Canby, Oregon

Swan Island Dahlias

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Sales open
Tuber orders for spring 2027 open August 1, 2026; orders run August through May (2026-27 season)
Ships to
US; Canada and international with phytosanitary certificate and added fees
How they sell
Single tubers, ordered ahead and shipped in spring
Stock
Field grown on the farm

The largest dahlia grower in the United States, in business over 99 years, with more than 370 varieties grown on the Canby farm and inspected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Profiled varieties they carry

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Fa. D. Bruidegom, 1967

Cafe au Lait

Creamy blush that shifts through ivory, champagne, peach, and dusty rose, often varying bloom to bloom. Farms note that no two flowers are quite alike.

Informal DecorativeSells out fast
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A. C. Koot, 2013

Labyrinth

A swirled two-tone blend of golden bronze and raspberry. The petals read peachy pink at a distance and resolve into the swirl up close.

Informal Decorative BLimited supply
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Cor Geerlings, 2007

Cornel Bronze

Muted bronze, recorded under ADS color code BR3. A soft metallic shade that designers use where red or orange would be too loud.

Ball BALimited supply
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Hybridizer unverified, 1986

Appleblossom

Light yellow shifting to pale pink, with petals Triple Wren describes as small watercolor paintings.

CollaretteLimited supply
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Swan Island Dahlias (Gitts family), 2008

Totally Tangerine

Tangerine orange petals with a rose pink reverse around a rust to golden orange pincushion center.

AnemoneLimited supply
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Hybridizer unverified, 1976

Crichton Honey

Classed bronze, in the garden it reads warm apricot and peachy bronze. One farm describes its stock as cream to pale pink, a minority report worth noting.

Ball BASells out fast
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Swan Island Dahlias

Foxy Lady

The Swan Island plant is an ombre of burgundy through pink, raspberry, and peach to yellow. Other cultivars sold under this name are dusty mauve or magenta with white tips, so confirm the plant before trusting photos.

BallSells out fast
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N. Gitts, 2012

Mikayla Miranda

A light blend: white base with lavender and lilac tips and a soft green glow at the center.

Informal Decorative BSells out fast
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Cor Geerlings, 1999

Ivanetti

Rich, deep burgundy-purple berry tones in a tight, symmetrical ball. Officially it sits in the purple class.

Ball BASells out fast
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Gitts family (Swan Island Dahlias), 2015

Fluffles

Shell to bubblegum pink outer petals around a creamy eggnog center.

Formal Decorative BBSells out fast
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Hybridizer unverified

Platinum Blonde

A flat ivory collar of ray petals around a dense, fuzzy pincushion center of butter-yellow florets. The RHS describes white anemone-shaped flowers with prominent creamy yellow centres.

AnemoneLimited supply
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Glenn Gitts, 1994

Koko Puff

Smoky mauve. Idlewild Blooms calls it a stunning dusty rose pompon that looks more lavender in some weather, and that indecision between rose and lavender is the entire appeal.

Pompon PSells out fast
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C. Chilson, 1954

Chilson's Pride

Bubblegum pink melting to a creamy white center, a pastel ombre from the middle out. Petals carry a slightly ragged, almost fimbriated edge that softens the whole bloom.

Informal DecorativeSells out fast
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Otto Aumuller, 1956

Otto's Thrill

Shimmering rose pink with a frosted peach glow toward the center, ADS color class pink. The petals catch light in a way that reads metallic in photographs.

Informal Decorative AWidely available
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Hybridizer unverified

Gitts Perfection

ADS color class light blend: soft pink petals that melt to a creamy white center. The gradient is gentle enough that the whole bloom reads as one luminous wash of blush.

Informal Decorative ASells out fast
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Nicholas Gitts

Gitts Crazy

A swirling dark blend of golden bronze with a rosy-purple reverse, so the bloom reads differently as the petals catch light. The Cincinnati Dahlia Society classes it B ST DB, a medium stellar.

Stellar BSells out fast
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Hybridizer unverified, 2012

Hollyhill Black Beauty

A deep black-red, about as dark as the genus goes, on a small informal decorative.

Informal Decorative BBSells out fast