THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

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SMALL-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

Small-Flowered Decorative Dahlias have blooms usually between 4" (102mm) and 6" (152mm) in diameter

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Pink Suffusion, small decorative

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

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Amber Festival		O.Bls	E.G.	1999	Gott	UK	110
Arabian Night		R.	G.C.	1951	Weijers	NL	90
Barbarry Melody		Pu.	E.C.G.	2010	davies,b	UK
Barbarry Scarlet		R.	E.G,	2014	davies,b	UK	0
Barbarry Sultan		R.	G.E.	2012	davies,b	UK
Blyton Everest		W.	E.	2015	stothard	UK	0
Blyton Romance		Pk.	E.G.C.	2013	stothard	UK
Caribbean Fantasy		W.-Y.-R.Bls	G.	2002	dongen	NL	90
Cherry Wine		R.	G.C.	1970	Crutchfield	UK	120
Edinburgh		Pu.-W.Bic.	G.	1950	Dobbie	UK	90
Formby Art		W.-Pk.Bls	G.C.	2010	harding	Aus	0
Gallery Pablo	(Gall)	Pk.-Y.Bls	G.P.	1994	verwer	NL	35
Gateshead Festival		O.-Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1990	Howes	UK	110
Gavin's Choice		R.	E.C.G.	2016	boylan	UK
Hamilton Lillian		Br.-Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1986	Hamilton	Can
Hillcrest Amour		W.-L.Bls.	E.	1992	Jackson	UK
Hillcrest Chelsey		O.	E.G.	2001	Jackson	UK
Hillcrest Suffusion		O.Bls.	E.G.C.	1991	Jackson	UK	110
Irene Ellen		Pu.	E.G.	1999	knight,r2	UK
Jacqueline Tivey		Pk.Bls.	G.C.		tivey	UK	120
Joan Walker		Y.	E.G.	2005	walker,j	UK
Jowey Ingrid		O.	E.G.C.	2003	weyts	Bel	0
Karma Choc		R.	G.	2006	verwer	NL	90
Karma Fiesta		O.	G.C.	2009	verwer	NL	0
Lady Linda		Y.	E.G.C.	1980	Lewis,n	UK	110
Lavender Nunton Harvest		L.-Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1982	anon	UK	110
Le Batts Premier syn: Le Batts Prime		L.	E.G.C.	1985	Batts	USA
Le Batts Prime syn: Le Batts Premier		Pk.	E.G.	1985	Batts	USA
Leopold Chloe		L.	E.	2009	watson,p	UK	0
Leopold Sophie		W.	E.	2010	watson,p	UK	0
Marion Storer		R.	E.	2008	turrell	UK
Nationwide		O.-Y.Bls.	G.C.	1980	Stanners	UK	120
Nina Chester		W.	E.G.	1974	Chester	UK	120
Nunton Harvest		O.Bls.	E.	1964	clark,d	UK	110
Pink Suffusion		Pk.Bls.	E.G.C.	1996	Pearce	UK	110
Primrose Diane		Y.	E.G.C.	1990	Armstrong,d	UK	120
Procyon		Y.-R.Bic.	G.	1963	Maarse	NL	110
Raffles		Pk.	G.		Creed		120
Rebecca's World		R.-W.Mix	G.C.	2001	bal	NL	110
Requiem		Pu.	G.	1952	Flaton	USA	100
Roger Turrell		Y.	E.G.	2012	bratcher	UK	0
Rossendale Heidi		R.	E.	2013	kershaw	UK
Rossendale Luke		Pk.Bls.	E.	1996	kershaw	UK	120
Rossendale Peach		O.	E.	2007	kershaw	UK
Rossendale Stephanie		Pk.	E.	2012	kershaw	UK
Rothesay Robin		Pk.-Br.Bls.	E.	1968	Lister	UK	120
Ruby (SD)		R.	E.G.	2008	mcmaster	UK
Ruskin Diane		Y.	E.G.	1984	Pennington	UK	110
Ryecroft Brenda T		W.-L.Bls	E.	2008	godsmark	UK	135
Scaur Blaze		R.	E.	2012	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Christine		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.	2012	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Queen		L.-W.Bls	E.G.	2014	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Tango		O.	E.G.	2006	wilson,e	UK
Scaur Vale		O.	E.G.	2007	wilson,e	UK
Senzoe Ursula		L.-W.Bls.	E.G.	1985	Zobelscriv	UK	100
Sheval Megan		R.	E.	2014	bratcher	UK
Sorrento Flush		W.-L.Bls	E.G.	2001	clark,j	UK	110
Swanvale		Y.	E.G.C.	1989	turrell	UK	120
Tomo		Pu.-W.Bic	G.	1999	chilson	USA	120
Westerton Southside		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.G.	2012	hodgson,g	UK	0
White Linda		W.	E.G.C.	1984	Mark	UK	120
Winholme Diane		Y.	E.G.C.	2000	White	UK	120

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 other small decoratives

Blyton Crystal	Hamilton Lillian	Skipley Spot
Ballyhoma Ruby (Ruby SD)	Edinbirgh	Gateshead Festival
Ruskin Diane	Ryecroft Brenda T.	Winholme Diane
Leopold Chloe	Rossendale Stephanie	Leopold Sophie