopsis crassifolia Sessé & Moc.
Coreopsis georgina Cass.
Dahlia nana Andrews
Dahlia pinnata var. nana Andrews
Dahlia pinnata var. pinnata
Dahlia pinnata var. variabilis (Desf.) Voss
Dahlia purpurea Poir.
Dahlia purpurea var. flavescens (DC.) Poir.
Dahlia purpurea var. lilacina (Willd.) Poir.
Dahlia purpurea var. pallida (Willd.) Poir.
Dahlia purpurea var. purpurea
Dahlia purpurea var. rubra (DC.) Poir.
Dahlia pusilla Zucc. ex DC.
Dahlia rosea Cav.
Dahlia royleana Knowles & Westc.
Dahlia sambucifolia Salisb.
Dahlia sphondyliifolia Salisb.
Dahlia superflua W.T.Aiton
Dahlia variabilis Desf.
Georgia superflua DC.
Georgia superflua var. flavescens DC.
Georgia superflua var. lilacina (Willd.) DC.
Georgia superflua var. pallida (Willd.) DC.
Georgia superflua var. purpurea DC.
Georgia superflua var. rubra DC.
Georgia superflua var. superflua
Georgia variabilis Spreng.
Georgia variabilis (Willd.) F. Dietr.
Georgina purpurea Willd.
Georgina rosea (Cav.) Willd.
Georgina superflua DC.
Georgina superflua var. flavescens DC.
Georgina superflua var. lilacina (Willd.) DC.
Georgina superflua var. pallida (Willd.) DC.
Georgina superflua var. purpurea DC.
Georgina superflua var. rubra DC.
Georgina variabilis Willd.
Georgina variabilis var. lilacina Willd.
Georgina variabilis var. pallida Willd.

and 1 more.

Flowers

In flower: January to April, August to October (from 71 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Raúl A. Ruiz M., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: biogeek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kayser Ahmad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: geralg, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kayser Ahmad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefano Menchetti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kayser Ahmad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nicollas Michels, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Wittwer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.