Dinner Plate Dahlias

The dahlias accompanied by the descriptive name, “dinner plate” are so called because they produce large flowers. While this term has the power to capture the buying public’s imagination, it is not an official classification. Dahlia.org presents the official list of 18 different groups, based on flower form. Akita is grouped in the Novelty Fully Double class.

“Dahlia” serves as both a botanical name and a common name. The name comes from an eighteenth-century botanist, Anders Dahl. ‘Akita’ is the cultivar name of the plant upon which this article is based (which is pictured above).