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The dahlia varieties you need in your garden this year | House & Garden
26.07.2023 - 09:37 / houseandgarden.co.uk
Native to Mexico and Central America, the dahlia (Family asteraceae) is a bushy and beautiful flowering perennial. The dahlia is Mexico's national flower, and its tuberous roots were eaten by Aztecs before the Spanish Conquest. Following Central America's colonisation, the dahlia was exported to European nations, where it thrived even in countries with harsh or cold winters. Since the 18th century, botanists, taxonomists and gardeners have held a certain fascination for the flower, identifying over 850 different species each with unique petal or stem structures (this number includes the plant's hybrids, too). Since dahlias are extraordinarily varied in appearance, they also tend to be categorised by the shape of the flower, with 10 categories that include anemone, peony, pompom, ball, decorative, cactus, single and waterlily.
Today, the dahlia is a highly sought-after plant, perfect for beginner gardeners thanks to their resilience. Knowing which dahlia to choose, of course, is a difficult task, so we've asked our favourite gardeners and landscape architects for their favourite dahlia varietals, each at the ready to be planted in your garden, their flowers petals to bloom again and again for years to come.
By Clare Foster
Dahlia ‘Verrone's obsidian’
Garden and landscape designer Lottie Delamain adores dahlias, 'Verrone's Obsidian' being her current favourite. “[I love dahlias with] the deepest darkest maroon petals, so rich they look like velvet, with a bright orange eye,” says Lottie, “I love their elegance — long petals that curl inwards at theta to create an eight-pointed star. Lovely long stems great for cutting a wonderful bee magnet too.”
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The white pom ‘Small World’ dahlia is one of Milli's
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