simple variety

but there was loads of other variety, in colour, shape and size - flat, pompom, ruffled ... the National Dahlia Society will set you right :-)

[Thom Mitchell]

Very cool contrast!

[Desi]

Are those both dahlias? Goodness me how different can they be

[Annie-Sue]

@rhoing ta :-)

[Annie-Sue]

@seacreature there are 14 defined types - so I'm going back with a list of descriptions to see if I can find examples of them all!