Orchid/Star type
Single soft bronze-yellow with a fine red picotee

Flower size: 5in (12cm)
Height: to 30in (75m)
Flower: July - first frosts
Frost Tender

Orchid Star type
White petals very floriferous and ideal for insects

Flower size to 5in (12cm)
Height to 36" (90cm)
Flower July - first frosts
Frost Tender

RHS AGM Orchid/Star type
Yellow very floriferous and ideal for insects

Flower size to 5" (12cm)
Height to 36" (90cm)
Flower July - first frosts 
Frost Tender

Species Tree Dahlia
Grown more for its foliage, it flowers very late and very tall, so often frosted before it can flower
Magnificent structural plant, with wavy soft lilac flowers

Flower size to 4-6" (10-15cm)
Height to 10-20' (300-600cm)
Flower November to first frosts 
Frost Tender. Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Species Tree Dahlia
Magnificent structural plant, with double white flowers
Grown more for its foliage, it flowers very late and very tall, so often frosted before it can flower

Flower size to 4-6" (10-15cm)
Height to 8-15' (240-450cm)
Flower October to first frosts 
Frost Tender. Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Species
A mass of small single flowers in a pinky mauve on fine stems over fine lax dissected foliage. Hardier than most dahlias.

Flower size to 1.5" (3cm)
Height to 60" (150cm)
Flower July – first frosts
Frost Tender.
Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Orchid/Star type
Dahlia with single dark red/black flowers and scent of ‘Chocolate Cosmos’ (C.atrosanguineus). It may be a hybrid.

Flower size to 3" (8cm)
Height to 30" (75cm)
Flower July – first frosts
Frost Tender. Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Single type
Variable copper bronze and gold single blooms in profusion over dark foliage

Flower size 4" (10cm)
Height to 30" (75cm)
Flower July - first frosts
Frost Tender.
Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Single flowered type
Large velvet dark-red petals with a prominent yellow boss

Flower size to 4" (10cm)
Height to 30" (75cm)
Flower July - first frosts
Frost Tender
Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Orchid/Star type Syn ‘Black Honka’
Very dark star with contrasting central golden yellow eye and anthers

Flower size to 4" (10cm)
Height to 32" (80cm)
Flower July - first frosts
Frost Tender. Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry

Miscellaneous group
Semi-double sunset shades of warm red and amber, set against dark foliage.

Flower size to 2" (5cm)
Height to 20" (50cm)
Flower July – first frosts 
Frost Tender. Start under cover or plant out in April. 4-6 ins deep in fertile soil. Lift tubers after first frosts and store dry