Pink Dahlia Varieties

Pink dahlias run the full tonal range — from almost-white blush cultivars that anchor wedding palettes, through salmon and coral mid-tones, to deep fuchsia and magenta varieties that hold their own in vivid bouquet work. The colour family is also one of the most represented on The Dahlia Hub, so this list groups pink varieties by form so you can shortlist by the silhouette you want.

This guide catalogues 30 varieties on The Dahlia Hub, organised so you can compare at a glance. Each entry links to the full variety page with current seller listings and marketplace pricing.

Ball dahlias

3 ball varieties in this group.

• Jowey Winnie — Rich color, long vase life. The cut flower grower's pick.
• Linda's Baby — The first ball to bloom, and the one you'll cut again and again.
• Snoho Tammie — Bill Bonneywell's first pink. Forty years on, growers still want it.

Collarette dahlias

1 collarette variety in this group.

• Fancy Pants — The pinwheel dahlia that bees find before you do.

Formal Decorative dahlias

5 formal decorative varieties in this group.

• Intrigue — First to open. Coral today, raspberry by fall.
• Kidd's Climax — The New Zealand exhibition variety that's been winning since 1940.
• Levi's Bubblegum — Flower farmers kept this one to themselves for a whole season.
• Rebecca Lynn — The first dahlia to bloom, and the last you stop cutting.
• Sweet Nathalie — The blush dahlia florists keep selling out of.

Informal Decorative dahlias

6 informal decorative varieties in this group.

• Break Out — The wedding florist's open secret for that perfect blush moment.
• Emory Paul — The dahlia serious exhibitors build their season around.
• KA's Coral Sea — Opens mauve. Finishes coral. No two weeks look the same.
• Molly Raven — The variety wedding florists grow before anyone else catches on.
• Otto's Thrill — The original giant pink that has topped wish lists since 1956.
• Penhill Watermelon — One stem fills the vase. Everything else is optional.

Laciniated dahlias

1 laciniated variety in this group.

• Fuzzy Wuzzy — One stem in a handful of roses and suddenly nobody looks at the roses.

Miniature Ball dahlias

1 miniature ball variety in this group.

• Wizard of Oz — The stem florists grab first when building something that has to be perfect.

Novelty Double dahlias

1 novelty double variety in this group.

• Darlin' — The porch dahlia that makes the whole neighborhood ask what it is.

Peony dahlias

1 peony variety in this group.

• Bishop of Canterbury — The dark-leaved dahlia florists reach for before anyone else does.

Pompon dahlias

1 pompon variety in this group.

• Little Robert — The bloom bouquet-makers have been sneaking into arrangements since 1964.

Semi-Cactus dahlias

4 semi-cactus varieties in this group.

• Alfred Grille — The cut flower collectors keep coming back for.
• Karma Sangria — The cut flower dahlia that earns its place in every bouquet.
• Match — The show table's favorite two-tone is finally in your garden.
• Preference — The heirloom stem florists whisper about and collectors hunt down.

Single dahlias

1 single variety in this group.

• Mystic Dreamer — The dahlia that earns its keep before the first bloom even opens.

Stellar dahlias

1 stellar variety in this group.

• Alloway Candy — The variety wedding florists grow before anyone else catches on.

Waterlily dahlias

4 waterlily varieties in this group.

• Gerrie Hoek — The dahlia experts have called the most popular of all time.
• Hollyhill Daydream — The dahlia that walked into its first show and took eleven blues home.
• Onesta — The dahlia florists have grown by the million for decades.
• Janice — The cut-flower workhorse with warm, glowing blooms all season long.

How to choose

Blush informal decoratives (in the Cafe au Lait palette) stay the most-requested wedding cut, but pink ball forms and pompons are the workhorses of longer-lasting bouquets. Waterlily pinks sit in between. Each variety page below links to active growers, current pricing, and breeder context.