There are many varieties of dahlias, of different colors, sizes and shapes
Group 1 - Single-flowered Dahlias
Dahlia with single outer ring of florets, the centre forming a disc. Usually dahlias from this group have brown stems and leaves.
Group 2 - Anemone-flowered Dahlias
Dahlias with one or more outer rings of generally flattened ray florets surrounding a dense group of tubular florets.
Group 3 - Collerette Dahlias
Collerette dahlias is with a single outer ring of flowers generally flat, which must overlap but with a small flower ring forming a disc in the center.
Group 4 - Waterlily Dahlias
This category of dahlias have fully double blooms characterised by broad ray florets that are slightly involute along their length.
Group 5 - Formal Decorative Dahlias
Decorative dahlias have fully double blooms showing no disc.
Group 6 - Ball Dahlias
Ball dahlias have fully double blooms. The ray florets rounded at the tips, with margins spirally arranged and involute.
Group 7 - Pompon Dahlias
Pompon dahlias is very similar with group 6 but flowers have fully double spherical blooms of miniature size.
Group 8 - Cactus Dahlias
It needs no description 😊. Looks like a cactus 😊. The petals are very thin.
Cactus dahlias have fully double blooms.
Group 9 - Semi-Cactus Dahlias
Fully double blooms, it looks almost like the dahlia from group 8 only the petals are bigger.
Group 10 - Miscellaneous Dahlias
They did not know in which group this dahlia is, so the explanation is simple: Dahlias in this group are dahlias that do not are into groups 1-9 and 11-14 inclusive 😊
Group 11- Fimbriated Dahlias
Fimbriated dahlias have blooms where the tips of the ray florets should be evenly split or notched into two or more divisions and create a beautiful fringed overall effect.
Group 12 - Star Dahlias
The flowers that are part of this group are unmistakable due to the unique star shape.
Easy right? 😊
Group 13 - Double Orchid Dahlias
Fully double blooms showing no disc and with triangular centers.
Group 14 - Paeony Dahlias
These dahlias are somewhat similar to those in group 1 but in contrast they to have multiple outer rings of ray florets surrounding a disc.
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