The number of dahlia varieties can hardly be estimated. The individual varieties of georgines differ in height, size and shape of the flowers and their colors. The color palette of this popular summer flower ranges from clear white to black and red.
What are the different varieties of dahlias?
Dahlia varieties vary in height, flower shape and colors. The most well-known variety categories include pompom, mignon, water lily, ruff, cactus and staghorn dahlias. The color palette ranges from clear white to black and red, with new varieties emerging every year.
Dahlias are cataloged according to flower shape
- Pompon Dahlia
- Mignon Dahlia
- Water lily dahlia
- Ruff Dahlia
- Cactus Dahlia
- Deer Antler Dahlia
Some varieties have single flowers like the Mignon dahlia, while others are double. The ruff dahlia owes its name to the contrasting colored wreath inside the flower. Cactus dahlias are striking because of their tapered petals. Pompon dahlias have quite small flowers that look like ping pong balls.
The large color palette of Georgians
The variety of colors of the georgines is huge. All colors are represented except blue, and the flowers are often two or more colors.
Every year new varieties with different flower shapes and color compositions come onto the market
Small list of well-known dahlia varieties
| Name | Category | Height | Flower color | Flower diameter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika | Water lily dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | cream-magenta | 10 – 15 cm |
| Charles de Gaulle | Water lily dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | black-red | 10 – 15 cm |
| Requiem | Water lily dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | pink-violet | 10 – 15 cm |
| Paso Doble | Water lily dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | coral red-yellow | 15 – 20 cm |
| Barbara | Pompon Dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | purple | up to 10 cm |
| Window Peeper | Pompon Dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | orange | up to 10 cm |
| Tip Top Vienna | Pompon Dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | light pink with dark red tips | up to 10 cm |
| Albert Schöchle | Cactus Dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | scarlet | 15 – 20 cm |
| Cheerio | Cactus Dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | carmine red with white tips | 10 – 15 cm |
| Primaner | Cactus Dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | fire red | 20 – 25 cm |
| Galaxy | Deer Antler Dahlia | 80 – 110 cm | violet | 10 – 15 cm |
| Poetic | Deer Antler Dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | purple pink with cream center | 20 – 25 cm |
| Mount Noddy | Mignon Dahlia | 40 – 50 cm | purple | up to 10 cm |
| Top Mix Orange | Mignon Dahlia | up to 30 cm | orange | up to 8 cm |
| Don Lorenzo | Collar Dahlia | 120 – 150 cm | red with cream colored frill | up to 15 cm |
Tips & Tricks
Small varieties are particularly suitable for care in balcony boxes. Large-growing varieties are better planted outdoors because they need a lot of space to achieve their full effect.
