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COLLERETTE DAHLIAS

Collerette dahlias have blooms with a single outer ring of generally flat ray florets, which must overlap, with a ring of small florets (the collar) the centre forming a disc.

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This variety is Mariposa.

The following list includes the varieties listed by the NDS in 2018.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Ann Breckenfelder		R. & y-r bls	E.G.C.	2004	geerlings	NL	120
April Heather		Y.Bls & y.bls	E.C.G.	1988	shaw,j	Aus	1.25
Birkenshaw Garden Friends		Dk.R.& r.-pu.bls	G.	2013	haigh	UK	90
Bride's Bouquet		W. & w.	E.G.	1958	Geerlings	NL	80
Carreg Cyril's Girl		Y.-Pk.Bls&y.-pk.	E.G.	2007	bright	UK	100
Carstone Firebox		R.-Y.Bls&r.	E.G.	2010	Kidd,j	UK	0
Cascade Ken		R. & r.	E.G.	2005	thompson,j	UK	90
Christmas Carol		R. & r.-y.bls.	E.G.	1988	Connell	USA	90
Clair de Lune		Y. & y.	E.G.	1946	Maarse	NL	90
Curiosity		Br.-R.Bls & w.	E.	1954	Bruidegom	NL	90
Danum Torch		R.-Y.Bls&y.	E.G.	2000	Oscroft	UK
Dilys Ayling		R. &r.-w.	E.G.	2013	tudor	UK
Don Hill		Pu. & r.w.bls	E.G.C.	2004	Reid	UK
Edith Jones		Pk.-R.Bls & pk	EG	2003	kitchener	UK	210
Elizabeth Snowden		W. & w.	E.G.	1986	Mcclaren	USA	90
Fairfield Frost		W. & w.	E.G.C.	2005	hardy	UK	1.25
Fashion Monger		Pk.-Y.Bls & w.	E.G.	1955	Bruidegom	NL	90
Grand Duc		R.-Y.Bic. & y.	G.	1956	Geerlings	NL	45
Hillcrest Regal		Pu. & r.w.bls	E.G.C.	1996	Jackson	UK	110
Hootenanny		Dk.R. & dk.r.	G.	2005	Gitts	USA
Inglebrook Jill		R. & r.	E.G.C.	1997	hamilton,j	NZ	120
Kirsty G.		R. & r.	E.G.	2015	Gott	UK	0
Linda C		Pk.-& pk.	E.G.	2016	reid	UK	100
Lynn T		Pk. & pk.-w.bls	E.G.	2016	reid	UK	100
Mariposa		Pk. & w.	E.G.	1958	Topsvoort	NL	105
Mary Eveline		R. & w.	E.G.C.	1987	chambers,w	NZ	90
Olivia		Pu. & w.	E.G.	2006	geerlings	NL	110
Orange Kiss		O. & o.	E.G.	2014	gott	UK
Orel		Pu.-R.Bls. & w.	E.G.C.	1993	vaclavik	CZ
Pat and Perc		O. & w.	E.C.G.	2010	stock	UK	0
Pat Knight		Pu. & r.w.bls	E.G.	2006	kitchener	UK
Pink Pat and Perc		Pk. & w.	E.C.G.	2014	gott	UK
Pooh		R.-Y.Bic & y.	E.G.C.	1998	gitts	USA	110
Rosalie		Pk. & pk.	E.G.		horton	UK
Scarlett Claire		R. & r.-w.bls	E.G.C.	2007	kitchener	UK
Sunshine Girl		W.-Y.& w.-y.	E.G.	2013	gott	UK
Susan Gilbert		Y. & y.	E.G.	2013	godsmark	UK
Teesbrooke Audrey		L.& l.-w.bls	E.G.	2000	orley	UK	110
Teesbrooke Redeye		L. & l.	E.G.C.	2005	orley	UK	100
Thais		R. & pu.-w.	E.	1969	Maarse	NL	120
Tranquility		W.& w.	E.G.C.	1999	Hammett,k	NZ	90
Trelyn Daisy		W.& w.	E.G.C.	2007	tudor	UK	135
Trelyn Rebecca		R. & y.	E.G.	2008	tudor	UK
Wheels		R.& y.	E.G.	1996	swan island	USA	90

The upper case colour is the colour of the ray florets, the lower case is the colour of the collar.

Subtype

(Lil.) indicates a lilliput dahlia, which is usually less than 15 inches (45cms) in height and with flowers not normally bigger than 2 inch diameter.

(Dw.B.) indicates a dwarf bedding variety which does not normally exceed 24 inches (60cms) in height

Use

C. indicates suitable as a cut flower, ie it has long wiry stems.

E. indictes the variety is suitable for exhibition purposes.

G. indictes suitable for general garden use.

P. indicates the variety is suitable for growing in pots or patio containers.

Some examples of Collerette dahlias

Libretto	Pooh	Wowee
	Hillcrest Regal
Amgard Candyman	Amgard Emily	Amgard Sahara

Evolution of Collerette Dahlias

There are two types of petal in collerette dahlias. One type is flat with round ends as found in varieties like Amgard Louise and Amgard Embers, while others have more pointed petals, such as Elizabeth Snowden and Fashion Monger. A few British raisers have concentrated on this type of dahlias and have developed some interesting combinations.

Amgard Louise Amgard Embers

Elizabeth Snowden Fashion Monger

The more pointed petals have continued to be involute and there are two varieties (not yet released) that can be described as Star Collerettes as their petals have the characteristics of star or orchid flowered dahlias. One of these is my own which is around 7 inches in diameter and self coloured, and the other was raised by Les Jackson of Carlisle. This has different colours on the front and back of the petals giving a very distinctive look to the bloom.

I have developed a collerette with fimbriated petals, and don't know of any others in the world at present.

A further development is the arrival of a collerette which is scented. It was raised by Les Jackson and is called Hillcrest Fragrant.

Hillcrest Fragrant

During his hybridising of collerettes, Ivor Kitchener has produced some double layered collerettes, a throwback to the first five decades of the 1900's.

Ivor Kitchener has done a significant amount of work on hybridising collerettes and produced a study for the RHS which is published on this site. Ivor's collerettes tend to be larger than most and are frequently around 6 inches in diameter.

Last Updated November 25, 2017

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THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

COLLERETTE DAHLIAS

The following list includes the varieties listed by the NDS in 2018.

Some examples of Collerette dahlias

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