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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

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Almand's Climax

Large Decoratives Medium Decoratives Small Decoratives Miniature Decoratives

The following list includes the varieties listed by the NDS in 2018.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Almand's Climax		L.-W.Bls	E.	1968	Almand	USA	105
Alva's Supreme		Y.	E.	1956	Frost	NZ	135
Ben Huston		O.Bls.	E.	1985	Huston	Can	120
Bill Holmberg		Br.Bls.	E.	1989	Geisert	USA	110
Bonaventure		Br.-Y.Bls.	E.	1982	Simon	USA	135
Bryn Terfel		R.	E.	2004	Sherlock	NZ
Bull's Pride		W.	E.	1982	Bull	NZ
Cafe Au Lait		W.-Br.Bls	G.	1968	bruidegom	NL	100
Candlelight		Y.	E.	2005	hill,I	UK	120
Corton Olympic		Br.Bls.	E.	1976	harbord	UK
Cream Alva's		Y.	E.	1990	machin	UK	120
Cream Capella		Y.	E.	2000	hardy,v	UK
Danum Gail		R.	E.	1996	Oscroft	UK
Fairway Pilot		Pk.Bls.	E.	1979	Cleaver	UK
Fairway Spur		Br.-Pk.Bls.	E.	1996	Cleaver	UK	110
Gemma Darling		W.	E.	1994	dilley	UK	120
Go American		Br.Bls.	E.	1959	Johnson,s	USA	120
Hamari Girl		Pk.	E.	1960	Ensum	UK	120
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.	2010	shaw,k	UK	120
Jocondo		Pu.	E.	1960	Bruidegom	NL	135
John Hill		Br.-O.Bls	E.	2013	hill,I	UK
Kea Magic		W.	E.	2005	sherlock	NZ
Kelvin Floodlight		Y.	E.	1961	McDougall	Aus	90
Kidd's Climax		Pk.-Y.Bls.	E.	1940	Kidd	NZ	110
Lavender Perfection		L.	G.	1941	Johnston	NZ	110
Lula Pattie		W.	E.	1960	Comstock	USA
Mabel Ann		Br.-Y.Bls.	E.	1995	adley	UK	90
Mark Hardwick		Y.	E.	1985	hardwick,m	UK	110
Mingus Whitney		W.	E.	1999	Mingus	USA
Pink Spur		Pk.Bls	E.	2008	anon	UK
Rhanna Tammy		Br.	E.	2004	strickland	NZ	110
Sam Huston		Y.O.Bls.	E.	1994	Huston	Can	120
Sir Alf Ramsey		L.-W.Bls	E.	1999	Cleaver	UK	120
Trelawny		Br.-R.Bls.	E.	1968	Dunn	UK	100
Walter Hardisty		W.	E.	1975	Gentile	USA
Wanda's Aurora		Pk.-Y.Bls	E.	2003	wright	UK	105
Wanda's Capella		Y.	E.G.	1986	Wright	UK	120
White Alva's		W.	E.	1979	Mills	UK	120
White Perfection		W.	G.	1967	veelen	NL	100
Winkie Colonel		R.	E.	1996	menzel	Aus	90
Wyn's Farmer John		W.-Y.-L.Bls	E.G.	2005	wynne	USA	0
Zorro		R.	E.	1987	Geisert	USA	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.

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		John Hill