Color story
Burgundy & Black dahlias
Wine, oxblood, and near-black. Velvet texture, drama in the vase, and foliage to match on some.
These palettes are our editorial groupings. The ADS classifies color separately with 15 formal classes; profiles note both where verified.
Jowey Mirella
Deep burgundy that shades toward black at the center. DutchGrown bills it as the darkest burgundy among ball dahlias, and in low light the blooms read like merlot velvet.
Chimacum Night
Chocolatey burgundy mahogany, classed dark red by DahliaAddict. Floret simply calls the blooms beautiful mahogany, and in the field they read like dark chocolate with a red wine glaze.
Verrone's Obsidian
Black-red, star-shaped blooms with a silvery reverse on the rolled petals and a small bright yellow center. The ADS color class is purple, but in the field it reads obsidian, as advertised.
Ivanetti
Rich, deep burgundy-purple berry tones in a tight, symmetrical ball. Officially it sits in the purple class.
Hollyhill Black Beauty
A deep black-red, about as dark as the genus goes, on a small informal decorative.
Coseytown Rosewood
Muted muddy red with a contrasting lavender reverse on the newest petals. The two-tone effect, deep red face against a cooler lavender back, gives blooms unusual depth.