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This variety is Mariposa.

The following list includes the varieties listed by the NDS in 2005.

The upper case colour is the colour of the ray florets, the lower case is the colour of the collar.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height cms
Ann Breckenfelder		R. & y-r bls	E.C.G.	2004	geerlings	hol
Bride's Bouquet		W. & w.	E.G.	1958	Geerlings	hol	80
Chimborazo		R. & y.	G.	1959	Crutchfield	uk	120
Christmas Carol		R. & r.-y.bls.	E.G.	1988	Connell	usa	90
Clair de Lune		Y. & y.	E.G.	1946	Bruidegom	hol	90
Curiosity		Br.-R.Bls & w.	E.	1954	Bruidegom	hol	90
Don Hill		Pu. & r.	E.G.C.	2004	Reid	uk
Easter Sunday		W. & w.	E.	1956	Bruidegom	hol
Elizabeth Snowden		W. & w.	E.G.	1986	Mcclaren	usa	90
Fairfield Frost		W. & w.	E.C.G.	2005	hardy	uk	125
Fashion Monger		Pk. & w.	E.G.	1955	Bruidegom	Hol	90
Fleur Mountjoy		W. & w.	E.G.	2001	kitchener	uk
Grand Duc		R.-Y.Bic. & y.	G.	1956	Geerlings	hol
Hillcrest Regal		R. & r.	E.G.C.	1996	Jackson	uk	110
Inglebrook Jill		R. & r.	E.G.C.	1997	anon	NZ	120
Jane Horton		Pk.& pk.	E.G.	1981	anon
Janet Howell		R. & r.-y.	E.G.C.	2001	kitchener	uk
Jo Lister		R. & w.	E.G.	2000	kitchener	uk
Kate Mountjoy		W.-L. Bls& w.	G.	2000	kitchener	uk
Kayleigh Spiller		R.-Y. Bls & y.	E.G.	2000	kitchener	uk
La Cierva		Pu.-W. & w.	E.	1939	Entrup	ger
La Gioconda		R.-Y. & r.	E.	1943	Gemelin	ger	90
Libretto		Pu.-W. & pu.	G.	1955	Topsvoort	Hol
Maltby Fanfare		Pu. & w.	E.	1995	cunnard	NZ
Mariposa		Pk. & pk.	E.G.	1958	Topsvoort	hol
Mary Eveline		R. & w.	E.G.C.	1987	chambers,w	nz	90
Orel		Pu.-R.Bls. & w.	E.G.C.	1993	anon
Patricia		R. & r.	E.G.C.	1998	chambers,w	nz	120
Rita Hill		R. & y.	G.C.	1989	Reid	uk
Rosalie		Pk. & pk.	E.G.		horton	uk
Sue Mountjoy		R. & pk.	E.G.	2000	kitchener	uk
Teesbrooke Audrey		L.&l.-w.	E.G.	2000	orley	uk	110
Teesbrooke Redeye		L. & l.	E.	2005	orley	uk	100
Thais		R. & pu.-w.	E.	1969	Maarse	hol	120
Tranquility		W.&w.	E.G.C.	1999	Hammett,k	NZ	90
Yukino		W. & w.	E.G.	1995	anon

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 examples of Collerette dahlias

Libretto	Pooh	Wowee
	Hillcrest Regal
Amgard Candyman	Amgard Emily	Amgard Sahara

Evolution of Collerette Dahlias

There are two types of petal in collerette dahlias. One type is flat with round ends as found in varieties like Amgard Louise and Amgard Embers, while others have more pointed petals, such as Elizabeth Snowden and Fashion Monger. A few British raisers have concentrated on this type of dahlias and have developed some interesting combinations.

Amgard Louise Amgard Embers

Elizabeth Snowden Fashion Monger

The more pointed petals have continued to be involute and there are two varieties (not yet released) that can be described as Star Collerettes as their petals have the characteristics of star or orchid flowered dahlias. One of these is my own which is around 7 inches in diameter and self coloured, and the other was raised by Les Jackson of Carlisle. This has different colours on the front and back of the petals giving a very distinctive look to the bloom.

I have developed a collerette with fimbriated petals, and don't know of any others in the world at present.

A further development is the arrival of a collerette which is scented. It was raised by Les Jackson and is called Hillcrest Fragrant.

Hillcrest Fragrant

During his hybridising of collerettes, Ivor Kitchener has produced some double layered collerettes, a throwback to the first five decades of the 1900's.

Ivor Kitchener has done a significant amount of work on hybridising collerettes and produced a study for the RHS which is published on this site. Ivor's collerettes tend to be larger than most and are frequently around 6 inches in diameter.

Last Updated January 16, 2006

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THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

COLLERETTE DAHLIAS

The following list includes the varieties listed by the NDS in 2005.

Some examples of Collerette dahlias

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