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variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
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A. L. George Harrison |
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Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after Beatles performer |
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A. L. Janis Joplin |
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Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after rock and roll singer |
|
A. L. Jimi Hendrix |
|
Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after rock musician |
|
A. L. John Bonham |
|
Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after drummer for Led Zeppelin |
|
A. L. Keith Moon |
|
Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after drummer for rock group The Who |
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A. L. Mama Cass Elliot |
|
Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy |
USA |
named after member of the Mamas and Papas group |
|
A. T. Barnes |
|
Harry Stredwick |
UK |
named after bertie barnes, giant dahlia grower |
|
Aalsmeer |
|
F Topsvoort |
NL |
Home of largest flower market in world |
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Abe Lincoln |
I |
Olesen |
|
named after Abraham Lincoln |
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Abel Tasman |
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L A Hoek |
NL |
named after explorer who found Tasmania |
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Abendlied |
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Ernst |
D |
Tran: Evening Song |
|
Abendsonne |
III |
Wilhelm Schwieters |
D |
Tran: Evening Sun |
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Abendstern |
I |
Jan G Ballego and sons |
NL |
Tran: Evening Star |
|
Abendstern |
II |
Kurt Englehardt |
D |
Tran: Evening Star |
|
Abridge Ben |
|
Jack Kinns |
UK |
named after raiser's dog |
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Abridge Bertie |
|
Jack Kinns |
UK |
named after raiser's friend, Bert Wiseman of NDS |
|
Abridge Taffy |
|
Jack Kinns |
UK |
named after his gun dog |
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Ada Hoffman |
|
|
|
named for daughter of Governor of NJ |
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Adeline Jarvis |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
named after one of fund raisers for Tenovus cancer
charity |
|
Agamemnon |
I |
L A Hoek |
NL |
named after ancient Greek hero |
|
Agatha Christie |
|
not known |
|
named after author |
|
Agnes |
IV |
|
|
named after raisers daughter |
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Akebono |
|
|
|
Tran: dawn or daybreak |
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Akibare Otome |
|
|
|
tran: Maiden on a perfect autumn day |
|
Aki-no-shirabe |
|
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
tran: melody of autumn |
|
Akita |
|
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
name of a place in northern part of Japan |
|
Albeniz |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Spanish composer |
|
Albert Camus |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French writer |
|
Albert Cuyp |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Albert Schweitzer |
|
|
|
named after philosopher and physician |
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Alderley Edge |
|
Lander |
UK |
Town in Cheshire England |
|
Aldershot |
|
Owen Parratt |
UK |
Town in Hampshire, England |
|
Aldous Huxley |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after writer |
|
Alexander Dubcek |
|
|
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named after czech politician |
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Alexander Dumas |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after author |
|
Alexander Pope |
|
|
|
named after poet and author |
|
Alexander Von Humboldt |
I |
H Severin |
D |
named after scientist and explorer |
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Alexander von Humboldt |
II |
|
|
named after scientist and explorer |
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Alfred Nobel |
|
|
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named after swedish industrialist who introduced Nobel
prize |
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Alf's Mascot |
|
Alf Rogers |
UK |
alf rogers sport of mascot maya |
|
Alice Chalifoux |
|
Ed Flaws |
USA |
named after US Harpist from Cleveland |
|
Alice May |
III |
Jack Vandament |
C |
named after neighhbour who loved flowers and passed away |
|
Alice Roosevelt |
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|
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named after daughter of Theodore Roosevelt |
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Allan Snowfire |
|
Richard Cook |
UK |
named after late father and his hair colour |
|
Alley Rose |
|
Wayne Lobaugh |
USA |
named for Alyxandria Rose who died at a very young age,
alley shows dark place familt felt at her loss |
|
Allison |
|
Steve Nowotarski |
USA |
Named after a friends granddaughter |
|
Aloha |
II |
Madlyn Geisert |
USA |
Named after Aloha Rice, a school teacher in North Bend,
Oregon |
|
Alphonse Daudet |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after french author |
|
Amber Banker |
|
Mayfield |
UK |
sport of banker |
|
Amber Cocorico |
|
Cocorico |
|
Sport of Cocorico |
|
Amber Festival |
|
Jack J R Gott |
UK |
amber sport of gateshead festival |
|
Amber Gateshead Festival |
|
David Boyd |
UK |
sport of Gateshead Festival |
|
Amelia Earhart |
|
not known |
|
named after famous pilot |
|
Amgard Candyman |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
candy pink colours |
|
Amgard Coronet |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
bloom is pink face with yellow crown |
|
Amgard Delicate |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
several people said its colour was delicate |
|
Amgard Embers |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
resembles embers of fire |
|
Amgard Emily |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
named after raisers granddaughter |
|
Amgard Louise |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
named after raisers granddaughter |
|
Amgard Memories |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
named in memory of raisers mother and sister |
|
Amgard Rosie |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
named after raisers daughter |
|
Amgard Sahara |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
Named after the stage name of the raiser's son (DJ
Graham Sahara) |
|
Amgard Striker |
|
Dave Bates |
UK |
very striking flower |
|
Amy Cave |
|
Derek Cave |
UK |
raisers mother |
|
Anadi's Grace |
|
|
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Sport of Grace Hay |
|
Andrea Lawson |
|
P Godsmark |
UK |
named after owner of the land where nursery is sited |
|
Andrea Ranson |
|
Ernest Parsons |
UK |
named after raiser's granddaughter |
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Andrew Magson |
|
Bill (W E) Mark |
UK |
raisers grandson |
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Anfield |
|
|
|
named after Liverpool football stadium |
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Angela Dodi |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
raisers youngest daughter |
|
Anglian Water |
|
Norman W Lewis |
UK |
local water board (supplier) |
|
Anita Summerhayes |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
lady who sells horticultural supplies to raiser |
|
Anke Brunn |
|
|
|
Named for the Minister of Science of North
Rhine-Westphalia |
|
Ann Marie A. |
|
Richard Rejman |
USA |
named after raisers daughter |
|
Anniversary Ball |
|
Dr D. Gareth Rowlands |
UK |
named for Aylett's nursery anniversary |
|
Ann's Coronet |
|
stuart clensy |
UK |
sport of Amgard coronet, named after raisers wife |
|
Anthony Nash |
|
Fred Oscroft |
UK |
raiser's grandson |
|
Anton Mauve |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Anton Tsjechow |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
naned after writer |
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Apiary |
|
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Sport of Little Beeswings |
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Apricot Honeymoon Dress |
|
M S Hall (Halls of Heddon) |
UK |
sport of honeymoon dress |
|
Apricot Sunbeam |
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Sport of Little Sunbeam |
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Arnside Rose |
|
George Fallows |
UK |
named after raisers wife |
|
Arthur Godfrey |
|
Capt. Ben Pittman Jr. |
USA |
named after TV Personality and Actor |
|
Arthur Hills |
|
Arthur F.Hills |
UK |
raiser's father |
|
Arthur Lashlie |
|
D Bruidegom |
NL |
named after English grower from north east |
|
Athalie |
|
Bill W H Dawes |
UK |
named after raisers wife |
|
Audrey Day |
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|
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Sport of Doris Day |
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Audrey Grace |
|
Harvey&Beverly Brown |
USA |
named after daughter of Mark Oldenkamp |
|
Aurora's Kiss |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
black red like the kiss of death of the
Spider Woman, Aurora. |
|
Aurwen's Violet |
|
R Gareth Roberts (Eglwysbach |
UK |
sport of Willo's Violet |
|
Avoca Amanda |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after daughter |
|
Avoca Apache |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Cherokee |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Choctaw |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Comanche |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Cree |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Geoffrey Moore |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named in memory of President of a society in Northampton |
|
Avoca Kiowa |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Mohave |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Navajo |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Pawnee |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Pontiac |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Salmon |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named for flower colour |
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Avoca Seminole |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Avoca Signal |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named for flower colour |
|
Avoca Sue |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after wife of Terry Bratcher, NDS Counciller |
|
Avoca Yuma |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after red indian tribe |
|
Ayers Mable II |
|
Harold and Mabel Ayers |
USA |
from wife's name |
|
Aylesbury |
|
Harry Stredwick |
UK |
town in Bucks, England |
|
Ayston |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Aztec Gold |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named by grandson Kyle who loved ancient civilisations |
|
Azuma-kagami |
|
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
tran azuma -my better half; kagami - mirror (from 1180
history) |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
B. J. Beauty |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
beauty from Burton Joyce (village on river Trent) |
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Bach |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after german composer |
|
Bambi |
II |
N V Ludwig & Co |
NL |
named after Disney character |
|
Bambi |
VI |
Alex Lister and Son |
UK |
named after Disney character |
|
Barbara Davies |
|
Barry Davies |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Barbara Davies 89 |
|
Barry Davies |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Barbara Elaine |
|
Davis |
AUS |
raisers wife |
|
Barbara Fortier |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named after next door neighbour who liked small dahlias |
|
Barbara Hardisty Kantor |
|
Michael Kantor |
USA |
named after member of Connecticut Dahlia Society |
|
Barbara Miner |
|
Ron Miner |
USA |
named after raisers wife |
|
Barbara Rooke |
|
Jimmy Rooke |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Barbara Z. |
|
John Zatkovich |
USA |
named after family member |
|
Barbara's Pastelle |
|
Jack J R Gott |
UK |
sport of grenidor pastelle |
|
Barbara's Yellow |
|
Jack J R Gott |
UK |
sport Barbara's Pastelle |
|
Barbarry Coronet |
|
Barry Davies |
UK |
seedling from emma's coronet |
|
Bargaly Blush |
|
R (Bob) J Farley |
UK |
raiser worked on Bargaly farm |
|
Bartok |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Hungarian composer |
|
Bassingbourne Beauty |
|
L John Scriven |
UK |
lived near Bassingbourne , Herts, England |
|
Baudelaire |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French poet |
|
BBC |
|
lindhout ornata (Pieter Lindhout) |
NL |
named after British Broadcasting Corporation |
|
Beauty of Arundel |
|
|
|
sported at Arundel Castle |
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Beauty of Heemstede |
|
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
Nursery at Heemstede, Netherlands |
|
Belisha |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
looked like a Belisha Beacon (UK traffic signal) |
|
Belton |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Benjamin Britten |
|
Hippeastra (Nurseries) |
NL |
named after musician and composer |
|
Bernard Colwyn Hayes |
|
R E Boore |
UK |
Sport of Rev. Colwyn Vale |
|
Bertie Boy |
|
David Walker |
UK |
named for Bert Wiseman of NDS |
|
Berwick Wood |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
Named after one of his company's sites |
|
Bette Davis |
|
|
|
named after film star |
|
Betty Ilene |
|
E Griffin |
AUS |
named after raisers wife |
|
Betty Lou |
|
|
|
Sport of Betty Anne |
|
Betty R. |
|
Richard Rejman |
USA |
named after raisers wife |
|
Bickleigh Castle |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
named after local castle where he worked |
|
Big Brother |
I |
|
|
Sport of Big Ben |
|
Bill Holmberg |
|
Madlyn Geisert |
USA |
Named after a partially blind friend in Minnesota who
admired the texture of its petals |
|
Bishop Of Llandaff |
|
Ian Treseder & S Treseder & Sons |
UK |
named after the Bishop of llandaff |
|
Bitsa |
|
Sid Hinchcliffe |
UK |
named after family dog |
|
Bizet |
I |
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Blackie Not-So-Black |
|
|
|
sport of Blackie |
|
Blue Monarch |
|
|
|
sport of Croydon Monarch |
|
Bob FitzJohn |
|
David Walker |
UK |
named after friend who died young |
|
Boccherini |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Italian composer |
|
Bonesta |
|
F B J van Bentem |
Hol |
Sport Onesta |
|
Bonny Brenda |
|
John Allely |
UK |
named after wife |
|
Borodin |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Russian composer |
|
Bournemouth Belle |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
named after steam train that used to run from London to
Bournemouth |
|
Brackenhill Flame |
|
Eric Furness |
UK |
flame coloured , raised at Brackenhill Park, Bradford,
England |
|
Brahms |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Braintris |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
Home of raiser's nursery in Essex, England |
|
Brendon Shine |
|
Alex Craven |
UK |
named after Irish singer |
|
Brian's Dream |
|
brian king |
UK |
named after Brian (King) |
|
Bridgeview Madlyn |
|
Madlyn Geisert |
USA |
named after Madlyn Giesert of Bridgeview Nursery |
|
Bronze General |
|
|
|
Sport of General Eisenhower |
|
Brookfield Deirdre |
|
Dr D. Gareth Rowlands |
UK |
raiser's daughter |
|
Brookfield Wendy |
|
Dr D. Gareth Rowlands |
UK |
named after raisers wife |
|
Brown Bomber |
|
Reynolds |
SA |
named after Joe Louis - the brown bomber |
|
Bruckner |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Austrian composer |
|
Brumas |
|
D Bruidegom |
NL |
named after baby polar bear at London Zoo |
|
Bryn Terfel |
|
Kevin Sherlock |
NZ |
named after Welsh opera singer |
|
Bud Flanagan |
|
John Brown (Brown&Such) |
UK |
named after stage star (member of Crazy gang) |
|
Burscough Fonteneaux |
|
|
|
Sport of Baby Fonteneau |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
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Cafe Au Lait |
|
D Bruidegom |
NL |
colour looks like milky coffee |
|
Cafe au Lait Sucre |
|
|
|
Sport of Cafe au Lait |
|
Cairngorm |
|
W (Davy) Paterson |
UK |
scottish mountain range |
|
Caldecott |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Camano Bram |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named for family cat - Bram |
|
Camano Cotton |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named after family cat Cotton that got stuck 30 feet up
a tree |
|
Camano Denali |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named after family cat - Denali |
|
Camano Pugsley |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named after family cat -Pugsley |
|
Camano Sitka |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named after family cat - sitka |
|
Camano Snuffles |
|
Richard/Susan Ambrose |
USA |
named after family cat - snuffles |
|
Candle In The Wind |
|
Maurice White |
UK |
from song at Princess Diana's funeral |
|
Candy Beauty |
I |
|
|
sport of Mistill Beauty |
|
Candy Cupid |
|
B Cooper |
UK |
sport of Wootton cupid |
|
Candy Hamilton Lillian |
|
Alan Buller |
UK |
sport of Hamilton Lillian |
|
Candy Keene |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
sport of Reginald Keene |
|
Candy Pastelle |
|
|
|
sport of Grenidor Pastelle |
|
Cantab Symbol |
|
A G Ward |
UK |
sport of Symbol |
|
Caproz Jerry Garcia |
|
Arlene & Carl Probizanski (dahliadel) |
USA |
named after singer with The Grateful Dead group |
|
Caproz John Lennon |
|
Arlene & Carl Probizanski (dahliadel) |
USA |
named after member of Beatles group |
|
Captain Kirk |
|
Peter Cleaver |
UK |
named after Startrek captain of USS Enterprise |
|
Carl Chilson |
|
Les Connell |
USA |
Sport of Chilson's Pride |
|
Carnford Supreme |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after Carnford Road, Sheldon |
|
Carol Ann S. |
|
Richard Rejman |
USA |
named after raisers daughter |
|
Carol Channing |
|
Richard Rodewald |
USA |
named after stage star |
|
Carol Newstead |
|
Jack Newstead |
C |
named after raiser's daughter |
|
Cascade Ken |
|
Jim Thompson |
UK |
named after raisers father |
|
Cascade Kitty |
|
Jim Thompson |
UK |
named after raisers mother |
|
Castle Drive |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
Named after one of his company's sites |
|
Centenary Symbol |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
sport of Symbol in NDS centenary year |
|
Cesar Frank |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Belgian composer |
|
Chabrier |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Charles De Coster |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Belgian novelist |
|
Charles Dickens |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after author |
|
Charles Gounod |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after french composer |
|
Charlie Dimmock |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
named after TV gardening presenter involved with "Break
through Breast Cancer" charity |
|
Charlie Kenwood |
|
Charlie T Kenwood |
UK |
named after himself |
|
Charlotte Bronte |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named afgter author |
|
Charpentier |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Cher Ami |
II |
Kevin Larkin |
USA |
named after their male borzoi dog |
|
Chimborazo |
|
John Crutchfield |
UK |
named after highest volcano in Ecuador |
|
Chinmoy's Grace |
|
|
|
sport of Grace Hay |
|
Christie Elaine |
|
Mrs Joan Matulick |
AUS |
sport of Barbara Elaine |
|
Christie Galah |
|
Mrs Joan Matulick |
AUS |
named after Galah Parrot of Australia |
|
Christine Cresse |
|
|
|
Sport of L'Ancresse |
|
Cinnabar |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
combination of Bob Simon's favourite colour and one of
favourite names |
|
Claire Diane |
|
David Gillam |
UK |
sport of Ruskin Diane |
|
Claire Louise Kitchener |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
daughter |
|
Clare Lennart |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch writer |
|
Claud Debussey |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Clearview Amber |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
named for colour |
|
Clearview Arla |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
named after raisers mother |
|
Clearview Arlene |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
named after raisers sister |
|
Clearview David |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
named after oldest son |
|
Clearview Irene |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
named after raisers grandmother |
|
Clearview Magic |
|
Richard & Danielle Parshall |
USA |
seedling from Magic Moment |
|
Cloverdale |
|
David Boyd |
UK |
lived in Cloverdale Gardens |
|
Colonel W.M. Ogg |
|
|
|
Sport of Major Ogg |
|
Colwood Kiara |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
reaisers granddaughter |
|
Colwood Scheri |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
raisers sister |
|
Conan Doyle |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Scottish author |
|
Connie Bartlam |
|
Tom Mantle |
UK |
raisers daughter |
|
Constantine |
II |
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after the village in Cornwall where it first
flowered |
|
Cora Collins |
|
Harold Collins |
USA |
named after mother |
|
Coral Jupiter |
|
|
|
sport of Daleko Jupiter |
|
Coral Masterpiece |
|
|
|
Sport of Croydon Masterpiece |
|
Coral Seal |
|
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sport of Mrs. Alfred B. Seal |
|
Cottesmore |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Couperin |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Coxwell Moonlight |
|
M Greenaway |
UK |
sport of Eastwood moonlight |
|
Cracklin Rosie |
|
|
|
named after Neil Diamond song |
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Cream Alva's |
|
Eric Machin |
UK |
sport of alva's supreme |
|
Cream Capella |
|
Vic Hardy |
UK |
sport of wandas capella |
|
Cream Elegans |
|
Barry Smith |
UK |
sport of lemon elegans |
|
Cream Klankstad |
|
Frank Taylor |
UK |
sport of klankstad Kerkrade |
|
Cream Linda |
|
M S Hall (Halls of Heddon) |
UK |
sport of lady linda |
|
Cream Moonlight |
|
|
|
sport of eastwood moonlight |
|
Croydon Orange |
|
Harry K Brand |
AUS |
Sport of Croydon Monarch |
|
Cryfield Max |
|
Fred Wilson |
UK |
named after ted edgars puissance horse |
|
Cryfield Rosie |
|
Fred Wilson |
UK |
raisers mother |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Garden Festival |
|
David A Reid |
UK |
named for garden festival at Gateshead |
|
Garden Glow |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
the name seemed to fit the flower in a brainstorming
session |
|
Gateshead Festival |
|
R F Howes |
UK |
re-named for garden festival at Gateshead - (was peach
melba) |
|
General de Gaulle |
|
Lemaire |
|
named after French WWII general, later President of
France |
|
Geoffrey Kent |
|
Dave Kent |
UK |
raisers father |
|
George Burns |
|
|
|
named after veteran comedian |
|
George Elliott |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after English novelist |
|
George Simenon |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Belgian crime writer |
|
Gerard Dou |
I |
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Gerard Walschap |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Flemish author |
|
Gershwin |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after US composer |
|
Gertrude Lawrence |
|
Ballay-Success (Ballay Dahlia Gardens) |
USA |
named after stage star |
|
Gill's Pastelle |
|
John Newman |
UK |
sport of grenidor pastelle |
|
Gilwood Violet |
|
Terry Gillam |
UK |
sport of willos violet |
|
Gilwood Zorro |
|
Terry Gillam |
UK |
sport of Zorro |
|
Ginger Rogers |
|
|
|
named after film star |
|
Gipsy Smith |
|
|
|
Sport of Gipsy Girl |
|
Glazounow |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after composer |
|
Glenn Hoddle |
|
Peter Cleaver |
UK |
named after Tottenham Hotspurs footballer |
|
Glinka |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Russian composer |
|
Global Beauty |
|
Jack Almand |
USA |
Sport of Purple Globe |
|
Glyndebourne |
|
Hackenden Nurseries |
UK |
named after town of Glyndebourne operas |
|
Golda Meir |
|
Lloyd Erikson |
USA |
named after former Israeli Prime Minister |
|
Golden Aura |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named for the colour |
|
Golden Doris |
|
|
|
Sport of Bronze Doris |
|
Golden Symbol |
|
Eric A Payne |
UK |
sport of Symbol |
|
Graham Greene |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after British Author |
|
Granite Falls |
|
|
|
small town NE of Everett, Washington |
|
Grenidor Doreen |
|
John Carrington |
UK |
raiser's wife |
|
Grieg |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Norwegian composer |
|
Groucho Marx |
|
R Paul Comstock |
USA |
named after famous comedian |
|
Gulbransson |
I |
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Norwegian artist |
|
Gwyneth |
|
Ivor Jones |
UK |
named after granddaughter of finder of sport |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
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Hamilton Amanda |
|
Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries) |
C |
named after raiser's granddaughter |
|
Hamilton Lillian |
|
Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries) |
C |
named after raisers wife |
|
Hamilton Midnight |
|
Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries) |
C |
named for its very dark colour |
|
Handel |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Hannah Baker |
|
Steve Nowotarski |
USA |
Named after his granddaughter |
|
Harlow Car |
|
Joe Barwise |
UK |
RHS gardens near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England |
|
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after US author |
|
Harry Ramsden |
|
Fred Oscroft |
UK |
friend of raiser, owned a famous string of chip shops |
|
Hatfield's Climax |
|
R M Hatfield |
UK |
sport of Kidd's Climax |
|
Heather Jones |
|
David A Reid |
UK |
named for lady who does his housekeeping |
|
Heinrich Boll |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German novelist |
|
Heinrich Heine |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German poet |
|
Helen Shapiro |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after singer of 1960's |
|
Helen's Alvin Sr |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
helens first husband who passed away in 1965 |
|
Helen's Big Doug |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after her son Douglas Gleen |
|
Helen's Carl Oscare |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
Helen's father |
|
Helen's Clarie's |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
Helen's mother in law |
|
Helen's Dallas |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
Helen's brother in law |
|
Helen's Katherine Helen |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after herself |
|
Helen's Leg Horn |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after a type of chicken |
|
Helen's Little Boy |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after a little boy |
|
Helen's Little Orange |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after colour |
|
Helen's Mary |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after Helen's daughter |
|
Helen's Norma Jean |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after Helen's sister |
|
Helen's Onella |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
named after children's great grandma |
|
Helen's Sara |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
Helen's granddaughter who is nearly blind |
|
Helen's Stephanie |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
Helen's granddaughter, Sara's sister, also nearly blind |
|
Helen's Surething |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
just keeps going, so a sure thing |
|
Helen's Sweetheart |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
looks like a sweet heart |
|
Helen's Wedding Bells |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
ideal for a wedding |
|
Helen's White Waterlily |
|
Helen Bair |
USA |
a good flower for hot countries |
|
Henrik Ibsen |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
namedafter author |
|
Herbstfackel |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Torch |
|
Herbstfeuer |
II |
|
|
tran: Autumn Fire |
|
Herbstfreude |
III |
Rolf F Wagschal |
D |
tran: Autumn Joy |
|
Herbstgabe |
|
Gerrit H Lammerse |
NL |
tran: Autumn Gift |
|
Herbstgeschenk |
|
|
|
tran: Autumn Gift |
|
Herbstgold |
I |
Wolf |
D |
tran: Autumn Gold |
|
Herbstkonigin |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Queen |
|
Herbstrubin |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Ruby |
|
Herbstschmuck |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Decoration |
|
Herbstschöne |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Beauty |
|
Herbstsonne |
I |
|
|
tran: Autumn Sun |
|
Herbststolz |
|
|
|
tran: Autumn Pride |
|
Herbstwunder |
|
|
|
tran:Autumn Wonder |
|
Herbstzauber |
I |
|
|
tran:Autumn Charm |
|
Herbstzauber |
II |
|
|
tran:Autumn Charm |
|
Hickling Broad |
|
Cyril A Piper&co |
UK |
"lake" in Norfolk Broads, Englnad |
|
Highlighter |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after coloured hy-liter being used on a picture by
grandson Kyle (at his suggestion) |
|
Hillcrest Chelsey |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
named after granddaughter |
|
Hillcrest Hannah |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
raisers granddaughter |
|
Hillcrest Heights |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
Named after Heights mine, source of greenish gemstone |
|
Hillcrest Hillton |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
Named after hillton mine, source of yellow gem stone |
|
Hillcrest Jessica |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
raisers granddaughter |
|
Hillcrest Trueform |
|
Les Jackson |
UK |
petal form is true decorative form |
|
Hindensmith |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Hollyhill Pagoda |
|
Ted (Ken) & Margaret Kennedy |
USA |
named after shape when fully open |
|
Honegger |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Swiss composer |
|
Honeymoon Dress |
|
R Les Jones |
UK |
colour of princess diana's dress at wedding |
|
Horst Athalie |
|
Jon Wheatley |
UK |
sport of athalie, named after German friend |
|
Hugo Wolf |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Austrian composer |
|
Hy Abalone |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
white with pearl blends like the shell |
|
Hy Bill D. |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after late Bill Dungan |
|
Hy Bishop |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
in bishops robe colours |
|
Hy Bullion |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
colour of gold bullion |
|
Hy C |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
sport of Alpen Bob, which was sport of Alfred C |
|
Hy Casbah |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
in opulent Moroccan colours |
|
Hy Charm |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
visitor called it charming |
|
Hy Clown |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
colours like painted face of a clown |
|
Hy Cutter |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
good cut flower attributes |
|
Hy Darcy |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after wife's father |
|
Hy Enid |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after wife's mother |
|
Hy Fashion |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
cute and clever name |
|
Hy Finesse |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
pastel colours that merge with finesse |
|
Hy Fire |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
bright red ball of fire |
|
Hy Harry |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
hirsute stems, but changed name to harry instead of
hairy |
|
Hy Heart |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
small red dec |
|
Hy Lace |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
each petal notched to give a lace outline |
|
Hy Lobster |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
petals look like lobster claws. |
|
Hy Lustre |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
Named by a friend at its first time on the show bench. |
|
Hy Maize |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
corn coloured ball |
|
Hy Mallow |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
mallow purple ball |
|
Hy Michelle |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
for a niece who chose it. |
|
Hy Miriam |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after wife's aunt |
|
Hy MOAB |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
"Mother Of All Blooms" |
|
Hy Mom |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
for his late Mom |
|
Hy Murex |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
The Murex snail of ancient Phoenicia produced the rarest
of purple
dyes know in those days |
|
Hy Myst |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
smoky lav, with darker variegations. |
|
Hy Nadirah |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named for wife of a muslim friend |
|
Hy Nanaimo |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
best seedling at a show in Nanaimo. |
|
Hy Nugget |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
yellow ball like nugget |
|
Hy Patti |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after raisers wife |
|
Hy Pimento |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
yellow variegated red. Pepper colours |
|
Hy Plum |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
in smoky red purple. |
|
Hy Plush |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
violet velvet. |
|
Hy Rajah |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
in rich autumn shades |
|
Hy Robe |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
Rosy chocolate purple |
|
Hy Rosa |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
selected on trial by its namesake. |
|
Hy Rudy B. |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
for the late Rudy Butula, a good friend. |
|
Hy Russett |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
bronze double orchid. |
|
Hy Saffron |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
in oversaturated, "hurt your eyes" yellow. |
|
Hy Scent |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
scented Orchid |
|
Hy Scotch |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
glistens with that amber liquids lure. |
|
Hy Shy |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
Concept of blushing = shy. |
|
Hy Sockeye |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
red colour |
|
Hy Tabu |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
dark dark red |
|
Hy Totem |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
tall yellow, like a totem pole |
|
Hy Trio |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
three coloured |
|
Hy Vanessa |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
named after Vanessa Williams of "Kiss of the Spider
Woman" |
|
Hy Watercolour |
|
Wayne Holland |
C |
lilacs and purples that bleed to make each
petal unique. |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Jack London |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after US author |
|
Jackie Magson |
|
Bill (W E) Mark |
UK |
raisers granddaughter |
|
Jacob de Ruysdael |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Jacquie Hurst |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
raisers friend in Finchley |
|
Jake's Coronet |
|
Jack J R Gott |
UK |
sport of amgard coronet, named after grandson Jake
Taylor |
|
Jaldec American |
|
Derek Hewlett |
UK |
sport of go american |
|
James Mason |
|
Kevin Sherlock |
NZ |
named after film actor |
|
Jan van Goyen |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Janacek |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Czech composer |
|
Jane Lausche |
|
E J Wind (Rocky River) |
USA |
Named for Wife of Governor of Ohio |
|
Janet Howell |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
named after raisers cousin |
|
Jean Bailiss |
|
David A Reid |
UK |
named after next door neighbour |
|
Jean Murray |
|
G Webster |
UK |
named after sister in law |
|
Jean Shaw |
|
Kenny Shaw |
UK |
named after raisers late wife |
|
Jeanette Carter |
|
Eric Carter |
UK |
named after wife |
|
Jeanne d'Arc |
|
Vilmorin |
F |
named after Joan of Arc |
|
Jeannie Leroux |
|
L Steenfott |
USA |
named after Jeannie, wife of Gordie Leroux |
|
Jennie |
III |
Phil Traff |
USA |
named after raiser's mother |
|
Jenny Smith |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
raiser's cousin's wife |
|
Jerome Kern |
|
not known |
|
named after song composer |
|
Jessica E. |
|
Cappel |
USA |
named after granddaughter |
|
Jimmy Dickinson |
|
Paulsgrove Nurseries |
UK |
named after famous England footballer |
|
Jo Lister |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
named after raisers cousin |
|
Joan Walker |
|
Jake Walker |
UK |
named after raisers wife |
|
Johannes Vermeer |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
John Prior |
|
Bert Wiseman |
UK |
named after friend at work |
|
John William |
|
Cappel |
USA |
named after grandson |
|
John's Keene |
|
|
|
sport of Reginald Keene |
|
Jonathan Swift |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Irish author |
|
Jorja |
|
Phil Traff |
USA |
named after raisers cousin |
|
Josef Israels |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch painter |
|
Josephine Z. |
|
John Zatkovich |
USA |
named after family member |
|
Joy Bennett |
|
Tom Mantle |
UK |
named after daughter |
|
Joyce Anne |
|
Ben Ward |
UK |
named after mother |
|
Judy Tregidden |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
friend of raiser from Finchley,her husband was head of
graphics & design for BBC |
|
Jules Verne |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French author |
|
Julia Catchpole |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
named after lady who started raisers cancer charity work
for Tenovus |
|
Julia Marguerite |
|
Eric Carter |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Juri Gagarin |
|
N L Chrestensen Gmb |
D |
named after first man in space |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Kaka Cyrella |
|
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
from Cyr(il) and (St)ella Higgo |
|
Kaka Eljoy |
|
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
EL(aines) JOY |
|
Kaka Neil |
|
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
named after son |
|
Kaka Phil |
|
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
named for husband |
|
Karen Anne |
|
Cappel |
USA |
named after granddaughter |
|
Karenglen |
|
Gerry R Woolcock |
UK |
grandaughter of landowner where dahlias grown, Karen
married Glen |
|
Karin de Jong |
|
|
|
named after Belgian beauty queen |
|
Karl Capek |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Czech playwright |
|
Karl May |
I |
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German author |
|
Katahdin |
|
|
|
for Mt. Katahdin (Maine) |
|
Katchatourian |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after composer |
|
Kate Mountjoy |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
Sue Mountjoy's older daughter |
|
Kate's Pastelle |
|
|
|
sport of grenidor pastelle |
|
Katherine Craven |
|
Alex Craven |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Kathleen Ferrier |
|
J de Ruyter |
NL |
named after opera singer |
|
Kathleen's Alliance |
|
Mrs Kathleen Davison |
UK |
sport of shirley alliance |
|
Kathryn's Cupid |
|
C N Gregory |
USA |
sport of wootton cupid |
|
Kay Francis |
|
not known |
|
named after actress and singer from 1929-1946 |
|
Kayleigh Spiller |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
raisers step granddaughter |
|
Keewatin Flame |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
flame coloured flowers |
|
Keewatin Gold |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
the orange of the ball shone like gold |
|
Keewatin Pioneer |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Keewatin & Kenora are towns in the middle of nowhere,
the boonies where the pioneers settled |
|
Keewatin Special |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
The varuety felt very special |
|
Keewatin Sunsprite |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
like little nymphs or sunsprites |
|
Keith's Choice |
|
Les Connell |
USA |
chosen by keith hammett in seedling bed |
|
Kelsea Carla |
|
Tony Hindle |
UK |
Carla is raiser's daughter, Kelsea is house name |
|
Kennemerland |
|
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
area near Heemstede |
|
Kenora Amethyst |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Jeannie's (wife) favourite colour is purple and they dug
and collected amethyst |
|
Kenora Canada |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Kenora Canada was logo on souvenirs of Kenora's
Bi-centennial |
|
Kenora Carousel |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
colours and brightness reninded him of a carousel |
|
Kenora Challenger |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named in honour of space shuttle Challenger that crashed
in 1986 with loss of all crew including a teacher, Jeannie's profession |
|
Kenora Christmas |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
a Christmas Ball in colour and shape |
|
Kenora Clyde |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named after Clyde Chappell, a very tall texan who grew
dahlias |
|
Kenora Dazzler |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named for its dazzling colour |
|
Kenora Elizabeth |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
raiser's great niece |
|
Kenora Fireball |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
golden colour deep inside each floret made this ball
glow like fire |
|
Kenora Firefighter |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Neice's husband is a firefighter, who liked this red
bloom, so named in honour of all firefighters |
|
Kenora Frills |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
laciniates made lacy, frilly edges |
|
Kenora Irene |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named for Gordie's half sister |
|
Kenora Jubilee |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
in honour of the Jubilee Year declared by the Cathlic
Church in 2001 |
|
Kenora Kaleidoscope |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
looked like the vision in a keleidoscope |
|
Kenora Lisa |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named for niece who grew up in California and now lives
in Wisconsin |
|
Kenora Macop-B |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Initials of drugs used in chemotherapy treatment to cure
him of lymphoma |
|
Kenora Majestic |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Bloom looked majestic |
|
Kenora Moonbeam |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
colour of a moonbeam |
|
Kenora Ontario |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named aftere Gordie's birthplace |
|
Kenora Passion |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named by Gordie |
|
Kenora Petite |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
very small and delicate, so petite |
|
Kenora Sensation |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
sensational bloom! |
|
Kenora Spirit |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
the laciniated petals looked like dove wings, so called
spirit after "the Holy Spirit" |
|
Kenora Sunburst |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
blloms just burst out of buds |
|
Kenora Sunset |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
colour of sunset |
|
Kenora Superb |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
a suerb seedling |
|
Kenora Tonya |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named after neice |
|
Kenora Valentine |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
big red and round, remindeng raisers of a Valentine |
|
Kenora Wildfire |
|
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
named after a song called wildfire |
|
Kerry Newstead |
|
Jack Newstead |
C |
named after raiser's son |
|
Kettering |
|
John Allely |
UK |
Town where he llives |
|
Kim Baker |
I |
Steve Nowotarski |
USA |
named after his granddaughter |
|
Kim Marie |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
raisers daughter |
|
King Soccer |
|
D Bruidegom |
NL |
named after Pele, the footballer |
|
Kingsthorpe |
|
Don Brawn |
UK |
district of Northampton, UK where he lived |
|
Kochelsee |
|
R W (Dick) McCann |
NZ |
named after sea shell |
|
Kodaly |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Hungarian composer |
|
Kristina Marie |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
raisers granddaughter |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
L. A. T. E. |
|
Tom Cleghorn |
UK |
named after daughter (Lisa Ann Tuton) who was usually
late |
|
La Corbierre |
|
Norman Flint |
UK |
bay in Channel Islands |
|
Lady Barnett |
|
|
|
named after TV personality |
|
Lady Kerkrade |
|
David Walker |
UK |
sport of klankstad kerkrade |
|
Lady Linda |
|
Norman W Lewis |
UK |
named after raisers daughter |
|
Lalo |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
L'Ancresse |
|
Norman Flint |
UK |
place in channel islands |
|
Laura Marie |
|
Norman W Lewis |
UK |
named after raisers granddaughter |
|
Laurence Fisher |
|
Dr J M Fisher |
UK |
named after raiser |
|
Lauren's Moonlight |
|
Fred Wagstaff |
UK |
sport of eastwood moonlight |
|
Lavender Athalie |
|
Tim Dale |
UK |
sport of athalie |
|
Lavender Freestyle |
|
Ed Corning |
USA |
sport of freestyle |
|
Lavender Leycett |
|
|
|
sport of leycett |
|
Lavender Nunton Harvest |
|
not known |
|
sport of nunton harvest |
|
Lavender Symbol |
|
not known |
|
sport of Symbol |
|
Le Vonne Splinter |
|
R Paul Comstock |
USA |
named after lady dahlia grower |
|
Leamington Spa |
|
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
named after town in midlands of England |
|
Lemon Chester |
|
|
|
sport of lindas chester |
|
Lemon Emmerdale |
|
|
|
sport of emmerdale |
|
Lemon Hornsey |
|
not known |
|
sport of frank hornsey |
|
Lemon Symbol |
|
Alf Rogers |
UK |
sport of Symbol |
|
Leoncavello |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Italian composer |
|
Lesley Garrett |
|
Maurice White |
UK |
named after doncaster opera singer |
|
Lessing |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after British author |
|
Leycett |
|
Tom Bebbington |
UK |
named after village in Staffordshire, near stoke on
trent |
|
Light Minx |
|
Neil Pratt |
UK |
minx sport |
|
Lilac Athalie |
|
Bert Wiseman |
UK |
sport of athalie |
|
Linda's Chester |
|
Jim Watson |
UK |
sport of paul chester |
|
Linda's Diane |
|
andy owens |
UK |
sport of ruskin diane |
|
Lipstick |
I |
Dave Kent |
UK |
named for lipstick colour of petal tips |
|
Liszt |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Hungarian composer |
|
Locatelli |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Italian composer |
|
Lon B. |
|
Barry/Mary Willoughby |
C |
named for his son |
|
Lortzing |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German opera composer |
|
Louis Couperus |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Dutch novelist |
|
Lupin Britain |
|
Willard Morin (TLC Gardens) |
USA |
named after grandson |
|
Lupin Isabell |
|
Willard Morin (TLC Gardens) |
USA |
named after raisers mother |
|
Lupin Joseph |
|
Willard Morin (TLC Gardens) |
USA |
named after raisers father |
|
Lupin Tori |
|
Bonnie Jones-Morin |
USA |
named after her smallest great grandchild |
|
Lyddington |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Lynn Clark |
|
John Clark |
UK |
named after raisers daughter |
|
Lynn Slight |
|
S McClaren |
USA |
named after lady on Solana Beach, Calif |
|
Lynsey Murray |
|
G Webster |
UK |
named after great niece |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Magenta Magic |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after the colour |
|
Maggie Austin |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
Named after raiser's grandmother Margaret Catherine
Muncer who was born in Cork in Southern Ireland. |
|
Maisie Mooney |
|
John Mooney |
C |
raiser's mother |
|
Majestic Athalie |
|
|
|
sport of athalie |
|
Majestic Kerkrade |
|
Prof Herbert H Hadow |
USA |
sport of klankstad kerkrade |
|
Majjas Symbol |
|
P A Dawson |
UK |
sport of Symbol |
|
Malvern Martha |
|
Bryan Warriner |
UK |
granddaughter martha clark lives in Malvern, Worcs, UK |
|
Man's Sassie |
|
Larry Manwell |
USA |
named after Sassie Manwell |
|
Manton |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Marcy Lynn |
|
Jack Vandament |
C |
raisers daughter |
|
Margaret Brookes |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after raiser's wife |
|
Margie |
II |
Eddie Durrant |
UK |
named after raiser's wife |
|
Marilyn Dale |
|
Mollineaux |
UK |
named after raisers granddaughter |
|
Marion Storer |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after mother |
|
Marjorie J.L. |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after owner of garden where dahlias are grown |
|
Marlene Joy |
|
L Steenfott |
USA |
named after raiser's daughter |
|
Martin Turner |
|
R Neville Weekes |
UK |
named after NDS Northern Committee vice chairman |
|
Mary Ann |
I |
Ben Ward |
UK |
named after his mother |
|
Mary Crichton |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
named after mother in law |
|
Mary Karen Z. |
|
John Zatkovich |
USA |
named after family member |
|
Mary Magson |
|
Bill (W E) Mark |
UK |
named after granddaughter |
|
Mary's Jomanda |
|
D G Houghton |
UK |
sport of jomanda |
|
Mascagni |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Italian composer |
|
Mascot Maya |
|
Sam Mellen |
UK |
mascot was father's nickname |
|
Massenet |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Master Alan |
|
Norman W Lewis |
UK |
named after raisers son |
|
Match |
I |
Arthur J Hindry |
SA |
each petal looks like a match |
|
Mathew Alan |
|
Nick Gitts (Swan Island Dahlias) |
USA |
named after first grandson |
|
Maureen Connolly |
|
R Paul Comstock |
USA |
named after tennis player - Little Mo |
|
Maureen Kitchener |
|
Ivor Kitchener |
UK |
raisers wife |
|
Max Brod |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Czech-born Austrian writer |
|
Max Reger |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Meadowsweet |
|
Titchard |
UK |
name of his nursery |
|
Menai Strait |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after water between North Wales and Anglesey |
|
Mendelsohn |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Merriwell |
|
Robin Morris |
UK |
named after Meriden and Berkswell villages near raisers
home |
|
Meyerheer |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after composer |
|
Michael J. |
|
Cappel |
USA |
named after grandson |
|
Mickey Mouse |
I |
not known |
|
named after Walt Disney cartoon mouse |
|
Mickey Rooney |
|
J de Ruyter |
NL |
named after film star |
|
Midahl |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after Midland Dahlia Society Annual |
|
Midlands Jubilee |
|
R Les Jones |
UK |
named for the 25th jubilee of Midlands Dahlia Society |
|
Milhaud |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French composer |
|
Millocher |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Austrian composer |
|
Millway |
|
Golby |
UK |
name of road where nursery based |
|
Milton J. Cross |
|
Stanley Johnson (Pennypack Nursery) |
USA |
named after New York radio announcer |
|
Minnie Mouse |
|
Wallace McIllany |
USA |
named after Walt Disney cartoon mouse |
|
Mish Mash |
|
David Walker |
UK |
named for mixture of colours |
|
Miss Edith Cavell |
|
D Bruidegom |
NL |
named after famous nurse in WW1 |
|
Misterton |
|
Roger W Turrell |
UK |
Named after one of his company's sites |
|
Miyako-bijin |
|
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
tran: city beauty |
|
Model 999 |
|
|
|
Named for Henry Ford's first racing car on his 75th
birthday |
|
Momo Mangetsu |
|
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
tran: peach full moon |
|
Monteverdi |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Italian composer |
|
Moonlight Sonata |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata,played at a
concert where variety first displayed. |
|
Moor Place |
|
Alan Newnham |
UK |
named after hotel near London |
|
Murrayfield |
|
Dobbies Ltd |
UK |
named after Scotland's Rugby ground |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Tannenberg |
|
|
|
tran: Fir Mountain |
|
Tenovus |
|
Ken E. Stock |
UK |
named after a Cancer Charity started in Wales |
|
Thelma Clements |
|
Les Wright |
UK |
named after raisers sister |
|
Thomas |
I |
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after british composer |
|
Thomas Mann |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German author |
|
Ti Amy |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named after granddaughter |
|
Tiller Girl |
|
clark |
AUS |
Tiller Girls were a troop of 12 dancers on UK TV in 50's
and 60's |
|
Timothy J. |
|
Cappel |
USA |
named after grandson |
|
Tohsuikyoh |
|
K Ohta |
J |
tran: the state of intoxication |
|
Tolstoj |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Russian author |
|
Tom Yano |
|
Robert Furrow |
USA |
named after ADS president |
|
Trelawny |
|
W L Dunn |
UK |
house name trelawny |
|
Trelyn Kiwi |
|
Roy Tudor |
UK |
sport of kiwi gloria |
|
Trengrove Tauranga |
|
Gerry R Woolcock |
UK |
named after mountain in new zealand |
|
Tribune's City of Dartmouth |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
for 250th birthday of City of Dartmouth |
|
Tribune's City of Halifax |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
for 250th birthday of City of Halifax |
|
Tribune's Judy L. |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
raiser's daughter |
|
Tribune's Mary Moriarty |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
named in memory of raisers mother |
|
Tribune's Nancy |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
raiser's daughter |
|
Tribune's Samuel the Great |
|
Joe La Pierre |
C |
named in memory of raiser's father |
|
Tsuki Yori No Shisha |
|
K Kumagai |
J |
tran:the messenger from the moon |
|
Tui Apricot |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Tui Brian |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named after himself |
|
Tui Lemon |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Tui Margaret |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named after wife |
|
Tui Orange |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Tui Rodney |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named after friend Margaret Rodney from Motherwell,
Scotland |
|
Tui Salmon |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Tui Tangerine |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Tui Verle |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named after friend who was ill |
|
Tui White |
|
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
named for colour |
|
Turf Moor |
|
Joe Barwise |
UK |
name of football stadium in Burnley |
|
Twiggy |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
named after model and actress |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
Valeria |
|
Phil Traff |
USA |
named after raiser's aunt, mother of Jorja |
|
Valerie S. |
|
Richard Rejman |
USA |
named after raisers grand daughter |
|
Valja |
|
|
|
,named for a Russian Astronaut |
|
Vazon Bay |
|
Norman Flint |
UK |
place in channel islands |
|
Vera Baldwin |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after wife of Birmingham Dahlia Society show
secretary (Ken Baldwin) |
|
Vera Lynn |
|
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
named for WW II Forces Sweetheart |
|
Vera's Elma |
|
Geoff Gardener |
UK |
sport of elma e, vera was his wife |
|
Versa |
|
Madlyn Geisert |
USA |
Named after a friend in North Bend, Oregon |
|
Vicki Murray |
|
G Webster |
UK |
named after great niece |
|
Vicky Baum |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after austrian born American novelist |
|
Vicky Jackson |
|
N Jackson |
UK |
sport of Vicky Crutchfield |
|
Victor Hugo |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after French author |
|
Viola R. |
|
Richard Rejman |
USA |
named after raisers mother |
|
Violet Davies |
|
George Brookes |
UK |
named after secretary of midlands dahlia society |
|
Vitesbode |
|
|
|
Tran:Messenger of Peace |
|
Von Flotow |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after german born French Composer |
|
Von Gluck |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Austrian composer |
|
Von Suppe |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after Austrian composer |
|
Von Weber |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Vonnie |
|
John Brown (Brown&Such) |
UK |
named after John Brown's wife Vonnie |
|
Voorzitter Dix |
|
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
tran: President Dix |
|
Voorzitter Jan Vroegop |
|
Ohn W Siegrist |
USA |
tran: President Jan Vroegop |
|
Voorzitter Oud |
|
|
|
tran: President Oud |
|
Voorzitter Riethorst |
|
Jaarsma |
|
tran: President Riethorst |
|
Vredebode |
|
|
|
Trans: Messenger of Peace |
|
Vrystaat |
|
|
|
Trans: "Free State" |
|
variety |
version |
raiser |
country |
namesource |
|
W. J. N. |
|
F Newbery |
UK |
named after father -William John Newbery |
|
Waldteufel |
|
D Maarse or K.jnr |
NL |
named after German composer |
|
Warwick Town |
|
George A Leedle |
UK |
named after home town |
|
Wayne's First |
|
Wayne Lobaugh |
USA |
first variety he raised |
|
Weisser Stern |
|
|
|
tran: White Star |
|
Wendy |
III |
Norman W Lewis |
UK |
named after raisers daughter in law |
|
Wendy's Place |
|
P Maughan |
UK |
sport of moor place, named after raisers wife |
|
Weston Forge |
|
Tom E McLelland |
UK |
had stems like iron rods |
|
Whale's Rhonda |
|
Albert Whale |
UK |
sport of rhonda |
|
Whalley |
|
Joe Barwise |
UK |
Town near Burnley Lancs, UK |
|
White Albin |
|
|
|
Sport of JAMES ALBIN |
|
White Alloway Cottage |
|
|
|
sport of Alloway Cottage |
|
White Alva's |
|
Jim Mills |
UK |
sport of alva's supreme |
|
White Ballerina |
|
Barbara Wilde |
NZ |
sport of bracken ballerina |
|
White Cameo |
|
Graham Carey |
UK |
sport of cameo |
|
White Charlie Two |
|
Eileen Kinvig |
UK |
sport of charlie two |
|
White Hornsey |
|
|
|
sport of frank hornsey |
|
White Katrina |
|
Eric A Payne |
UK |
sport of hamari katrina |
|
White Keene |
|
K Clarke |
UK |
sport of reginald keene |
|
White Klankstad |
|
John Manson |
UK |
sport of klankstad Kerkrade |
|
White Linda |
|
Bill (W E) Mark |
UK |
sport of lady linda |
|
White Marc |
|
|
|
sport of monk marc |
|
White Margaret Anne |
|
|
|
sport of margaret anne |
|
White Merriwell |
|
|
|
sport of merriwell |
|
White Moonlight |
|
Len L J Mace |
UK |
sport of eastwood moonlight |
|
White Nettie |
|
Brian Caswell |
UK |
sport of nettie |
|
White Pastelle |
|
Graham Deacon |
UK |
sport of grenidor pastelle |
|
White Polventon |
|
J A Boone |
UK |
sport of polventon supreme |
|
White Rustig |
|
Terry Clarke |
UK |
sport of rustig |
|
White Vidal Rhapsody |
|
|
|
sport of vidal rhapsody |
|
William 'B' |
|
Tom Bebbington |
UK |
named after father |
|
William Gregory |
|
Tim Dale |
UK |
sport from Diane Gregory |
|
Wing |
|
Titchard |
UK |
village near his nursery |
|
Winholme Diane |
|
Maurice White |
UK |
sport of ruskin diane |
|
Winkie Ann |
|
J Menzel |
AUS |
named after raisers wife |
|
Wisemark |
|
Bill (W E) Mark |
UK |
named after (Bert )Wise(man and Bill )Mark |
|
Wootton Audrey |
|
R Les Jones |
UK |
named after raiser's wife |
|
Wootton Court |
|
R Les Jones |
UK |
named after local hotel |
|
Wroxham Broad |
|
Cyril A Piper&co |
UK |
named after lake (Broad) in Norfolk UK |
|
Wyn's Aztec Gold |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named by grandson Kyle who loved ancient civilisations |
|
Wyn's Cinnabar |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
combination of Bob Simon's favourite colour and one of
favourite names |
|
Wyn's Delta Frank |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named for Frank Snell of Delta dahlias |
|
Wyn's Desert Glow |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named for its colour |
|
Wyn's Devin's Delight |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after first grandson who sadly died of cancer aged
18 months |
|
Wyn's Dusty Daydream |
I |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after Dusty, a friend of Cory Wynne |
|
Wyn's Egyptian Sun |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named by grandson Kyle who loved all things Egyptian |
|
Wyn's Farmer John |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after Walt Wynnes father |
|
Wyn's Feisty Freda |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after Walt's mother |
|
Wyn's Garden Glow |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
the name seemed to fit the flower in a brainstorming
session |
|
Wyn's Golden Aura |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named for the colour |
|
Wyn's Highlighter |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after coloured hy-liter being used on a picture by
grandson Kyle (at his suggestion) |
|
Wyn's Magenta Magic |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after the colour |
|
Wyn's Moonlight Sonata |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata,played at a
concert where variety first displayed. |
|
Wyn's N. E. W. Pastel |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after raisers daughter (Natalie Ellen Wynne) who
didn't want it top be called Natalie |
|
Wyn's Peach Sorbet |
|
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named for its colour |
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Wyn's Pink Chiffon |
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Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after the colour |
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Wyn's Pretty in Pink |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named by daughter after seeing film "Pretty in Pink",
it's pink and pretty! |
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Wyn's Pure Magic |
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Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
the name seemed to fit the flower in a brainstorming
session |
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Wyn's Scorpion |
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Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
reminded grandson Kyle of the scorpions he used to see
in Arizona |
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Wyn's Sedona Sunset |
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Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after the colours of the magical Sedona Redrock
which it matched |
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Wyn's Simon's Honor |
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Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
red giants were the late Bob Simon's favourites. This
was named in his honour |
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Wyn's Solar Flare |
II |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
named after the colour |
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