Dahlias are some of the boldest and largest blooms you can add to your garden, and these gorgeous, expert-recommended varieties are sure to impress.

There are almost 11,000 named dahlias on the American Dahlia Society’s composite list of varieties, from 1976 to the present; international groups list even more.

A fantastic, bright purple dahlia with Semi Cactus flowers with their classic spiky shape, which makes an excellent, long-lasting and invaluable cut flower. 9 'Con Amore' ...

Worton Blue Streak: This attractive purple plant is one of the semi-cactus forms of dahlias, where the petals are more pointed than round. Worton Blue Streak also makes a fantastic cut flower.

A sumptuous cactus dahlia with garnet-red flowers, which have a near-black centre. The fully double flowers have long and narrow, pointed petals that recurve for more half their length.

Dahlias offer many options and it’s one of the reasons they are such a popular cut flower. Ball dahlias have tightly curled petals and dense, perfectly round, 3 to 4" flower heads.

Dahlias are classified into 10 groups based on the size and type of flowerhead ranging from tiny pompon to large giant-flowered cactus types. FEATURES: Dahlias can be broadly divided into tall ...

Dozens of dahlias grow in Tim Elkner’s garden. There’s Crazy 4 David, a purple-pink flower packed with cactus-like petals. There’s Rival, a red flower with rays of open petals surrounding ...