THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

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STAR DAHLIAS

Star dahlias have blooms with a single outer ring of florets surrounding the disc. Ray florets are uniformly either involute or revolute. (They used to be known as Orchid flowered dahlias)

This example is Midnight Star

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

variety	subtype	colour	use	intro	raiser	country	height
Hillcrest Cheryl		W.	E.G.C.	2012	jackson	UK
Honka		Y.	E.G.C.	1990	kieffer	USA	110
Honka Fragile		W.-Pk.	G.C.	2012	anon	NL
Honka Red		R.	E.G.C.	2008	anon	NL
Honka Surprise		Pk.	G.	2008	anon	NL
Juul's Allstar		R.-Y.	E.G.C.	2001	juul	USA
Marie Schnugg		R.	E.G.C.	1973	McNulty	USA	90
Midnight Star		Dk.R.	E.G.	2009	Johnson,rich	USA
Sophie Taylor		O.-Y.Bls	E.G.C.	2007	gott	UK	115
Trelyn Seren		Y.-Pk.Bls	E.G.C.	2009	tudor	UK	150
Verrone's Obsidian		Pu.	E.G.	2011	verrone	USA

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 examples of star dahlias

Honka	Marie Schnugg	Honka Red
Sophie Taylor	Verrone's Obsidian	Verrone's Pink Giraffe

Last updated November 25, 2017

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THE GROWING WORLD OF DAHLIAS

STAR DAHLIAS

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

Some examples of star dahlias

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Last updated: November 30, 2017.