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NOID Mignon Dahlia

  • Close up of a white flower wit red borders and an open center.
  • Against the garden, a red bloom with single white petal.
  • Taken farther back so the long stem of the bloom is visible with other dahlia plants in the background.
  • Against the sky with trees in the background, a big red flower with one white petal and a single whorl of petals.
  • A big bud ready to turn bloom is centered.
  • The white petals of this bud on the same plant as red blooms is just starting to open.

This variety, of which we are unsure the name, is a variegated dahlia on which blooms can be solid red, red with a splash of white, or white with red edges. It is always open center, which is a Mignon version, meanings. Single row of petals and 2 pollen whorls at the center. Regardless, bees love this flower and are attracted to the garden. We’ve researched what this variety could be and the most likely option is Fire and Ice. It has a similar height and bloom size to Fire and Ice, along with the fact it has both red and white flowers. Many photos of that variety even have the petal that curls back towards the center. It does grow a good 4 feet tall, sometimes a little more and does benefit from staking. Tuber production has always been hefty and there have been plenty to share.

This was a variety we got from one of our first tuber trade with a local friend. I was trying out the open center form to see how I would like it. That’s when I learned a data junky like me can’t stand to have an unnamed variety and I am not a huge fan of the open centers. With space being limited, this one is on the list of those that might be pulled, but it’s hard to cut a variety that the bees love so much.

Attributes of NOID Mignon Dahlias

Height – 3.5 to 4 feet

Color – Red and White

Bloom Size – 4 – 5″

Bloom Style – Collarette

Bloom Time – ~90 days

IN bright light, a single bee sits on the center of an open centered Apple Blossom bloom. There are tiny petals around the pollen center and a larger petal whorl behind that.
Apple Blossom is another open centered variety, but it has many smaller petals near the center