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Faded Pink-Apricot in the Sun Smashing Pretty Pia is, by a good margin, one of the most generous bloomers we grow — the kind of variety that just doesn't stop producing once it gets going. The colour is a faded pink-apricot that genuinely seems to catch the light —...

Smoky Butter Fading to Pink Smashing Pastellica is one of those varieties that's hard to describe accurately until you've seen it in person — the colour genuinely doesn't look like much else in the patch. It opens a smoky, almost dusty butter-yellow and shifts into...

A Sunset in Waterlily Form Pam Howden has been a favourite among waterlily dahlias for decades, and it's easy to see why the moment you look closely at one bloom. It's a warm blend — a yellow base, peach-toned petal tips, and a raspberry wash on the underside of each...

The Waterlily That Closes at Night Kelgai Ann has a habit that always surprises people the first time they notice it: the blooms close up in the evening and reopen slowly the next day, a bit like a peony. The flower itself is a soft blush pink with darker pink streaks...

The Palest Whisper of Pink Some flowers work hard to get your attention. KA's Mocha Jake does the opposite — it's the palest, softest ballet pink, with just a whisper of lavender underneath, and as each bloom matures it bleaches even further toward cream. It's an...

Dark Red, Waterlily Rare Waterlily dahlias — flat, open, saucer-shaped blooms — come in almost every colour except one that's easy to find: truly dark red. Hollyhill Black Widow is one of the few. The bloom is a deep, almost-black red that holds its colour well rather...