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Are there any Dahlias with a perfume

MuddyForkMuddyFork Posts: 435

Having been around my garden admiring my dahlias I realised that not one of the 17 odd varieties seems to have a perfume.  Are there any fragant varieties?

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  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    Not as far as I know.

  • Hello MuddyFork,

    There is some breeding of scented dahlias going on. I've come across 'Hy Scent' and 'Honka'. It's definitely more common for them not to be fragranced. It would be interesting to hear from anyone who is growing a fragranced one.

    Emma

    gardenersworld.com team

  • MuddyForkMuddyFork Posts: 435

    It would be 'the icing on the cake' if not only do they look fantastic but also smelt wonderful

  • sotongeoffsotongeoff Posts: 9,802

    Just found this

    http://www.jrg-dahlias.co.uk/dahlias_with_sent.htm

    don't find them that attractive

  • MuddyForkMuddyFork Posts: 435

    They do look a little sparse, thanks for the link

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,102

    But don't you find that dahlias smell of 'dahlia' ?  I love that smell - it reminds me of warm and mellow autumn days.


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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