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GIANT-FLOWERED DECORATIVE DAHLIAS

Decorative dahlias have fully double blooms showing no disc.

The ray florets are broad, scarcely revolute or involute along their length (longitudinal axis), generally flat or slightly twisted and usually 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 2005.

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height cms
Almand's Climax		L.-W.Bls	E.	1968	Almand	usa	105
Alva's Supreme		Y.	E.	1956	Frost	nz	135
Arthur's Delight		Y.	E.	1992	armstrong,g	uk
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
Candlelight		Y.	E.	2005	hill,I	uk	120
Cream Alva's		Y.(cr)	E.	1990	machin	UK	120
Cream Capella		Y.(cr)	E.	2000	hardy,v	UK
Croydon Superior		Pk.-Y.Bls.	E.	1968	Brand	aus	120
Danum Gail		R.	E.	1996	Oscroft	UK
Evelyn Rumbold		Pu.	E.	1961	Baynes	Aus	95
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	hol	120
Jocondo		Pu.	E.	1960	Bruidegom	hol	135
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
Lavengro		L.-Br.Bls.	E.G.	1953	Barnes	uk
Leycett		O.Bls.	E.	1978	Bebbington	uk
Liberator		R.	E.	1941	Harris	aus
Lula Pattie		W.	E.	1960	Comstock	usa
Mabel Ann		Br.-Y.Bls.	E.	1995	adley	UK	90
Maisie Mooney		W.	E.	1994	Mooney	Can
Mark Hardwick		Y.	E.	1985	hardwick,m	UK	110
Night Editor		Pu.	E.	1952	Hulin	usa
Pink Leycett		Pk.	E.	1985	anon		110
Playboy		Y.	E.	1975	Hayes	uk	150
Sam Huston		Y.O.Bls.	E.	1994	Huston	Can	120
Sherwood Titan		O.	E.	1983	Marshall	uk	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 Antarctica		W.	E.	1996	WLEFT	UK
Wanda's Capella		Y.	E.G.	1986	WLEFT	uk	120
Wanda's Moonlight		Y.	E.	1986	WLEFT	uk
White Alva's		W.	E.	1979	Mills	uk	120
White Perfection		W.	G.	1967	veelen	hol	100
William 'B'		Pk.Bls.	E.	1980	Bebbington	uk
Winkie Colonel		R.	E.	1996	menzel	aus	90
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.

Dual indictes that the variety is valid for more than one size classification

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

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Last updated April 23, 2005

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THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

GIANT-FLOWERED DECORATIVE DAHLIAS

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

Some examples of Giant Decoratives

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