THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

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MEDIUM-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

Medium-Flowered Decorative Dahlias have blooms usually between 6" (152mm) and 8" (203mm) in diameter

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The following list includes the varieties listed in 2025.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Alf's Mascot syn: White Charlie Two		W.	E.	2001	rogers,a	UK	150
Alloway Cottage		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.	1970	stitt	NZ	130
Andrea Clark		Y.	E.	1999	clark,j	UK	135
Askwith Edna		Y.-R.Bls	V	2015	cawkwell	UK	120
Askwith Josephine		W.	E.	2015	cawkwell	UK	140
Askwith Minnie		Pk.	E.	2010	cawkwell	UK	150
Avoca Amanda		Pk.	E.G.	2008	turrell	UK	130
Avoca Salmon		Pk.-Br.Bls	E.G.	2002	turrell	UK	180
B. J. Beauty		W.	E.	1977	clarke	UK
Barbarry Gateway		Br.	E.	1996	davies,b	UK
Bargaly Blush		Pk.	E.G.	2002	Farley	UK	120
Berwick Wood		Pu.	E.G.	1989	turrell	UK
Castle Drive		Pk.Bls	E.	1991	turrell	UK	110
Charlie Two syn:Mascot Maya		Y.	E.	1988	fuller	UK	110
Dikara Jodie		Pk.-Y.Bls	E.	2008	rogers,r	UK	0
Dikara Moon		Y.	E.G.	2006	rogers,r	UK	120
Duet		R.-W.Bic	E.	1955	scott,usa	USA	105
Evelyn Foster		W.	E.	1971	foster,c	USA	120
Formby Perfection		L.	E.	1976	Harding	Aus	130
Hillcrest Delight		O.	E.	1996	jackson	UK
Hillcrest Kismet		Pk.	E.	1999	jackson	UK	105
Hillcrest Trent		Y.	E.	2014	jackson	UK	130
Jacob's Desire		O.-Y.Bls	E.G.	2015	downting	UK	0
Keith's Choice		R.	E.	1991	connell	USA
Lakeland Autumn		Br.Bls	E.G.	2004	warriner	UK	120
Mary Margaret Row		Y.	E.G.	2017	day,r	UK	0
Mascot Maya syn: Charlie Two		Y.	E.	1992	Mellen	UK
Orange Keith's Choice		O.	E.	1996	hall	UK
Oreti Classic		L.	E.G.	2004	jack,w	NZ	0
Purple Pearl		Pu.	E.G.	2005	eeuwijk	NL	120
Red Diamond		R.	G.	1968			120
Rossendale Lottie		W.	E.G.	2005	kershaw	UK	150
Ryecroft Huntsman		R.	E.G.	2016	godsmark	UK	0
Scaur Swinton		Pk.	E.	1998	wilson,e	UK	120
Sunshine Paul		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.	1989	carpenter	UK	130
Trengrove Autumn		Br.	E.G.C.	1990	woolcock	UK	120
Trengrove Millennium		Y.	E.	2001	woolcock	UK	120
Westerton Harry		Y.	E.	2014	hodgson,g	UK	120
Westerton JWH		Pk.	E.	2014	hodgson	UK	0
White Charlie Two syn: Alf's Mascot		W.	E.G.	2001	kinvig	UK	120
White Charlie Two (v) syn: Alf's Mascot		W.	E.G.	2002	vickers	UK	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.

Some other examples of medium decoratives

Charlie Two	Edna C	Evelyn Foster
Geerling's Moonlight	Hillcrest Kismet	Kenora Moonbeam
Mick's Peppermint	Moonlight Sonata	Andrea Clark
Thomas Edison	Trengrove Millennium	B J Beauty
Avoca Amanda	Wyn's Mystic Moonlight	Avoca Cheyenne