Robann Royal

If you’ve been searching for the perfect purple dahlia, your quest ends here. Robann Royal is what flower farmers call a “workhorse variety”: the kind of dahlia that just keeps giving and giving, producing armloads of those perfect 2-3 inch ball blooms from the first flush of summer heat straight through to frost.

This miniature ball beauty has the most gorgeous deep purple color that seems to shift and deepen toward the center, with subtle white streaks dancing through the petals that catch the light just right. One grower calls it “the bluest dahlia” they grow, and we understand why. There’s something almost mystical about that rich, dusky color that photographs beautifully and plays well with absolutely everything else in the garden.

At 5-6 feet tall, Robann Royal produces those long, straight stems that florists dream about. This variety actually wants to be cut heavily; the more you harvest, the more side shoots it pushes out, keeping the blooms coming all season long. It’s like the plant rewards your attention with even more beauty.