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Picasso Dahlia

  • Bloom in sun show casing the white with burgundy splashes
  • Single bloom of white with faint stipes of color.
  • Picasso blooms with flecks of burgandy
  • Two Picasso Dalhia showing white with burgundy accents.
  • Two Picasso blooms, one open the other starting to open from the bud.
  • Two Picasso Dahlias one on top of the other showing white petals with burgundy red flecks surrounded by nice green foliage.
  • This image shows how many blooms a Picasso can produce. There are 5 blooms in this image off a plant that easily have 14 blooms.
  • This picture shows an upward facing flower with a large red splash on the bottom petal.

Dahlias that blend colors are always a fun addition to the garden and arrangements. Picasso Dahlias quickly became a favorite adding splashes of color to the white bloom. This prolific bloomer adds nice stems to bouquets. We are constantly amazed and how many blooms Picasso produces and they almost never open their centers. The plant is moderately sized and can tolerate some crowding. Picasso Dahlias works well surrounded with reds, of can blend in with pink and yellow plants. We love pairing this bloom with Holly Hill Black Beauty.

After our first year of dahlias, we added another 20 to the fold. Picasso and Hulin’s Carnival were added at the same time, but we really loved Picasso. It was more white with less striping than Hulin’s Carnival. Honestly, if we knew what we were doing and labeled better, we would probably still be growing Hulin’s Carnival too, but we loved Picasso the best and filled the space with more Picasso flowers. Its really an amazing plant. We also like Picasso for another connection to our horses. We have an Appaloosa that is a nearly black solid horse, except in summer when he develops white dime size spots. He looks like the famous Picasso painting Stary Night. This horse is a special, steady, reliable, equine who carries Nichole over 200 miles every summer in the wilds of Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

Attributes of Picasso Dahlias

Height – 4 feet

Color – White with Burgundy splashes

Bloom Size – 3 to 4″

Bloom Style – Waterlily

Bloom Time – ~90 day

This flower sits against the side of a house and shows a striped pattern of white with burgundy splashes.
Photo generously shared by Emily Pickrell. Picasso is like Hulin’s Carnival, but that variety can sport to almost all red and has more of a burgundy color compared to Picasso.