On May 2, 2016

50 dahlias to drool over

Don’t write off dahlias as your granny’s flower. Here are 50 jaw-dropping varieties that will knock your socks off

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Awe Shucks’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Prince Charming’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Little Blessings’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Bonne Esperance’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Stella’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Border Choice’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Lemon Tart’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Bitsy’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Red Pigmy’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Park Princess’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Little Missy’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘China Doll’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Crichton Honey’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Mz. Bee Haven’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Ginger Willo’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Mary Munns’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Frank Holmes’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Kasasagi’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Crossfield Ebony’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Spellbreaker’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Rawhide’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Tanjoh’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Whimsey’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Precious’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Checkers’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘White Nettie’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Snowbound’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Bride to Be’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Hulin’s Carnival’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Poppers’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Maarn’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Lisa Lisa’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Jitterbug’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Bluetiful’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Tutti Frutti’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Bed Head’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘First Kiss’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Blah Blah Blah’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Hot Rod’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Gabrielle Marie’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Brittany Rey’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Boogie Nites’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Cheyenne’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Crazy Legs’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Flamethrower’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Twilite’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Honka’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Redd Devil’

: Flowers; Oregon; Swan Island Dahlias; gjc0413d-54178; Dahlia ‘Juul’s Allstar’

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