THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

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MINIATURE-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

Miniature-Flowered Decorative Dahlias have blooms not usually exceeding 4" (102mm) in diameter

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Amgard Coronet, miniature decorative

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

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height cms
Abridge Taffy		W.	E.	1978	Kinns	UK	110
Amgard Coronet		Pk.-Y.Bls.	E.	1985	bates	uk	110
Anglian Water		Pu.	E.G.C.	1991	Lewis,n	uk	120
Ann's Coronet		Pk.-W.Bls	E.G.	2001	Clensy	uk	110
Audrey Grace		R.	G.	1995	brown,h&b	usa	100
Barbarry Banker		Pk.	G.C.	1988	davies,b	uk	120
Barbarry Dominion		Pk.	E.G.C.	1989	davies,b	uk
Barbarry Polo		Pk.	E.G.	2001	davies,b	uk	110
Bloom's Amy		W.-L.Bls	E.C.	1987	bloom	USA	110
Brian's Dream		W.-Pk.Bls	E.G.	2001	king,b	uk	110
Butterball	(Dw.B.)	Y.	G.	1960	Lister	UK
Carstone Ruby		R.	E.G.	1996	Kidd,j	UK	120
Catherine Ireland		W.-L.Bls.	E.G.C.	1983	ireland	UK
Charlie Kenwood		Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1991	Kenwood	uk	110
Cindy		Y.	E.G.	1997	Geerlings	Hol
Davenport Anita		O.	E.G.	1988	Dunlop	uk
Davenport Honey		O.	E.G.C.	1988	Dunlop	uk
David Howard		O.-Br.Bls.	G.C.	1965	Howard	uk	110
Doris Duke		Pk.	G.	1955	Hackenden	uk	100
Dr. John Grainger		O.	E.	1950	Lister	uk
Elizabeth Hammett		L.-W.Bls.	E.G.C.	1980	Hammett,k	nz	110
Emma's Coronet		Pk.-W.Bls.	E.G.	1989	Digweed	uk	110
Fermain		L.Bls.	E.G.	1991	Flint	UK	90
Fire Mountain	(Dw.B.)	R.	G.	1999	anon	nz	110
Gallery Art Fair	(Gall)	W.	G.P.	1998	verwer	Hol	40
Gallery Bellini	(Gall.)	Pk.-W.Bls	G.P.	2002	verwer	Hol	35
Gallery Cezanne	(Gall)	Y.	G.P.	1996	verwer	Hol	30
Gallery Degas	(Gall)	Pk.	G.P.	1996	verwer	Hol
Gallery Leonardo	(Gall)	Pk.-O.Bls	G.P.	1997	verwer	Hol	40
Gallery Rembrandt	(Gall)	Pk.-W.Bls	G.P.	1996	verwer	Hol	40
Gallery Renoir	(Gall)	Pk.	G.P.	1996	verwer	Hol	35
Gallery Singer	(Gall)	R.Bls.	G.P.	1998	verwer	Hol	40
Gallery Vincent	(Gall)	O.Bls	G.P.	1996	verwer	Hol	30
Gay Mini		Br.-Y.Bls.	G.C.	1977	Clarke	uk	120
Geoffrey Kent		R.	E.G.	1998	Kent	uk	100
Hallwood Coppernob		Br.	G.C.	1996	Passey	UK
Hillcrest Divine		Pk.	E.G.	1999	Jackson	UK	120
Hillcrest Hannah		Y.	E.	1999	Jackson	UK	100
Jeanette Carter		Y.-Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1988	Carter	uk
Jessie Ross	(Dw.B.)	Pk.	G.	1950	Lister	UK
Jo's Choice		R.	E.	1959	Sharp	uk	120
Karenglen		R.	E.G.C.	1990	Woolcock	uk	110
Katisha		O.-Br.Bls.	G.C.	1960	Crutchfield	uk	110
Kochelsee		R.	G.	1961	Mccann	nz	85
Lilianne Ballego		Br.	G.C.	1954	Ballego	hol	60
Loretta		L.	E.G.	1996	Geerlings	Hol	120
Magnificat		R.	G.C.	1955	Bakker	hol
Margaret Anne		Y.	E.G.	1977	Clarke	uk	110
Mary Hammett		W.	E.G.C.	1990	Hammett,k	nz	110
Mary Pitt		W.	E.G.C.	1991	Pitt	uk	120
Mistill Delight		W.	E.G.C.	1974	Currie	uk	120
Orange Mullet	(Dw.B.)	O.-Y.Bls.	G.	1992	anon	uk	60
Pink Katisha		Pk.	G.C.		anon		110
Red Alert		R.	E.G.C.	1983	Connell	usa	120
Red Arrows		R.	E.G.C.	1982	Brookes	uk
Rockcliffe		W.-L.Bls.	E.C.	1996	Thompson,e	UK
Rossendale Tara		Y.	E.	1997	kershaw	UK	120
Rothesay Castle	(Dw.B.)	Pk.-W.Bls	G.	1948	Lister	uk
Ruby Wedding		Pu.	E.G.C.	1981	Long	uk
Ruskin Petite		Y.	G.		Pennington	uk	110
Rusty Hope		Br.Bls.	G.C.	1972	Clarke	uk	110
Ryecroft Jan		W.	E.	2001	godsmark	uk	120
Safe Shot		O.-Br.Bls.	G.	1964	Bruidegom	hol	100
Salsa		R.	G.	1989	verwer	Hol	100
Scarlet Kokarde		R.	E.G.C.	1978	brown,c	USA
Schweitzer's Kokarde		Y.-R.Bls.	E.G.C.	1963	Schweitzer	ger
Top Totty		L.	E.G.C.	2002	Cleghorn	uk	120
White Knight		W.	E.G.	2000	Cleghorn	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.

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

Some more miniature decoratives

Ann's Coronet	Barbarry Dominion	Barbarry Red Baron
David Howard (has dark foliage)	Geoffrey Kent	Hillcrest Divine
Hillcrest Margaret	Loretta	Marston Lilac
Rossendale Joshua		Gallery Leonardo