THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

[ Home ] [ Up ]

GIANT-FLOWERED DECORATIVE DAHLIAS

Decorative dahlias have fully double blooms showing no disc. The ray florets are generally broad and flat and may be involute for no more than 75% of their length (longitudinal axis) or slightly twisted, and bluntly pointed

Giant-Flowered Decorative Dahlias have blooms usually over 10" (254mm) in diameter

Louis White.jpg (9501 bytes)

Louis White

Large Decoratives Medium Decoratives Small Decoratives Miniature Decoratives

The following list includes the varieties listed in 2025.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Aggie White		O.	E.	2015	white,c	ROI	0
Almand's Climax		L.-W.Bls	E.	1968	almand	USA	120
Alva's Supreme		Y.	E.	1956	frost	NZ	120
Ben Huston		O.Bls	E.	1985	huston	C	150
Bill Holmberg		Br.Bls.	E.	1989	geisert	USA	120
Bonaventure		Br.-Y.Bls.	E.	1982	simon	USA	130
Bryn Terfel		R.	E.	2004	sherlock	NZ	150
Bull's Pride		W.	E.	1982	bull	NZ	130
Candlelight		Y.	E.G.	2005	hill,I	UK	0
Corton Olympic		Br.Bls.	E.	1976	harbord	UK	105
Cream Alva's		Y.	E.	1990	machin	UK	135
Cream Capella		Y.	E.	2000	hardy,v	UK
Danum Gail		R.	E.	1996	oscroft	UK
Fairway Pilot		Pk.Bls	E.	1979	cleaver	UK	130
Fairway Spur		Br.-Pk.Bls.	E	1996	cleaver	UK	110
Gemma Darling		W.	E.	1994	dilley	UK	130
Go American		Br.Bls.	E.	1959	Johnson,s	USA	120
Hamari Girl		Pk.	E.	1960	ensum	UK	105
Hamari Gold		Br.	E.G.	1984	ensum	UK	120
Holland Festival		O.-W.Bic.	E.	1960	bruidegom	NL	120
Jean Shaw		O.-Y.Bls	E.G.	2009	shaw,k	UK	120
Jocondo		Pu.	E.	1960	bruidegom	NL	135
John Hill		Br.-O.Bls	E.	2013	hill,I	UK	100
Kea Magic		W.	E.	2002	sherlock	NZ
Kelvin Floodlight		Y.	E.G.	1958	mcdougall	Aus	120
Kenora Valentine(UK)		R.	E.	1990	Leroux	usa	120
Kidd's Climax		Pk.-Y.Bls	E.	1940	kidd	NZ	120
Lavender Perfection		L.	E.	1941	Johnston	NZ	135
Louis White		Y.	E.	2017	white,c	ROI	100
Lula Pattie		W.	E.	1960	comstock	USA	90
Mabel Ann		Br.-Y.Bls.	E.	1994	adley	UK	120
Mark Hardwick		Y.	E.	1984	hardwick,m	UK	130
Pink Shirwell Peach		Pk.Bls	E..	2018	kingdon	UK
Pink Spur		Pk.Bls	E.	2008	anon	UK
Rhanna Tammy		Br.	E.	2004	strickland	NZ	110
Sam Huston		Y.-O.Bls	E.	1994	huston	C
Shirwell Peach		O.Bls	E.	2012	kingdon	UK	0
Sir Alf Ramsey		L.-W.Bls	E.	1999	cleaver	UK	140
Trelawny		Br.-R.Bls.	E.	1967	dunn	UK	90
Walter Hardisty		W.	E.	1975	gentile	USA	130
Wanda's Aurora		Pk.-Y.Bls	E.G.	2001	wright	UK	100
Wanda's Capella		Y.	E.G.	1986	wright	UK	100
White Alva's		W.	E.	1979	mills	UK	120
White Perfection		W.	G.	1967	veelen	NL	135
Winkie Colonel		R.	E.	1988	Menzel	Aus
Wyn's Farmer John		W.-Y.-L.Bls	E.G.	2005	wynne	USA	100
Zorro		R.	E.	1987	geisert	USA	120

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.

Syn indicates a synonym, which may be either a horticultural synonym or one where blooms are considered indistinguishable from each other.

Some examples of Giant Decoratives

Almand's Climax	Bonaventure	Creve Coeur

Danum Gail	Hamari Gold	Kidd's Climax

Sam Huston	Sir Alf Ramsey	Winkie Colonel
Bryn Terfel	Pink Fairway Spur	Fairway Pilot
Jean Shaw	Aggie White;	John Hill