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By DU DIANE RELF
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Dahlias have long been the favorite plant of breeders. Consequently, a great assortment of sizes, shapes and colors are available today.
Mignon dahlias are small, but are a super choice of garden beds, borders or containers. The flowers are “singles,” that is, one row of petals encircles the central disk. Mignons usually grow from 12-to 20-inches tall.
They comes in a wide variety of colors and flower like crazy. If you pinch off the withered blossoms, they’ll reward you with even more flowers.
Top-mix Dahlias Not As
Prolific As Mignons
Top-mix dahlias have been called “mini-mignons.” Shorter than mignons, they reach a height of around 8 to 12 inches. Their blossoms are smaller than the mignons, and while they offer an abundance of flowers, they are no match for the prolific mignons.
Collerette and anemone-flowered dahlias are favorites for borders and lining walks and driveways. Collerettes get their name from an additional ring of inside petals that make the flower look as if it has a collar. This extra ring of petals is often a different color than the rest of the flower, creating an interesting effect.
The anemone-flowered dahlias have a row or two of flat petals that encircle a group of large tubular petals in the center of the flower. The tubular petals give this large flower an unlikely, but pleasing, resemblance to a sea anemone.
Peony dahlias bear flowers up to four inches across. They display two to four rows of flat, ray petals that surround a central disk of twisted sepals or stamens.
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