Collarette -An opened faced dahlia with a single row of uniform evenly spaced compound ray florets in a flat plain surrounding the disc flowers. The petaloids that surround the disc are less than one-half the length of the ray florets. Single -An open faced dahlia with a single row of uniform evenly spaced ray florets in a flat plain surrounding the disc flowers. Mignon Single -Same as single, differing only in size. Orchid -An open centered dahlia with a single row of evenly spaced ray florets in a flat plain surrounding the disc flowers.
Novelty -Dahlias with characteristics differing from any other form presentation.
The ADS recognizes 15 different color or color combinations of dahlias. The site should be fully functional before the end of show season, 1996.