But with showier, fancier dahlia types with extremely curated colors and designs, growing new plants from seed is risky business. Oftentimes the seeds don’t come true to the original plant.

Look out for dark bronze foliage varieties such as the ever-popular ‘Bishop of Llandaff’, giant flowered varieties such as ‘Café au Lait’ with its 22cm diameter blooms and Fimbriata frilly cactus ...