THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

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SMALL-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

Small-Flowered Decorative Dahlias have blooms usually between 4" (102mm) and 6" (152mm) in diameter

Winholme Diane

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The following list includes the varieties listed in 2025.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Amber Festival		O.Bls	E.G.	1998	gott	UK
Arabian Night		R.	G.C.	1951	weijers	NL	100
Barbarry Melody		Pu.	E.C.G.	2010	davies,b	UK
Barbarry Scarlet		R.	E.G.	2014	davies,b	UK	0
Barbarry Sultan		R.	G.E.	2012	davies,b	UK
Blyton Romance		Pk.	E.C.G.	2010	stothard	UK	125
Caribbean Fantasy		W.-Y.-R.Bls	G.	2002	dongen	NL	90
Cherry Wine		R.	G.C.	1970	crutchfield	UK
Cream Diane		Y.	E.	2016	anon
Edinburgh		Pu.-W.Bic	G.	1950	dobbie	UK	105
Formby Art		W.-Pk.Bls	G.C.	1991	harding	Aus	0
Gallery Pablo	(Gall)	Y.-Pk.Bls	G.P.	1994	verwer	NL	30
Gateshead Festival		O.-Pk.Bls	E.C.G.	1990	howes	UK
Gavin's Choice		R.	E.C.G.	2016	boylan	UK	0
Hamilton Lillian		Br.-Pk.Bls.	E.C.G.	1986	hamilton	C	135
Hillcrest Amour		W.-L.Bls	E.	1992	jackson	UK
Hillcrest Chelsey		O.	E.G.	2001	Jackson	UK
Hillcrest Firecrest		Y.-O.-R.Bic	G.C.	2017	jackson	UK	100
Hillcrest Jonathon		Pu.-W.Bic	G.C.	2010	jackson	UK	0
Hillcrest Suffusion		O.Bls	E.C.G.	1991	jackson	UK	110
Irene Ellen		Pu.	E.G.	1999	knight,r2	UK
Joan Walker		Y.	E.G.	2005	walker,j	UK	125
Karma Choc		Dk.R.	G.	2006	verwer	NL	100
Karma Fiesta		R.	G.C.	2009	verwer	NL	120
Karma Irene		O.	G.C.	2006	verwer	NL	90
Lady Linda		Y.	E.C.G.	1980	lewis,n	UK	120
Lavender Nunton Harvest		L.-Pk.Bls.	E.C.G.	1982	" "	UK
Leopold Chloe		L.	E.	2009	watson,p	UK	0
Leopold Sophie		W.	E.	2010	watson,p	UK	0
Marion Storer		R.	E.	2008	turrell	UK	130
Nina Chester		W.	E.G.	1974	chester	UK	120
Nunton Harvest		O.Bls	E.	1964	clark,d	UK
Pink Suffusion		Pk.Bls	E.C.G.	1996	Pearce	UK	120
Primrose Diane		Y.	E.C.G.	1993	armstrong,d	UK	110
Procyon		Y.-R.Bic	G.	1963	maarse	NL	120
Rebecca's World		R.-W.	G.C.	2001	Bal	NL	110
Requiem		Pu.	G.	1952	flaton	USA	120
Roger Turrell		Y.	E.G.	2012	bratcher	UK	0
Rossendale Heidi		R.	E.	2013	kershaw	UK
Rossendale Hero		Y.	E.G.	2010	kershaw	UK	0
Rossendale Jo-jo		Y.	E.G.	2017	kershaw	UK	0
Rossendale Luke		Pk.Bls	E.	1995	kershaw	UK
Rossendale Peach		O..	E.	2005	kershaw	UK	120
Rossendale Stephanie		Pk.	E.	2012	kershaw	UK	105
Rothesay Robin		Dk.Pk.Bls.	E.	1968	lister	UK	120
Ruby (SD)		R.	E.G.	2008	mcmaster	UK
Ruskin Diane		Y.	E.C.G.	1984	pennington	UK	105
Ryecroft Brenda T		W.-L.Bls	E.	2008	godsmark	UK	135
Scaur Blaze		R.	E.	2012	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Christine		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.	2012	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Queen		L.-W.Bls	E.G.	2014	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Tango		O.	E.G.	2006	wilson,e	UK
Sefton Silvertop		Pk.	E.C.G.	2017	wood,j	UK	140
Senzoe Ursula		L.-W.Bls.	E.G.	1985	zobelscriv	UK	110
Sheval Megan		R.	E.	2011	bratcher	UK	0
Sorrento Flush		W.-L.Bls	E.G.	2001	clark,j	UK	100
Swanvale		Y.	E.C.G.	1989	turrell	UK
Tomo		Pu.-W.Bic	G.	1986	chilson	USA	130
Tracy Diane		W.	E.G.C.	2019	moyser	UK	120
Westerton Gatehouse		R.	E.G.	2017	hodgson,g	UK	0
Westerton Southside		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.G.	2012	hodgson,g	UK	110
Westerton Sunset		R.	E.G.	2017	hodgson,g	UK	0
White Linda		W.	E.C.G.	1984	mark	UK	120
Winholme Diane		Y.	E.C.G.	2001	White,m	UK	110

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 small decoratives

Blyton Crystal	Hamilton Lillian	Pink Suffusion
Sheval Megan)	Edinbirgh	Gateshead Festival
Ruskin Diane	Ryecroft Brenda T.	Tracy Diane
Leopold Chloe	Rossendale Stephanie	Leopold Sophie