|
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 |
|
|
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| 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 |
|
| Allendale |
Moody |
|
|
| Allen's |
A Manuel |
USA |
|
| 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 |
|
|
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| 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 |
| Arden |
Geoff Hoyle |
UK |
|
| 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 |
|
|
|
| Asjohn |
Graham Johnson |
UK |
|
| 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 |
| Avenel |
Gresham |
|
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| Avenue |
|
|
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| 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 |
|
| BHG |
D Shandro |
C |
|
| 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 |
| Bloomquist |
Paul Bloomquist |
USA |
From (Paul) Bloomquist |
| Bloom's |
Louis/Marnie Bloom |
USA |
From (Louis & Marnie) Bloom |
| 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 |
|
| Bottesford |
Dave Langstaff |
UK |
|
| Boundary |
B. Millard |
Aus |
|
| Bracken |
Neville W Naumann |
AUS |
Lived in Bracken Ridge, Queensland,
Australia |
| Brackenhill |
Eric Furness |
UK |
Worked in Brackenhill Park, Bradford |
| Bramhall |
Lander |
UK |
|
| Breckland |
R Sandford |
UK |
|
| Breckland |
Alec D Bailey |
UK |
|
| Bristol |
Daniel Dearborn |
USA |
Lives in Bristol Connecticut |
| Bristol |
Dan/Kathy Franklin |
USA |
Lived in Bristol, Indiana USA |
| Britland |
Mrs Eunice Penman |
NZ |
|
| Brookfield |
Dr D. Gareth Rowlands |
UK |
Lived in Brookfield Rd, Bedford UK |
| Brookhill |
John Lheron |
USA |
|
| Brook's |
N Brooker |
AUS |
from Brook(er)'s |
| Brookside |
Dr J W T Hurt |
USA |
|
| Brookside |
John R Cooley |
USA |
|
| BRT |
William McClaren |
USA |
Named after Alpen Nursery of Kalispell,
Montana USA |
| Brulon |
B & L Raines |
Aus |
|
| 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 JF |
Clara Joyce |
USA |
from Clara Joyce Flowers |
| 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 |
Jim Thompson |
UK |
grew on Cascade Allotments |
| Cascade |
Anthony DeRooy |
USA |
from cascade mountains near home |
| CDP |
Ron/Ginger Clack |
USA |
|
| Cedar |
Henry W Franz |
USA |
|
| CG |
Kevin Larkin/Karen Zydner |
USA |
initials of Corralitos Gardens |
| CG |
Kevin Larkin |
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 |
Stands for (C)obble (H)ill. This is where
Paul’s garden is in Vancouver Island. |
| 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 |
| CK |
B Smith |
Aus |
|
| 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 |
|
| Comstock |
R Paul Comstock |
USA |
|
| Connie |
C Young-Davis |
C |
|
| Coorabell |
S Wedd |
Aus |
|
| 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 |
|
| Cyma |
W Foster |
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 |
| Darbro |
D Brown |
Aus |
|
| Darling |
B Lepage |
C |
|
| 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 |
| DN |
Stuart Wilkinson |
UK |
|
| Dokoupil |
Emil Dokoupil |
CZ |
family name |
| Dormont |
W Kavchek |
USA |
|
| Downham |
John A Sharp |
UK |
Seedlings grown in his mothers garden in
Downham in Essex |
| Downs |
Ray Grant |
AUS |
he lived in the Darling Downs area in
Queensland Australia |
| 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 |
Louis Paradise |
USA |
Eden in paradise! |
| Eden |
P M Casserley |
UK |
lived in Eden Road |
| Eden |
Hackenden Nurseries |
UK |
|
| Edgeway |
Duncan Ward |
UK |
House name |
| Edron |
Eddie & Roni Morcilla |
C |
From Ed(die) and Ron(i) |
| Ed's |
E Rosser |
USA |
|
| 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 |
|
| Engelhardts |
Kurt Engelhardt |
D |
family name |
| Engelhardt's |
Kurt Englehardt |
D |
family name |
| Englefield |
Setterfield |
|
|
| Entrup's |
Theodore Entrup |
D |
family name |
| EV |
Barry & Sonia Hall |
USA |
from E(merald) V(alley) |
| Evangelista's |
T Evangelista |
USA |
family name |
| Evergreen |
G F Marsh |
UK |
|
| Everlys |
K Fox |
USA |
|
| Everton |
Mrs Maureen Brown |
AUS |
|
| Fairplace |
Neil Hatch |
UK |
Area where raiser lives |
| 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 in Mission, BC |
| Fernhill |
Ted E A Fuller |
UK |
used to live in Fernhill Road |
| Fernie |
|
|
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| 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 |
| Fleurieu |
R Tugwell |
Aus |
|
| Flora's |
J C H Nuyens (Nuijens) |
NL |
|
| Florelie |
L. Merton |
Aus |
|
| Fontmell |
Bob Hendley |
UK |
used to own Fontmell Nursery in UK |
| Fordhook |
|
|
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| 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) |
| GC |
Georgia Clark (paul bloomquist granddaug |
USA |
|
| Geerling's |
Cor Geerlings |
NL |
Named after (Cor) Geerlings |
| Geerling's |
Jan Geerlings |
NL |
|
| 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 |
| Glenroland |
R Clarke |
Aus |
|
| Goodrich |
M & S Paulus |
USA |
|
| Goshen |
Curt Sell |
USA |
|
| Granite |
Malcolm Balch |
Aus |
|
| Grayval |
Graham 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 |
| Guyra |
H Riley |
Aus |
|
| 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 |
Derek lived on Hallwood Road, Kettering |
| 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 |
Ha(slhofer )pet(er) |
| Harlech |
L K Turner |
UK |
|
| Harlestone |
Linda Caswell |
UK |
Village where she lives |
| Hart's |
S Hart |
USA |
from own name |
| Hart's |
Janice/Neil Hart (Alpen Gardens) |
USA |
from family name |
| Haseley |
Bill Daffern |
UK |
Nursery based at Haseley Knob, Warwick,
UK |
| Hatfield's |
R M Hatfield |
UK |
|
| Haven's |
Linda Brown |
NZ |
|
| Hawkwell |
Gee |
|
|
| Haywood |
Harold H Beever |
UK |
Lived at Haywood Park, Deepcar, Nr
Sheffield, Yorks UK |
| Hazeldene |
D Wilkinson |
UK |
|
| HBG |
T Jacobs |
USA |
|
| Helen's |
Helen Bair |
USA |
Named after Helen Bair |
| Heljo's |
J van der Haven |
NL |
|
| Helsghyll |
C Harby |
UK |
|
| henk's |
H A van Eeuwijk & Son |
NL |
raisers name |
| 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 |
|
| Hillara |
J Reynolds |
Aus |
|
| Hillcrest |
pre 1966 |
|
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| Hillcrest |
Les Jackson |
UK |
had an allotment on Hillcrest site at
Carlisle |
| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
|
| iler's |
Mike Iler |
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 |
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| Islip |
|
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
| Just |
Phillipa Srewart |
UK |
|
| Juul's |
Erik/Gerda Juul |
USA |
Named after (E & G) Juul |
| Kaka |
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
name of a New Zealand parrot |
| Kala |
L E Mason |
UK |
|
| Kallista |
Dave Henry |
AUS |
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| 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 |
| Ka's |
Karen ALBRECHT |
USA |
from initials |
| Kavan's |
Daniel Kavanagh |
USA |
from Kavan(agh) |
| kazujsa- |
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
|
| Kazusa |
Yusaku Konishi |
J |
|
| KD |
K & D David |
USA |
|
| 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 |
William D McDougall |
AUS |
|
| Kemp's |
J(r) A Kemp |
USA |
from own name |
| Kendal |
S J Webb |
UK |
nursery at Kendal |
| Kenora |
Gordon Leroux |
USA |
Named after Kenora in Canada where he was
born |
| Ken's |
Ken & B Farquhar |
AUS |
Named after Ken (Farquhar) |
| Kent |
Dan Ranniger |
USA |
|
| Kernow |
David Jasper |
UK |
Kernow is old name of Cornwall |
| KH |
Mmarsho |
USA |
|
| Kiara |
John Young |
AUS |
Township near Perth, Western Australia |
| -Kieffer's |
J Arthur Kieffer |
USA |
Named after initial of K(ieffer) |
| Kilburn |
Graham Hill |
UK |
lives in village of Kilburn |
| kilfore's |
D G Kilgore |
USA |
|
| 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 |
Phil Orley |
UK |
Allotment in Kingsley Road |
| Kingsley |
Grenville Thomas, Kingsley Dahlias |
AUS |
Named after suburb where he lives |
| Kinrah |
|
SA |
|
| kirton |
Jim Flear |
UK |
|
| Kitsap |
|
USA |
|
| Kiwi |
Eddie Durrant |
UK |
Named in honour of relatives in New
Zealand |
| KK |
Kathy King Whitfield |
USA |
K(athy) K(ing) |
| KK |
|
|
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| 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 |
| KW |
S Kuiper |
USA |
|
| Kwinana |
Allen Brocklehurst |
AUS |
Township near Perth, Western Australia |
| Kyah |
|
|
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| 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 |
|
| Lee's |
Lee Carlton (Lee's Dahlias) |
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 |
| Levi's |
Levi Tremblay |
USA |
|
| Linda's |
Linda Merrell |
USA |
|
| Link's |
|
|
|
| Lin'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 |
| Lofty |
P Armstrong |
Aus |
|
| 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 |
Willard Morin (TLC Gardens) |
USA |
Lupin names comes from his back yard once
being full of Lupin--NOW all dahlia and no grass. |
| Lupin |
Bonnie Jones-Morin |
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 |
|
|
| Manor |
Mac/Norma Boyer |
USA |
From Ma(c) and Nor(ma) Boyer |
| Man's |
Larry Manwell |
USA |
From Man(well) |
| Manx |
Jeremy P Woods |
UK |
named after people born in Isle of Man,
as is the raiser |
| Marisel |
Longpre |
C |
|
| Mar-Lo |
Harold Morgan |
USA |
|
| 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 |
| Melody |
Verwer Gebr |
NL |
|
| Melqua |
Bud (Lloyd?) Cruger |
USA |
Lived at Melqua, Roseburg, Oregon USA |
| Mel's |
M Loomis |
USA |
from Mel (Loomis) |
| 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 |
|
| Minglepen |
Mssrs Ridgeon's Seeds |
UK |
village near Cambridge |
| Mingus |
Phil Mingus (Dahlias) |
USA |
Named after (Phil) Mingus |
| Minley |
Bill W E Wilkins |
UK |
|
| Mission |
David Jack |
C |
owns Ferncliff Nursery in Mission, BC |
| Mistill |
Fred T Currie |
UK |
had 2 cats, Mist(y) and (G)ill |
| MN |
M Neel |
USA |
|
| 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 |
W Scott and Son |
UK |
nursery in Morley, cheshire |
| Morley |
R Neville Weekes |
UK |
lived in Morley, Yorkshire, UK |
| 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 |
| Nellie |
R Ervin |
USA |
|
| Nessit |
Sion Jones |
UK |
Name of the area where the nursery is
sited from the Doomsday Book |
| Neston |
Aldis |
UK |
|
| Netherton |
Drew Graham |
USA |
Named for Scottish village from where
grandparents emmigrated |
| 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 |
C |
from NOVA (Scotia) |
| NTAC |
D Filand |
USA |
|
| Nunton |
Derek Clark |
UK |
shortened form of Nuneaton in UK |
| NW |
Nancy Ellison |
USA |
|
| NY |
W Doolittle |
USA |
|
| Oakleigh |
Hook |
|
|
| Oakwood |
Sam Silver |
UK |
named after house name |
| OBO |
B Preuss |
USA |
|
| Oldoc |
J Gawthrop |
USA |
|
| 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 |
| Otara |
Elaine J Fenton |
NZ |
Used to live in Otara street in
Christchurch |
| Otway |
|
NZ |
|
| Pacific |
Nancy Aird |
USA |
|
| Pacific |
K R Whittington |
NZ |
|
| Palomar |
Col R T Eddy |
USA |
|
| Pandora |
D & T McNabb |
C |
|
| Pape's |
Charles F Pape |
USA |
From own name |
| Pari Taha |
Mrs F E Duncan |
NZ |
|
| Park |
C & M J Chennell |
UK |
|
| Parkland |
Jim Rowse |
USA |
name from the central region of Alberta,
Canada where he first raised seedlings, range of hills east of
Rockies and a Park Land |
| Paroa |
R W (Dick) McCann |
NZ |
lives in Paroa, NZ |
| PC's |
G Murphy |
USA |
|
| Pearson's |
Clarence (George?) Pearson |
USA |
Named after (Clarence) Pearson |
| Pegwell |
Andrew Aspital |
UK |
Named after local bay |
| Pembi |
|
SA |
|
| Pembroke |
A Grenville Davies |
UK |
Lives in Pembrokeshire in Wales |
| Penhill |
Walter H Maritz |
SA |
Lived in Penhill, South Africa |
| Penn |
Stanley Johnson (Pennypack Nursery) |
USA |
from Penn(ypack Nursery) |
| Pensford |
F Newbery |
UK |
Lived in Pensford, Bristol UK |
| Perran |
John Brown (Brown&Such) |
UK |
Lived at Perran, Braywick Rd, Maidenhead,
Berks UK |
| PGK |
P Kreuger |
C |
|
| Piedmont |
Conrad Faust |
USA |
|
| Pilchuck |
John O. Lindstrom |
USA |
|
| Pinelands |
Cyril Higgo |
SA |
lives in Pinelands, SA |
| Pinewood |
Allwright |
|
name of his nursery |
| Piper's |
Cyril A Piper&co |
UK |
name of his nursery |
| Plochaet |
Henri Plochaet |
B |
|
| PM |
Alan Arrington |
RSA |
|
| Polventon |
Cyril Watkins |
UK |
started to grow dahlias at Polvenna Farm
in Venton Gimp. (venton means valley of springs) |
| Pooraka |
R Netts |
AUS |
|
| Portstewart |
D Turbitt |
UK |
lived in Portstewart |
| Powers |
powers |
|
From own name |
| Prairie |
Marsh |
|
|
| Prom |
Howard Heines |
USA |
|
| Puget |
Harold Miller |
USA |
lives near puget sound |
| Purbeck |
W A Cann |
UK |
English District where he lives |
| Purplexus |
Plowman |
USA |
|
| Quinn's |
Quinn |
AUS |
from own name |
| R |
Ralph Hellens |
C |
from R(alph) |
| RaeAnn's |
Wayne Lobaugh |
USA |
RaeAnn is the raisers daughter who liked
an open-ceentred dahlia |
| Raven |
Hale |
|
|
| Red Hawk |
Red Hawk Dahlias |
USA |
from nursery name |
| Redthorn |
A Lowe |
UK |
Lived in Redthorn Grove |
| Rees' |
Rees Dahlia Garden |
USA |
From own name |
| Regent |
|
|
|
| Rejman's |
Richard Rejman |
USA |
Named after (Richard) Rejman |
| Renfrew |
Donaldson |
USA |
|
| Retzer's |
|
|
|
| RH |
H & R Tatel |
USA |
|
| Rhanna |
Denis Strickland |
NZ |
clinic he attended named after mythical
land off coast of Wales where all dreams come true |
| Ricecreek |
C Soule |
USA |
|
| Ridling's |
Aaron Ridling |
USA |
from own name |
| Riho's |
Roy Takeuchi |
USA |
|
| Rio |
Kevin Larkin/Karen Zydner |
USA |
|
| Riverlea |
Carol Bourke |
NZ |
Comes from the name of the private
maternity home Carol was born in, and she has always lived near a
river |
| River's |
Eugene Kenyon |
USA |
|
| RM |
Merle |
USA |
|
| RM |
Hayiey Sly |
USA |
|
| RNX |
Eugene Kenyon |
USA |
|
| Robann |
Robert A/Anna Moynahan |
USA |
Rob(ert) and Ann(a) Moynahan |
| Roben's |
Harvey H Robens |
USA |
from own name |
| Rock Creek |
B Hanley |
USA |
|
| Rock Run |
Jerry & R Wittrig |
USA |
|
| Rockley |
|
|
|
| Rockliffe |
T. Eric Thompson |
UK |
lives in Rockcliffe |
| Rokesley |
A R Wood |
UK |
Lived in Rokesley Avenue, London N8 UK |
| Rokewood |
Joe Daniel |
AUS |
Lives in Rokewood, Victoria, Aus |
| Romar |
Roger/Mary Stevens |
USA |
from RO(ger) and MAR(y) Stevens |
| Roque |
G Garnett |
USA |
retired to a scenic place on the coast of
Maine called Roque Bluffs. |
| Rosebank |
Mawley |
UK |
|
| Rosscastle |
Colin Donehue |
Aus |
|
| Rossendale |
Don Kershaw |
UK |
Lived in Rossendale, Lancs UK |
| Rothesay |
Alex Lister and Son |
UK |
Lived in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
UK |
| Rubob |
Robert Lamson |
USA |
|
| Rural |
Alastair Davey |
NZ |
lived in a Rural area,getting deliveries
from farming origins |
| Ruskin |
Stan Pennington |
UK |
works social club and gardens were in
Ruskin Drive, St Helens |
| Ryecroft |
P Godsmark |
UK |
Allotments in Ryecroft Lane |
| Ryedale |
Don Smith |
UK |
lives in Ryedale district of Yorkshire |
| Saanich |
Jo Iverson |
C |
|
| Saddlerock |
L Holmes-Cook |
USA |
|
| Sagamore |
Brudenbeck |
USA |
|
| Salish |
N Morrison |
USA |
|
| Sandia |
Steve and Sandy Boley |
USA |
named after Sandia mountains in New
Mexico where his brother's ashes are scattered |
| Sanhican's |
Fisher & Masson (Sanhican Gardens, |
USA |
Named for Sanhican Gardens |
| Sarum |
Ron E Talbot |
UK |
Lived in Sarum Close, Shipton Bellinger,
Tidworth, Hants UK |
| SB |
Steve and Sandy Boley |
USA |
named after SB Gardens |
| Scarborough |
E Griffin |
AUS |
Lives in Scarborough, Perth, Aus |
| Scaur |
Eric Wilson |
UK |
lives in the Scaur valley |
| Schweitzer's |
Schweitzer |
D |
from nursery name |
| Scott's |
Mike Riordan |
USA |
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| Scott's |
W Scott and Son |
UK |
name of nursery |
| Sea- |
Louis.Patti Eckhoff (Sea-Tac D.G.) |
USA |
from Sea-(Tac) gardens - between
Sea(ttle) and Tac(oma) |
| Seabeck's |
D & W Brant |
USA |
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| Seafair |
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| Sefton |
John Wood |
UK |
lives near Sefton, Merseyside |
| Selby |
|
AUS |
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| Selway |
Stevens |
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| Semro |
George Ormes |
UK |
reverse of ORMES |
| seniors |
Jan J. Vleut |
NL |
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| Senzoe |
Hans Zobel & John Scriven |
UK |
From S(criv)en and Zoe(bel) |
| Senzoe |
Hans R Zobel |
UK |
From S(criv)en and Zoe(bel) |
| Sharnbrook |
Greg Peck |
USA |
Lived in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire |
| Sharowean |
B Owen |
UK |
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| Shawnee |
Arthur Simpson |
USA |
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| Sheldon |
Don Bateman |
UK |
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| Sherwood |
Dick Marshall |
UK |
Lived near Sherwood Forest, Nottingham UK |
| Sheval |
Terry Bratcher |
UK |
name of garden where he grew his dahlias |
| Shildon |
Kenny Shaw |
UK |
lived in Shildon |
| Shirley |
W E Hall |
UK |
Lived in Shirley, Croydon, Surrey UK |
| Shirwell |
A.G. Kingdon |
UK |
village near his home in Bridgwater |
| Shoalhaven |
V Dawes |
Aus |
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| Showcase |
Terry Smith (Showcase dahlias) |
USA |
named for Showcase Dahlias |
| Sidehill |
L Phillips |
USA |
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| Silverado |
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| Silverado |
Ted Freitas |
USA |
|
| Simpsons |
Arthur Simpson |
USA |
from own name |
| Skagit |
Willis Collins |
USA |
lives in Skagit Valley |
| Skelmersdale |
Steve Burns |
UK |
|
| Skewen |
David Hill, Abacus Nurseries |
UK |
lives in skewen |
| Skipley |
Richard L Williams |
USA |
Lived in Skipley Road, Everett,
Washington USA |
| Smallfield |
Rogers |
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| Snoho |
Bill/Ida Bonneywell |
USA |
Lived in Snohomish, Washington USA |
| Snowfire |
Richard Cook |
UK |
Based on changing hair colour |
| sojo |
Sophie Jones |
UK |
|
| Sol's |
Ray Solomon |
USA |
from Sol(omon')s |
| Sonsy |
L Bagge |
USA |
|
| Sorrento |
John Clark |
UK |
favourite holiday destination in Italy |
| Specht's |
Specht |
D |
after family name |
| Spennithorne |
Eric Booth |
UK |
|
| St. Bridget |
ST Bridgets Nursery |
|
named after nurserry |
| Staleen |
Frank Hoey |
ROI |
lived in Staleen in Ireland |
| Star's |
C van der Star |
NL |
Named after (C vd) Star |
| Stevan's |
Steve Cox |
AUS |
From STE(ve) and VAN(da - his partner)'S) |
| Stillwater |
Dave & Betty Burton |
USA |
|
| Stoneleigh |
Brian Knight |
UK |
Lived in Stoneleigh Crescent, Knowle,
Bristol UK |
| Storrs |
A Barlow |
UK |
name of area where he lives |
| Sturm |
F H Sturm |
NL |
from own name |
| Stutton |
Ralph Metcalfe |
UK |
lives in Stutton Road |
| Suffolk |
Geoff H A Flood |
UK |
Lived in Beccles, Suffolk UK |
| Sumerset |
L. McLaren |
Aus |
|
| Summit |
Les Connell |
USA |
|
| Sungate's |
Verner Anderson |
USA |
|
| Sunray |
R Barker |
UK |
|
| Sunray |
Ray Barker |
UK |
|
| Swan's |
Swan Island dahlias |
USA |
Named after Swan Island |
| Syringa |
Fred/Daisie Marienau |
USA |
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| Syston |
Philip Tivey & Sons |
UK |
Nursery based in Syston, Leicester, UK |
| Tahoma |
Les Connell |
USA |
Area near where he lived |
| Tall Firs |
Hills & Nancy Collins |
USA |
|
| Tandridge |
J S Skilton |
UK |
|
| Tango's |
Maureen McGlaughlan |
NZ |
named after her persian cat tha was
killed |
| Tara |
Mrs Loretta J Neilson |
NZ |
lives in Tara(dale), named after Tara
Hills in Ireland |
| Taratahi |
John W Frater |
NZ |
Maori name of district where he used to
live, means "independent" or "stands alone" |
| Teesbrooke |
Phil Orley |
UK |
Allotment in Teesbrooke Avenue |
| Thea |
Ian Greenhaigh |
UK |
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| Tiki |
Braithwaite |
NZ |
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| Timona |
Gordon Anderson |
NZ |
|
| Tinker |
Ward's Nurseries |
UK |
|
| Tioga |
Madlyn Geisert |
USA |
Named after Indian tribe |
| TJ's |
T Sopczak |
USA |
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| TLC |
T Cleere |
USA |
|
| Toon |
C Taylor |
Aus |
|
| Towneley |
Joe Barwise |
UK |
lived in Towneley, UK |
| Treby |
P S Hodge |
UK |
|
| Trelawney |
W L Dunn |
UK |
house named trelawney |
| Trelyn |
Roy Tudor |
UK |
Lived in Trelyn, South Wales |
| Trengrove |
Gerry R Woolcock |
UK |
Lived at Trengrove, 10 Wavell Avenue,
Colchester, Essex UK |
| Trevallyn |
R L Podger |
AUS |
|
| Tribune's |
Joe La Pierre |
C |
commemerates a ship { La Tribune } which
was wrecked at the entrance to Herring Cove,NS. where the originator
resides. |
| Tui |
Brian D Buckley |
NZ |
Name of a native NZ bird |
| Tujay's |
Mr J & Mrs J Hammond |
NZ |
From the two J's in their names |
| Tulchan |
John Hanley |
UK |
|
| Tunstall |
George & Vincent Craggs |
UK |
raised dahlias at Tunstall Manor Gardens
near West Hartlepool, UK |
| Twyning's |
Mark Twyning, Winchester Growers |
UK |
from own name |
| Tyalla |
M Keller |
Aus |
|
| TYR |
D Tayer |
USA |
from T(a)Y(e)R |
| U2 |
William McClaren |
USA |
Named after Alpen Nursery of Kalispell,
Montana USA |
| Ukraine |
Josef Marijczuk |
USA |
|
| Ulster |
Mr & Mrs W L Lightbody |
UK |
live in Ulster (Co Down) |
| Umpqua |
Leon/Joan Olson |
USA |
|
| Valla's |
R Vallance |
NZ |
from Valla(nce) |
| Valleay's |
Vallaeys |
B |
from own name |
| Valley |
D & L Smith |
USA |
|
| Valley |
Jack Peterson |
USA |
|
| Van Isle |
Trevor Hoff |
C |
|
| Verkist |
Bruce G Verkist |
USA |
from own name |
| Vermont |
Brian Marshall |
AUS |
|
| Verney |
Richard Bailey |
UK |
from VerneyClose in Marlow, Bucks |
| Verrone's |
Roland Verrone |
USA |
from own name |
| Vets |
hanni-wilcox |
USA |
|
| Vian |
V Fontana |
C |
|
| Vidal |
H N Willfang |
UK |
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| Vin Well |
|
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| Vista |
Jean Heeringa |
USA |
|
| Voit |
Voit |
|
family name |
| Volkaert |
Volkaert |
|
family name |
| Wade's |
R Wade |
USA |
from own name |
| Wagschal's |
Rolf F Wagschal |
D |
From own name |
| Wakefield |
G Davis |
Aus |
|
| Walcher |
R L Walcher |
USA |
family name |
| Walt's |
HANSEN |
AUS |
|
| Wanda's |
Les Wright |
UK |
Named after his daughter Wanda |
| Warkton |
Len Walker |
UK |
Named after Warkton village, near
Kettering, Northants UK |
| Warraview |
J. Rowe |
Aus |
|
| Watchung |
Smits |
SA |
|
| WB's |
Eugene Kenyon |
USA |
|
| Wessington |
Les McGough |
UK |
|
| West Strand |
Ralph Sisson |
USA |
|
| Western |
Nat Lundgren |
USA |
|
| Westerton |
Gordon Hodgson |
UK |
|
| Weston |
Tom E McLelland |
UK |
Used to live in Weston Road |
| westwood |
W Raine |
UK |
|
| Whiston |
Tom Pashley |
UK |
Lived in Whiston, Rotherham, S Yorks UK |
| Wildwood |
Edward Papierski |
USA |
|
| Willo |
Norman Williams |
AUS |
His nickname |
| Willowfield |
George A Powley |
UK |
Lived at Willowfield, Finborough Road,
Onehouse, Stowmarket, Suffolk UK |
| Will's |
D Williams |
UK |
from Will(iams) |
| Windhaven |
Bob Romano |
USA |
Lived at E Windhaven Road, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania USA |
| Windyhill |
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| Winholme |
Maurice White |
UK |
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| Winkie |
John Menzel |
AUS |
Lives in Winkie, South Australia |
| Wiruna |
|
AUS |
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| Woden |
J Woodfield |
Aus |
|
| woden |
woodfield nursery |
|
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| Wonabee |
Leslie Walker |
NZ |
|
| Woodland's |
Bill Mishler |
USA |
lived in woodland, washington usa |
| Wootton |
R Les Jones |
UK |
Lived at Leek Wootton, Warks UK |
| Worton |
Ivor S Lewis |
UK |
worked for National Coal Board at Worton
facility in Wiltshire |
| WV's |
W Vigor |
Aus |
|
| Wyndal |
Davies |
UK |
|
| Wyn's |
Walt and Cory Wynne |
USA |
based on ADS abbreviation for their name |
| Wyoming |
Loney Kennedy |
USA |
lives off Wyoming Road |
| Yarra |
Les Ingram |
AUS |
River Yarra runs through Melbourne |
| Yelno |
Joe Sharp |
UK |
Anagram of Olney village near Higham
Ferrers, Northants UK |
| Zany |
A Zanzig |
USA |
from Zan(zig)y |
| Zapf's |
William A Zapf |
USA |
From own name |
| Zufall's |
Rolla Zufall |
USA |
from own name |
| ZZ |
G Kloc |
USA |
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