Blooms double and without a disk, the long, pointed florets (straight or incurved) and quilled (rolled) for over half their length.
Derived primarily from D. jaurezii.
The Cactus-flowered Dahlias are divided into the following groupings:
White.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
F. Rossack, 1975.
Yellow.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
R. Trotter.
Red/yellow.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
R. Wilkes, 1987.
Bronze/yellow.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
R. Yeomans.
Pink.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
E. Griffen.
White/purple.
This is an Exhibition Cactus Dahlia.
Lundgren, USA, 1974.
Pale red/yellow.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
R. Currl.
Pink.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
R. Trotter. 1990.
Pink.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
Originator unknown, 1975.
Pink.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
F. Rossack, 1964.
Pink.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
F. Rossack.
White/purple.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
S. McKenzie, 1983.
Yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
B. Marshall, 1993.
White.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
R. Rowarth.
Pink.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
G. Harding.
Red.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
G. Harding, 1974.
Bronze.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
G. Parker, 1984.
Yellow.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
W. Tapley, 1980.
Yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
T. Young.
White.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
L. Grivell, 1975.
Pink.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
R. Sibly, 1978.
Yellow.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
R. Sibly.
Pink.
This is an Exhibition Cactus Dahlia.
R. Rowarth.
Yellow.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
C. McLaughlin, 1986.
Yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
C. Brooker, 1992.
White.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
A. Peters.
White/mauve.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
R. Trotter.
Red/yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
F. Rossack, 1978.
Mauve.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
J. Robertson.
White.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
R. Sellick, 1985.
White.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
R. Benetts, 1980.
Pink/white.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
Originator and date unknown.
Yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
Originated 1988 but originator unknown.
Pink/lemon.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
J. Daniel, 1996.
White.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
G. Parker, 1981.
Pink/yellow.
This is a Medium Cactus Dahlia.
F. Rossack, 1977.
White/lilac.
This is a Small Cactus Dahlia.
G.A. Tickner.
Pink.
This is a Miniature Cactus Dahlia.
W. Tapley, 1984.
Yellow.
This is a Giant Cactus Dahlia.
J. Menzel.