These three are my first to flower dahlias. The little pink one is the very first out and I think it’s called Bonnie Dahling. It was already in the garden when we moved here.

The next dahlia is hartenaas. It’s a collarette and I got it to make me feel less sad about losing my Bumble Rumble dahlia. Alas I couldn’t stop thinking about Bumble Rumble so was lucky enough to procure a new tuber.

The last dahlia is probably a seedling. With its simple and open design it will be popular with the bees.