prefix

raiser

country

namesource

20th Ave

R Gibson

USA

A.L.

Steve Probizanski, Arlene's Legacy

USA

named in legacy of his mother Arlene of Caproz Dahlias

Aartsen's

G. Hierden Aartsen

NL

from family name

Abacus

David Hill, Abacus Nurseries

UK

name of nursery

Abridge

Jack Kinns

UK

Lived in Abridge, Essex UK

AC

Ken Greenway, Accent dahlias

USA

from ACcent dahlias

Acacia

Bev and Garfield Andrew

NZ

live on Acacia Drive

Adam's

Jack Adams

USA

Named after (Jack) Adams

Adirondack

Aemstel's

Twuyver

NL

from river in Amsterdam

AF

LBS-

USA

Aitara

Bill (William) Tapley

AUS

Alabama

Dr H C Rike

USA

Alauna

Michel Robert

F

name of old roman town close to his garden in Normandy. Now called Valognes, district called Alleaume, french for Alauna

Alberta

Wayne Roberts

C

Alden

Frank Rossack

AUS

Name of nursery in Victoria

Alfra

Charles/Jane Opichka

USA

Allen's

A Manuel

USA

Allendale

Moody

Alloway

Jock Stitt

NZ

Named after an area in Scotland

Alltami

H D Williams

UK

Lived in Alltami, Mold, Wales

Almand's

Jack Almand

USA

from own name

Alpen

William McClaren

USA

Named after Alpen Nursery of Kalispell, Montana USA

Alpine

Alva's

V Frost

NZ

Second christian name of his daughter

Amanda's

D Palmer

NZ

Amaran

Roger Stevens

UK

Amberley

R A Cook

UK

lives in Amberley Road, Enfield, Middx, UK

American

M J Komen & Zn

NL

Amgard

Dave Bates

UK

Anagram of family initials (Anthea Margaret Graham Allan Rosemary Dave)

Amhurst

John Kreiner

USA

Amorangi

Rev Barry Ingham

NZ

Anda's

D Slangen

NL

Andries

Clement Andries

NL

Named after Andries

Apopa

RaeAnn Lobaugh

USA

April

J Shaw

AUS

Araluen

Ron Wilkes

AUS

Name of his house in NSW Aus

Ardmore

B Mackenzie

NZ

Arico

A.C. Koot

NL

Arnside

George Fallows

UK

Lives in Arnside, Cumbria

Ashpire

Jack J R Gott

UK

Local allotment site

Ashton

Askwith

Ernie H Cawkwell

UK

Lived at Askwith

Astra

Brian Frost

UK

Worked for Vauxhall Motors, making Astra cars

Athelstan

S J Twitchell

UK

lived in Athelstan Road, Hemel Hempstead

Aussie

R Yeomans

AUS

Austin's

William Dykstra

USA

lives in Austin Street

Avenue

Avoca

Roger W Turrell

UK

from house name

Avon

L. Staite & Sons

UK

Avon nurseries on banks of Warwickshire Avon river

Avon

Mrs Marie-Jane Roberts

UK

Lives beside River Avon

Ayers

Harold and Mabel Ayers

USA

from own name - ayers

Aylestone

Ray Hastings

NZ

used to live in Aylestone, Leicester, England

Aztec

Vic Hale

UK

Badger

John H.Thiermann

USA

Badger

Walter B. Senty

USA

Balgo

Ballego's

Jan G Ballego and sons

NL

Named after (Jan) Ballego

Ballyhoma

Dr Dorothy McMaster

UK

Bar

Dean Barnes

USA

From Bar(nes)

Barbara's

Hirst

Barbarry

Barry Davies

UK

From Bar(bara) and Barry Davies

Bargaly

R (Bob) J Farley

UK

Bargaly is name of farm where he worked

Baron

Ron Miner

USA

From Bar(bara) and Ron Miner

Barret's

Barret

family name

Barth's

Georg Barth

D

family name

Barton

W Marsden

UK

Barwal

Bay State

Mrs Joyce Sterling

USA

Lives in Massachusetts, known as the Bay State

Bear Creek

S Bressler

USA

Bedford

Eugene Woznicki

USA

Lived in Bedford, Ohio, USA

Belred

Umphenour

USA

Bercliff

Cliff Heeley

UK

Ber(yl) and Cliff Heeley

Berger's

Nestor Berger

D

family name

Berliner

H Severin

D

Bert's

B Henriksen

USA

Biddenham

E (Jock) Richards

UK

Named after Biddenham district of Bedford UK

Birka

Marie Ohlson

Sweden

Birkenshaw

T Haigh

UK

BJ's

J Morris

USA

BJ's

Jim Lamson

USA

from nursery name

Bloom's

Louis/Marnie Bloom

USA

From (Louis & Marnie) Bloom

Bloomquist

Paul Bloomquist

USA

From (Paul) Bloomquist

Blyton

L Stothard

UK

lives in Blyton, Linolnshire UK

Bo-

Eugene Boeke Jr

USA

From BO(eke)

Boom Boom

P K J Smits

NL

Boram's

Arthur Boram

USA

family name

Born

K Dean

USA

Bracken

Neville W Naumann

AUS

Lived in Bracken Ridge, Queensland, Australia

Brackenhill

Eric Furness

UK

Worked in Brackenhill Park, Bradford

Bramhall

Lander

UK

Breckland

Alec D Bailey

UK

Breckland

R Sandford

UK

Bristol

Dan/Kathy Franklin

USA

Lived in Bristol, Indiana USA

Bristol

Daniel Dearborn

USA

Lives in Bristol Connecticut

Britland

Mrs Eunice Penman

NZ

Brook's

N Brooker

AUS

from Brook(er)'s

Brookfield

Dr D. Gareth Rowlands

UK

Lived in Brookfield Rd, Bedford UK

Brookhill

John Lheron

USA

Brookside

Dr J W T Hurt

USA

Brookside

John R Cooley

USA

BRT

William McClaren

USA

Named after Alpen Nursery of Kalispell, Montana USA

Bruthen

Bryflit

Brian Frost

UK

From Bry(an) and Flit(wick) where he lived

Buckeye

Harley T Peck (Golden Rule DG)

USA

Bull's

Brian (Bernie) F Bull

NZ

Named after (Brian) Bull

Bychan

J Davies - wales

UK

Lived in Bychan,Wrexham, N Wales UK

C J's

Chet Haus

USA

Cabo

Louis.Patti Eckhoff (Sea-Tac D.G.)

USA

caldwell's

Caldwell

USA

named after raiser

Cam Kui

S Kuiper

USA

Camano

Richard/Susan Ambrose

USA

Lived in Camano Island, Washington State USA

cambrea

Mrs Marie Uren

NZ

Campo's

Bob Keesling, (Campo Bello Farms)

USA

Named after Campobello, South Carolina USA

Campo's

Campobello DF (R Keesling)

USA

Named after Campobello, South Carolina USA

Candover

E J Tucker

UK

lived in Candover, Hampshire, UK

Canley

L Cole

UK

lived at Canley, Coventry UK

Cannell's

H Cannell & Sons

UK

family name

Canoz

Wayne Holland and John Menzel

C/AUS

from CANada and OZ(Australia)

Cantab

A G Ward

UK

Named after Cambridge University UK

Canyon

Ed Corning

USA

Caproz

Arlene & Carl Probizanski (dahliadel)

USA

named after Caproz dahlia nursery

Cara

Aldo Bonini

C

Carmen

David Sullivan

USA

carreg

Carol Bright

UK

area where her parents were born; carreg=pebble in Welsh

Carstone

Joe Kidd

UK

used to live in a village Stone Carr, then moved to house he called carstone

Cascade

Anthony DeRooy

USA

from cascade mountains near home

Cascade

Jim Thompson

UK

grew on Cascade Allotments

Cedar

Henry W Franz

USA

CG

Kevin Larkin

USA

initials of Corralitos Gardens

CG

Kevin Larkin/Karen Zydner

USA

initials of Corralitos Gardens

Chautauqua

Lawrence L. Wallace

USA

Cheal's

J Cheal & sons

UK

from own name

Chemar's

Cherokee

W D Ricks

USA

Cherrywood

A W Booth

UK

House Name

Cherwell

Mrs June Davis

UK

Named after local river Cherwell, near Banbury, Oxon UK

Chi

P McKittrick

C

Chiltern

Keith S Fleckney

UK

Lived on Chiltern Hills at Tring, Herts UK

Chimacum

David/Leone Smith

USA

Lived in Chimacum, Washington USA

Christie

Mrs Joan Matulick

AUS

Lives in Christie Beach, Adelaide, South Australia

Claremont

H S Winrow

UK

Lived in Claremont Avenue, Maghull, Liverpool, UK

Clariam

William Wolbert

USA

Classic

Verwer Gebr

NL

Clearview

Richard & Danielle Parshall

USA

Clearview is the name of the small crossroads community located near where they live in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington State,USA

Clifton

P Clifton

USA

from own name

cobequid

Carol Dexter

C

Colorado

Calvin Cook

USA

nursery in Colorado

Colval

Colin Crouch

UK

Col(in) and Val(erie) Crouch

Colwood

Jack Vandament

C

lives in Colwood, Victoria

Como

Merv Ray

AUS

Connie

C Young-Davis

C

Cordyline

L L Boland

NZ

Coriallo

Michel Robert

F

name of old roman town close to his garden in Normandy. Now called Valognes, district called Alleaume, french for Alauna

Coriels

Cheri Corriel

USA

from own name

Corn

Cornelius

SA

Corn

Cornelius

SA

from Corn(elius)

Corson

Derek Cave

UK

from surname of actor in TV series

Cortez

Norman W Lewis

UK

Named after spanish explorer of Mexico

Corton

John Harbord

UK

Lived in Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk UK

Country

Donald Warden

USA

Coxwell

M Greenaway

UK

lives in Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire UK

Craig

Charles Craig

USA

lives in Madison (Wisconsin)

Craigpark

Robert Grier

UK

Craven

W Davey

UK

Crazy 4

John Spangenberg

USA

Creekside

Brian & Carol Killingsworth

USA

Named after Creekside Dahlia farm, 3447 Whitepath Road, Ellijay, Georgia 30540 Usa

Cribden

R Wade

USA

Crichton

Arthur Lashlie

UK

Lived in Crichton Avenue, Chester-le-Street, Co.Durham UK

Crossfield

W Summerscales & Son

UK

Named after Crossfield Nurseries, Middlestown, Wakefield, W Yorks UK

Croydon

Harry K Brand

AUS

Cryfield

Fred Wilson

UK

Named after Cryfield farm where he worked

Crystal

Chris J. Poulos (Crystal D.G.)

USA

from Crystal Dahlia Gardens

Cyclamen

AUS

D.D.

Rodger Mcdonald

NZ

Initials of previous nursery - Delightful Dahlias

Dahliadel

Dahliadel (Warren Maytrott)

USA

Daisy

Harold Miller

USA

Daleko

George Krzywycki

UK

Dana

Ralph Cook

UK

Dandie

Mike Valler

USA

From Dandie nurseries

Dania's

Danthorpe

J C & M Akrill, Colls Nursery

UK

lived in Danthorpe

Danum

Fred Oscroft

UK

Named after roman name for Doncaster, UK

Daroja

R Currl

AUS

Davar

Jim A J Whitton

UK

from Da(hlia) var(Iabilis)

Davenport

Alan Dunlop

UK

Lived in Davenport Drive, Brunton Park, Gosforth, Newcastle UK

DD

Ken Diede

USA

from name D(ie)D(e)

Deerwood

Ron Schofield

USA

Lived in Deerwood Ct, Winston, Oregon USA

Delta

F & M Snell

C

Dema

Gaynor W Parker

AUS

Devon

Charles Smith

AUS

Lives in Devon, Tasmania, Australia

Diamond

Ray Lawrence

NZ

Dikara

Roy Rogers

UK

from the names of his daughters DIAna and KARen

Dixie's

Dixie DG (Albert Hendricks)

USA

from Dixie gardens

Dokoupil

Emil Dokoupil

CZ

family name

Dormont

W Kavchek

USA

Down's

R Grant

AUS

Downham

John A Sharp

UK

Seedlings grown in his mothers garden in Downham in Essex

Duddon

D G Houghton

UK

Dunmow

F W Pannell

UK

lived in Dunmow, Essex, UK

Dunshelt

W (Davy) Paterson

UK

Named after Dunshelt Nurseries, Ladybank Road, Dunshelt, Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland UK

Duston

Golby

UK

Nursery at Millway, Duston, Northampton UK

E.L.

M. Norman

USA

Eagle Rock

J J Broomall, Success Gardens

USA

lived in Eagle Rock

Eagle's

D Eagle

USA

from own name

Eastwood

Eastwood Nurseries

UK

at Eastwood Rise, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, Essex UK

Eastwood

John A Sharp

UK

Lived at Eastwood Rise, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, Essex UK

Echo

Lorne McArthur

C

Edale

W John Billinge

UK

Eden

Hackenden Nurseries

UK

Eden

Louis Paradise

USA

Eden in paradise!

Eden

P M Casserley

UK

lived in Eden Road

Edgeway

Duncan Ward

UK

House name

Edron

Eddie & Roni Morcilla

C

From Ed(die) and Ron(i)

El

Hodgson

Elgico

Gilbert Johnson

USA

Elks

Woodrow Goff

USA

Ellerby

F M Gardner

NZ

Elmbrook

C W Hawkins

UK

Lived at Elmbrook Road, Cheam, Surrey UK

Elmdon

Arthur Ross

UK

Lived at Elmdon, Solihull W Mids UK

Elnor

Les Norton

NZ

First initial plus three letters from his surname

Elvidair

V J Woodhouse

NZ

Engelhardt's

Kurt Englehardt

D

family name

Engelhardts

K.Engelhardt

D

family name

Englefield

Setterfield

Entrup's

Theodore Entrup

D

family name

EV

Barry & Sonia Hall

USA

from E(merald) V(alley)

EV

S Hall

USA

Evangelista's

T Evangelista

USA

family name

Evergreen

G F Marsh

UK

Everlys

K Fox

USA

Everton

Mrs M Brown

AUS

Fairway

Peter Cleaver

UK

Falkirk

Donald S Buchanan

UK

Lives in Falkirk, Scootland

Felida

Eric Toedtli

USA

name of municipal area where he lives, comes from felid (latin for cat) plus 'a' added by postmaster

Fern Ridge

Robert Wilson

USA

Fern Ridge is a reservoir near his home in Oregon

Ferncliff

David Jack

C

owns Ferncliff Nursery

Fernhill

Ted E A Fuller

UK

used to live in Fernhill Road

Fernie

FGL

F & G Lefebvre

C

from F( & )G ( )L(efebre)

Fidalgo

Richard Matthies

USA

used to live on Fidalgo Island, Washington

Fitzy's

Fitzgerald

USA

after own name

Flora's

J C H Nuyens (Nuijens)

NL

Fontmell

Bob Hendley

UK

used to own Fontmell Nursery in UK

Fordhook

Formby

George Harding

AUS

Franlyn

J Swanton

UK

G & M

G Cook

USA

G W's

Gerald Wolfe (GW Flowers)

USA

From G(erald) W(olfe)

Gallery

Verwer Gebr

NL

Verwer is old dutch name for "Paintermen"

Gambier

Mick Zeunert

AUS

Gateshead

B & B Hall

UK

based in Gateshead, England

Gay

Gaynor W Parker

AUS

Named after Gay(nor Parker)

Geerling's

Cor Geerlings

NL

Named after (Cor) Geerlings

GFF

P Armstrong

USA

GG

G Gitts

USA

from initials

Gilwood

Terry Gillam

UK

Made up from Gil(lam) and Wood (wife's maiden name)

Gitts

Nick Gitts (Swan Island Dahlias)

USA

Named after (N) Gitts

Glen

Curnow

UK

Glenbank

Gar Davidson

AUS

Glencoe

A Chmura

USA

Glenmarc

Alf Hardingham

AUS

from sons GLEN and MARC

Goodrich

M & S Paulus

USA

Goshen

Curt Sell

USA

Grayval

Garham Switalla

NZ

Gray(ham and val(erie)

Greenacre's

R E Boore

UK

Greenway

W S Johnson

UK

lives in road called Greenway

Greenways

Graham Johnson

UK

Greger's

Ojvind Gregersdal

DEN

from greger's(dal)

Grenidor

John Carrington

UK

from sons GRE(gory) and NI(gel) and wife DOR(een)

Gryson's

Willy Gryson

B

family name

H G

Ray/Iris Jones

USA

Homestead Gardens is on the homestead of the parents of Bonnie Jones Morin.

Hadrian's

David Hall

UK

lives beside Hadrian's Wall

Hallwood

O. Derek Passey

UK

Hamari

Pi (W) Ensum

UK

Lived at Hamari, 23 The Hollands, Worcester Park, Surrey UK

Hamilton

Glen Hamilton (Estate Brook Nurseries)

C

Lives at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; actual names after family members

hapet

Peter Haslhofer

A

Has(lhofer )pet(er)

Harlech

L K Turner

UK

Harlestone

Linda Caswell

UK

Village where she lives

Hart's

Janice/Neil Hart (Alpen Gardens)

USA

from family name

Hart's

S Hart

USA

from own name

Haseley

Bill Daffern

UK

Nursery based at Haseley Knob, Warwick, UK

Hatfield's

R M Hatfield

UK

Hawkwell

Gee

Haywood

Harold H Beever

UK

Lived at Haywood Park, Deepcar, Nr Sheffield, Yorks UK

Hazeldene

D Wilkinson

UK

Helen's

Helen Bair

USA

Named after Helen Bair

Heljo's

J van der Haven

NL

Herb's

Herbert Smith

USA

From Herb(ert Smith)

Hern's

Ray E. Hern

USA

from own name

Hexton

Roger Stevens

UK

Lived at Hexton Quay, Plymouth UK

Higherfield

D Pickles

UK

Lived at Higherfield, Skipton Old Road, Colne.Lancs UK

Highgate

A J Robinson

UK

Lived at Highgate, London N6 UK

Highwarden

C Rushton

NZ

Hillcrest

Les Jackson

UK

had an allotment on Hillcrest site at Carlisle

Hillcrest

pre 1966

Hillesley

F H Raines

UK

lived in Hillesley, Gloucs, UK

Hillier

Vin G. Charlton

AUS

lives on Hillier Road, was part of Hillier Farm about thirty years before

Hilltop

Buddy Dean

USA

from Nursery name

Hillview

Noel Edge

AUS

HN's

Hills & Nancy Collins

USA

from H(ills and )N(ancy)

Hockley

S J Spencer

UK

Nursery at Hockley in Essex, UK

Hoek's

L A Hoek

NL

Named after (L A) Hoek

holbrook

M Hughes-Jones

UK

Hollyhill

Ted (Ken) & Margaret Kennedy

USA

live near top of hill on Holly Lane

Hollywood

Peter Clubb

UK

lives in Hollywood, Birmingham, UK

Holmeview

W Marsden

UK

house is named holmeview

HP's

Herbert Pace

USA

from H(erbert) P(ace)

HS

Verwer Gebr

NL

happy singles

Humansdorp

pre 1966

Hy-

Wayne Holland

C

Picked "HY" as prefix because he hates long names when labeling! And clever names like "Hy Fashion" also become possible.

I M

Roy Takeuchi

USA

Illini

Dr. A. E. White

USA

Inca

George Brookes

UK

Named after Inca tribe of Peru

Ingill

Paul Fieten

NZ

from INvercarGILL

Inglebrook

Mrs J Hamilton

NZ

Inland

Norman/Dawn Anselmo

USA

Inver

Paul Fieten

NZ

Irish

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

Steve has irish ancestry

Iroquois

pre 1946

USA

Island

Richard/Susan Ambrose

USA

Lived in Camano Island, Washington State USA

Island View

Barry/Mary Willoughby

C

Islip

J.P.

Julius Pendly

NZ

from own initials

Jackie's

Craig Dunaway

USA

Jacs

Mrs. C. H. Stout

USA

Jaldec

Derek Hewlett

UK

Anagram of family initials (Jan, Andrew, Lesley, Derek, Evelyn and C is the cat)

Jan

Ross Sibley

AUS

Janal

Alan Jones

UK

Anagram of Alan J(ones)

Janz

Jan Jones

USA

from Janz Country garden

Jas Mar

Jas-Mar Dahlia Garden

USA

from the garden name

Jax

Crawford

USA

Jaybee's

Vernon/Joyce Boswell

USA

JB's

James (Eskie) Baldwin

USA

from initials

Jenalta

K Jensen

C

Jersey's

W H Waite

USA

Jescot

Ernest Cooper (Jescot Dahlias)

UK

Lived at Jescot, 14 Upper Bognor Rd, Bognor Regis, Sussex UK

Jess-

Ralph Suttell

C

Jess was his mother's name

jewel

Bohemia Bulbs

CZ

JL

Jim Lamson

USA

from nursery name

Joal

John & Jeanette Cuthbertson

NZ

Jobi

W John Billinge

UK

From Jo(hn) Bi(llinge)

Josudi

Pete J Greenway

UK

from the names of raiser's children

Jovan's

Jowey

Josef Weyts

B

From Jo(sef) Wey(ts)

JR's

J. Rupple( or J. Supple)

USA

from J R(upple)

JS

Jerry Schoenauer (JS Dahlias)

USA

from JS dahlias

Juul's

Erik/Gerda Juul

USA

Named after (E & G) Juul

Ka's

K ALBRECHT

USA

from initials

Kaka

Elaine J Fenton

NZ

name of a New Zealand parrot

Kala

L E Mason

UK

Kallista

Dave Henry

AUS

Kansas

Bernie Schnitker

USA

Kari

Daphne Smythe

NZ

Maori word for "garden" or dig

Karma

Verwer Gebr

NL

peaceful

Karras

Mrs A Peters

AUS

Initials of family members

Kavan's

Daniel Kavanagh

USA

from Kavan(agh)

Kazusa

Yusaku Konishi

J

Kea

Kevin Sherlock

NZ

Maori name for a native NZ alpine parrot

Keating

Barry/Mary Willoughby

C

Keewatin

Gordon Leroux

USA

Named after Keewatin in Canada near where he was born

Kelgai

Don and Molly Kelly

AUS

from KEL(ly) and GAI -initials of their children, also name of their stables in NSW where they bred horses

Kelsea

Tony Hindle

UK

house name

Kelsey

Colin Walker

USA

Kelsey

Colin Walker

USA

Keltie

Deryk Payne

UK

Kelvin

W D McDougall

AUS

Kelvin

William D MacDougall

AUS

Kemp's

J(r) A Kemp

USA

from own name

Ken's

Ken & B Farquhar

AUS

Named after Ken (Farquhar)

Kendal

S J Webb

UK

nursery at Kendal

Kenora

Gordon Leroux

USA

Named after Kenora in Canada where he was born

Kent

Dan Ranniger

USA

Kernow

David Jasper

UK

Kernow is old name of Cornwall

Kiara

John Young

AUS

Township near Perth, Western Australia

Kiara

T Young

AUS

Kilburn

Graham Hill

UK

lives in village of Kilburn

Kilncroft

J T Carter

UK

from house name

Kimberley

N E Sutherland

SA

Kindelwood

Paul Smith

USA

Kingdown

Hards

UK

Kingsland

R Green

UK

house in road called Kingsland, in Harlow, Essex UK

Kingsley

grenville thomas, kingsley dahlias

AUS

Kingsley

Grenville Thomas, Kingsley Dahlias

AUS

Named after suburb where he lives

Kinrah

SA

Kitsap

USA

Kiwi

Eddie Durrant

UK

Named in honour of relatives in New Zealand

KK

Knowle

A W G Checkley

UK

Lived at Knowle Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham UK

Koongarra

C A & Kenny Weiss

AUS

name of a uranium mine in Nortrhern Territiory of Australia

Korb

Don R Korb

USA

From own name

Kotare

Peter Burrell

NZ

Maori name for the Kingfisher

Kranich's

Kranich

D

from own name

Kwinana

Allen Brocklehurst

AUS

Township near Perth, Western Australia

Kyah

L.C.

Henrikson

USA

Lakeland

Bryan Warriner

UK

lives in Lakeland part of England

Lakeside

Nick Koenig & Sons

USA

from lakeside gardens

Lakeview

Bernie Wilson

USA

Lakewood

Joseph Gentile (Lakewood Dahlia Garden)

USA

from Lakewood Dahlia Gardens

Lamson's

Lark's

D Lark

USA

Leggat's

Hugh Leggat Rossmore Nurseries

SA

from family name

Leiden

Ballego

NL

Nursery at Leiden 2405, Netherlands

Leopold

Phil Watson

UK

lives in Leopold Place

Lin's

Linda's

Linda Merrell

USA

Link's

Lirio

Kevin Larkin/Karen Zydner

USA

Lismore

W (Bill) Franklin

UK

An island off Oban in Scotland

Littledown

Ken E. Stock

UK

named aftert an estate close to raiser's home

Lo-

Wayne Lobaugh

USA

from start of name

loddon

Mrs O Baldry

UK

lives in Loddon, Norfolk UK

Lombaert's

Lombaert

B

family name

Long Island

George J., Wayne, Kevin Wicks

USA

Love's

Monty Shinn

C

Lulu Island

Paul and Cheryl Howard

C

live near Lulu Island, Richmond, Vancouver

Lupin

Bonnie Jones-Morin

USA

Lupin names comes from his back yard once being full of Lupin--NOW all dahlia and no grass.

Lupin

Willard Morin (TLC Gardens)

USA

Lupin names comes from his back yard once being full of Lupin--NOW all dahlia and no grass.

Lyn's

Bob Sampson

C

Lynwood

grenville thomas, kingsley dahlias

AUS

Named after his sister's house in Wales, UK

Madison

Charles Craig

USA

lives in Madison (Wisconsin)

Maks

Alan Kaas

USA

Malham

Mr & Mrs R R Snelgar

UK

Maltby

Colin Cunnard

NZ

Lives in Maltby Avenue

Malvern

Bryan Warriner

UK

grandaughter Martha Clark lives in Malvern, Worcs, UK

Malvern

pre 1981

Man's

Larry Manwell

USA

From Man(well)

Manor

Mac/Norma Boyer

USA

From Ma(c) and Nor(ma) Boyer

Manx

Jeremy P Woods

UK

named after people born in Isle of Man, as is the raiser

Mar-Lo

Harold Morgan

USA

Marisel

Longpre

C

Marston

John Digweed

UK

Lives near Long MARSTON

Martin's

Terry Martin

NZ

Named after (T) Martin

Mas

Masopust

CZ

from Mas(opust)

Mayan

Ken E. Stock

UK

from name of acient tribe

Mel's

M Loomis

USA

from Mel (Loomis)

Melody

Verwer Gebr

NL

Melqua

Bud (Lloyd?) Cruger

USA

Lived at Melqua, Roseburg, Oregon USA

Mercer

T Worbey

AUS

lived in Mercer Crescent

Meriwell

Robin Morris

UK

Made up from Meri(den) and (Berks)well, W Mids where he lived

Merrow

Dave Kent

UK

Named after Merrow in Surrey where he used to live

Mexico

Ken E. Stock

UK

after natural home of the dahlia

Michigan

C N Keiser (Keiser DG)

USA

Lives in Michigan

Mick's

Mick Senior

USA

Named after Mick (Senior)

Mildura

S McKenzie

AUS

Millbank

Dan Barron

UK

Named after Millbank Nurseries, Maghull, Lancs UK

Millwood

G W Batty

UK

Milton

E W Darling

USA

Minerva

Luther/Pet Havens

USA

Mingus

Phil Mingus (Dahlias)

USA

Named after (Phil) Mingus

Minley

Bill W E Wilkins

UK

Mistill

Fred T Currie

UK

had 2 cats, Mist(y) and (G)ill

Mo Bay's

Harvey&Beverly Brown

USA

from Mo(nterey) Bay

Mohawk

Bob Hacek (Mohawk D.G.)

USA

name of nursery

Momona

J Hill

NZ

Monaaghan

Peter Boylan

UK

born in County Monaghan, Ireland

Monet

Ken E. Stock

UK

after the artist

Monmouth

J(r) A Kemp

USA

Moray

C McLaughlin

AUS

Morley

R Neville Weekes

UK

lived in Morley, Yorkshire, UK

Morley

W Scott and Son

UK

nursery in Morley, cheshire

Mount Hood

Clifford Wells

USA

Ms.

Steve and Sandy Boley

USA

Mt. Clemens

Birge

USA

Mt. View

M Alexander

USA

Munt's

R J Muntjewerff

NL

from own name

Murray

Ray Sellick

AUS

Myall

Bennett

AUS

Myrtle's

Robert Bloomfield

USA

Mystic

Keith R W Hammett

NZ

Nagel's

Emile Nagel

B

From own name

Nana's

M Powers

USA

Narrows

Ken and Marilyn Walton

USA

name of area where they live

NBRI's

M A Kher and Dr J C Butani

IND

from National Botanical Research Institute

Nessit

Sion Jones

UK

Name of the area where the nursery is sited from the Doomsday Book

Neston

Aldis

UK

Newaukum

Wayne Lobaugh

USA

Newfield

John Sayers

UK

Newsham

Niagra

John Bates

C

The area where he lives

Normandie

John Willott

UK/F

Lives in Normandie in France

Normandy

Bill/Dolores Schwinck (B&D Dahlias)

USA

Nursery in Normandy Park, Washington USA

Northfield

Frank Turton

AUS

Name of street in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK where he used to live

Northlake

Bob/Ruth Surber

USA

Northwest

Nancy Ellison

USA

Nova

George Graham

Canada

from NOVA (Scotia)

NTAC

D Filand

USA

Nunton

Derek Clark

UK

shortened form of Nuneaton in UK

NW

Nancy Ellison

USA

Oakleigh

Hook

Oakwood

Sam Silver

UK

named after house name

Olympic

B&J Gardens (Bill &Jo Reeve)

USA

Onabrook

Dorothy Jones

C

Onslow

Arthur R King

UK

Lived in Onslow Crescent, Solihull, W Mids UK

Ophir

J J Mense

NL

Oreti

Walter H &Kit A Jack

NZ

Name of local Oreti river

Oscroft's

Fred Oscroft

UK

from own name