In 2025, dahlias continue to solidify their status as the most popular flower for gardeners and florists. The demand for new varieties is surging, with American innovations sparking bidding wars at auctions. “Dahliamania” on social media inspires people worldwide to create unique varieties, making dahlias a symbol of local, eco-friendly production. More and more enthusiasts are diving into breeding, crafting floral masterpieces. This season promises a burst of color with exciting new varieties and trends!
Dahlias in 2025: Trends, New Varieties, and Inspiration for Flower Enthusiasts
In 2025, dahlias are cementing their status as the most popular flower among gardeners and florists. Demand for new varieties is skyrocketing, with American innovations becoming the center of bidding frenzies at auctions. “Dahliamania” on social media inspires enthusiasts worldwide to create unique varieties. Dahlias are becoming a symbol of local and eco-friendly production, delighting florists with their freshness and diversity. More and more people are trying their hand at breeding, crafting floral masterpieces. The 2025 season promises to be vibrant, bringing us many exciting new varieties and trends!
In this blog, we share our thoughts on current dahlia trends in 2025 and their prospects for development in the coming years. Dahlias remain a relatively small crop in terms of cultivation in the Netherlands, covering about 400 hectares annually. Plantings are typically scattered across the country, with plots ranging from 5–15 hectares belonging to various farmers and export companies. It is estimated that 25–30 million tubers are grown annually in the Netherlands.
However, global demand for dahlias continues to grow, which will inevitably lead to increased production volumes in the Netherlands in the coming years.
1. Dahlias: The Most Popular Garden Flower and #1 Choice for Flower Farmers
Thanks to their variety of shapes and colors, ease of cultivation, and simple propagation via tuber division, dahlias are a favorite among gardeners. Florists value them highly for their broad availability during the season and their relatively long vase life (7–9 days for ball and pompom forms).
2. Popularity of New Varieties and Forms
We see significant demand for popular American varieties, not just in the U.S. but also in Europe and Russia. Large American growers’ shops are emptied within minutes, with tubers priced at $25–45, while online auctions in Europe sometimes see prices soar to €150–200 per tuber.
3. “Dahliamania”
Social media has played a huge role in dahlias’ popularity. Farmers like Floret Flowers, Triple Wren Farm, and Farmhouse inspire people to grow flowers, especially dahlias. More and more enthusiasts are cultivating new varieties and building their unique collections.
4. Dahlias: A Local and Eco-Friendly Flower
Previously, dahlias were not very popular among florists due to poor transportability and the limited diversity in Dutch varieties. Now, they are in high demand because they can go from field to vase in less than a day. Every florist has a few farmers who can grow the most sought-after colors and forms on demand. Since dahlias must be cut when fully bloomed, they are perfect as a local flower.
5. Breeding New Varieties
5. Breeding New Varieties
Dahlia breeding is a lottery, with a very low chance of obtaining a new variety with exquisite flower coloration, strong stems, and tubers suitable for storage. The desire to create a personal variety draws more and more people into breeding. To begin, one simply needs to pollinate and isolate the mother flower (or leave it to insects), collect, and dry the seeds. Each dahlia pollination event is a unique genetic occurrence, as octoploid dahlias have 16 unique male and female gametes. The chance of repeating the same combination, even with the same parental forms, is only 1/256 (0.4%). This explains the vast genetic diversity in the offspring of octoploid plants like dahlias.
Inspired by masterpieces from Kristine Albrecht (KA’s series, USA), Joseph Waite (Jowey series, Belgium), and Peter Haslhofer (HAPET series, Austria), enthusiasts worldwide are creating their own varieties.
We recommend the book by Kristine Albrecht, Dahlia Breeding for the Farmer-Florist and the Home Gardener: A Step-by-Step Guide to Hybridizing New Dahlia Varieties from Seed.
Looking Ahead to 2025
This season, we plan to grow about 200 new varieties and significantly expand our collection. Among the new additions coming to our collection in fall 2025, you’ll find:
• KA’s Cloud
• Coralie
• Irish D Porter
• KA’s Champagne
• Creamy
• Rock Run Ashley
• Verrone’s DF
• Alloway Cottage
• Camano Zoe
• HAPET Champagne
Get inspired by the photos and join us in exploring the incredible world of dahlias!
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