Ready for a round of checkers? Not the game, but these miniature, bicolor, 4” blooms of red petals with white tips that open from midsummer to autumn leaving you with a look that no two plants are alike! Plant in a mixed herbaceous border to attract butterflies and birds. 

Introduced over 60 years ago, Contraste still is a crowd favorite with its bicolor, 8” blooms of burgundy purple petals with white tips that open from summer through! Excellent for cutting or leave in the garden to be a butterfly magnet!

Extremely floriferous, this selection with 5″ white, double blooms sporting burgundy stripes and a yellow center, produces some serious garden ‘Wow’ factor from early summer into fall. Perfect for a long-lasting splash of exotic color in the garden or on the patio, this flower is also excellent as a cut flower for stunning arrangements.

Think back to your childhood years…many may have had a paint spinner that took paint and swirled it into a variety of colorful patterns on paper or maybe even your mother’s favorite tablecloth! ‘Cambridge’ is a large flowering decorative Dahlia that will remind you of the results of this creative painting technique. It possesses fully double, dinnerplate sized flowers with pale yellow to creamy white petals that look as if they have been spun with scarlet paint. It’s a unique look on a big, vigorous plant that is easy to grow and maintain and incredibly rewarding. You’ll be amazed at its continual production of huge flowers from June through September making it the talk of your sunny garden, container planting or dining room table if you cut some bloom for inside your home. Some staking to support the stiff stems holding up these massive blooms is a must.

Break Out will be the delicate addition to your garden from July until frost with its soft, creamy, double 8-10” blooms with a hint of peaches and pinks. Compact, upright growth habit makes it very sturdy as it the massive blossoms sit on 4’ stems. Excellent for cutting or leave in the garden to be a butterfly magnet! Florists love this to add to large dimension and make a statement in bridal bouquets or arrangements.

The eye-catching statement your garden needs with popping periwinkle 6-8”, ruffled, blooms to brighten up any area. Compact, upright growth habit makes it very sturdy as the massive blossoms sit on 3 1/2 ‘ stems. Excellent for cutting or leave in the garden to be a butterfly magnet!

‘Baccara’ is a medium sized dahlia with an incredible deep scarlet color. 5-7” blossoms on sturdy 4-5’ tall stems that bloom from July-October. Excellent for cutting or leave in the garden to be a butterfly magnet!

Peony-like, 3 1/2-inch scarlet blooms appear above dark, almost black foliage throughout the summer. A good companion for the bold foliage of Cannas, it will add constant color to the garden until hard frost. Incredibly rewarding and perfect for cutting, too!

The eye-catching statement your garden needs with popping pink 6-8” blooms to brighten up any area. Compact, upright growth habit makes it quite floriferous. Excellent for border plantings, containers, it is a butterfly magnet!

Get swept away to a tropical island with the colors of this new Dahlia. 6-8” peach, mango, and papaya colored blooms sit on long, sturdy, purple stems. A late summer bloomer will be a huge eye-catcher to your garden.