Good evening, is there a listing of the various varities of scented

Dahlias? The only reference I found was a posting at:

Reference:

http://www.dahlias.net/dahwebpg/Gallery/GalleryHtms/HyScent.htm

Hy Scent

A dahlia with fragrance

Wayne Holland (British Columbia) raised this and seven other orchid

seedlings from T. McNulty X Wine Frost -- neither of which had scent

that he could detect. All of these seedlings are scented, but the one

shown here is several times more fragrant.

Wayne recently received the following message from Australia: The

NDSV President, Mr. Chris Michalopoulos has been carrying out work

on "Fragrant Dahlias." He is hoping to release a small range of these

next year. (Are there any updates on this release?)

Wayne recently had this to say: "The original (pictures), plus a

backlit one from this year. Growing away normally this year it

surprised me by being quite a bit larger than any of its sisters. It

has been blooming madly at 6.5". Larger bush also."

It is widely believed that dahlias do not have fragrance. However,

some dahlias with fragrance have been discovered or came into being

as a result of hybridization. This discovery is indeed exciting. I am

sure individuals involved in hybridization will be working to extend

the fragrance to other dahlias and increase the levels of fragrance

generally....Ben Lawrence. If anyone has a lead on any others please

let me know.

Also, are there any folks interested in organizing a Dahlia Society

for the North Coast in California. I live in Fortuna, and traveling

to San Francisco or Coos Bay (very nice people) is little hard to do

for many people. Perhaps cultivars living in Del Norte, Humboldt,

Trinity and Mendocino Counties might be interested in starting an

organization locally.

Thank you for your time, and enjoy the "Good Dahlia Karma."