Let us introduce you to our wonderful new dahlia varieties for 2022!
We’ve grown these varieties for 3 seasons now – starting them from seed in the 2019/2020 season. They’ll all be available for purchase in late August. Make sure you’re on the mailing list by following this link to sign up – the sale has been highly competitive in the past and will be exclusively advertised to those on the mailing list.
You’ll notice that many of these new varieties are the result of seed swaps that we have done with other growers. In Autumn 2019 the farm had two early frosts that impacted our ability to save seed. Many thanks to LeeAnn from Coseytown Flowers, Sarah from Unfurlings and Sam from Wild Violet Farm for helping us to have a successful 2020 seedling year after all.
Please note that plant height is highly variable with dahlias depending on the growing conditions. We have included average plant heights here as a guide only.
Florelie Tutu
A soft lilac which at times appears pink with pointy fimbriated petals. Fimbriated petals are also known as laciniated petals which means they have split tips. This variety is easy to cut from and provides great variation of shape in an arrangement. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with LeeAnn from Coseytown Flowers in Pennsylvania USA.
Classification: Miniature Informal Decorative
Plant Height: 100 cm
Florelie Bordeaux
Classification: Miniature Informal Decorative
Plant Height: 100cm
Florelie Whipped Cream
A dramatic, wavy petalled decorative bloom. The plants produce long stems and many blooms over the season. A good, cool white colour. This variety has a clear link through the petal shape to its seed parent, Peaches n Cream. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with LeeAnn from Coseytown Flowers in Pennsylvania USA.
Classification: Small Informal Decorative
Plant Height: 150cm
Florelie Chryssie
This variety produces many incredibly cute blooms over the season. It is easy to harvest and has lovely long, straight stems. Although the petal count is lower than many Florelie varieties, it is an incredibly important variety in the cut flower repertoire on the farm, particularly for wedding orders.
Classification: Miniature Informal Decorative (similar size to a pompon dahlia)
Plant Height: 110-120cm
Florelie Baroness
Although the plants are shorter, this variety provides good, straight stems for cutting and often has an upright facing bloom. Upright facing blooms are great for using in bunches. The blooms are a dark lilac colour with a high petal count. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with Sam from Wild Violet Farm in Victoria.
Classification: Small Formal Decorative
Plant Height: 80cm
Florelie Guava
This variety is a deep watermelon colour with dramatic dark purple stems and dark green leaves. Early on in the season especially, the flowers have a darker outline to the petals. Each petal also has a delightful gold tip. This is a productive variety that lasts well in a vase considering its larger size. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with Sam from Wild Violet Farm in Victoria.
Classification: Small Formal Decorative
Plant Height: 100-120cm
Florelie Paradise
These blooms are a lovely colour that could be classed as coral, burnt orange or watermelon – it fills many colour needs on the farm and is a popular shade in current trends. This variety is very productive, we would recommend cutting every bloom if possible to manage the plant habit. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with Sarah from Unfurlings in New Zealand.
Classification: Miniature Informal Decorative
Plant Height: 80cm
Florelie Cowrie
This tiny flower can have the growth habit of a spray rose, often with multiple blooms opening on a stem at the same time. The flowers are about 5cm in diameter and are a cool white colour with a blush of lilac in the centre. The stems improve over the season with consistent picking. Make sure to pinch growing tips out of the plants twice early on in the season to avoid overly thick stems and more desirable stems for harvesting. Blooms have an exceptional vase life due to their tight form. This seed was obtained through a seed swap with Sarah from Unfurlings in New Zealand.
Classification: Miniature Formal Decorative
Plant Height: 100cm
Florelie Macaw
This variety produces tall plants with incredibly strong stems that are very long and easy to pick. The flowers are a perfect crimson colour with great stem attachment and bloom angle. The petal count is on the low side but is a lovely open shape for variation in arrangements. Tubers are very hard, almost woody to divide and generally store well.
Classification: Miniature Informal Decorative
Plant Height: 150cm
Florelie Sunburst
A very bright yellow decorative bloom. This variety was an exclusive release to workshop attendees in 2021 and a competition was held amongst workshop attendees to name the variety. 2022 is the first year this will be released to the general public as part of our tuber sale.
Classification: Miniature Formal Decorative
Plant Height: 80cm
Let us know which one is your favourite by posting a comment below.
2 comments
Hi Alan,
This most recent season was the worst we have experienced in the 7 years we have been growing dahlias. It was a very cold and wet start to the season and this resulted in delayed flowering in many parts of southern Australia. It was our shortest flowering season yet.
Lorelie
New grower ,small backyard ,had a bad year as flowers go ,,is this common .