"It's a collarette dahlia, a single dahlia with a little collar around it," she said. "We're calling it a Dahlia Lowen and it's named after the Lowen Ward at Treliske to help raise funds following ...

Dahlias come in a huge range of shapes and sizes, from dwarf collarettes to spiky cactus, dinner plate, pom pom, waterlily and anemone-flowered varieties, all of which have their own charm.