Hollyhill Masquerade
Hollyhill Masquerade
Hollyhill Masquerade is one of those wonderfully unpredictable dahlias where the name feels almost too perfect. Bred by Ted and Margaret Kennedy of Hollyhill Dahlias and introduced in 2018, she produces large informal decorative blooms in burgundy-purple and white, but the pattern is delightfully unstable. Some flowers are clearly bicolor, others are splashed or blotched with white, and some may emerge almost entirely deep burgundy-purple.
She feels a little theatrical, changing masks from one bloom to the next.
🌱 2027 Grow-Out
Hollyhill Masquerade will arrive at Hedge & Alchemy in Spring 2027 and will be grown here for the first time that season. She will not be offered in our 2027 tuber sale.
📋 Cultivar Notes
- Breeder / Hybridizer: Ted & Margaret Kennedy / Hollyhill Dahlias
- Year of Introduction: 2018
- Origin: USA
- Form: Informal Decorative (ID)
- Size: B / Medium, approximately 6 to 8 inches
- Color: Bicolor, burgundy-purple and white
- ADS Classification Number: 2115 (B / Medium / Informal Decorative / Bicolor)
- Cut Flower Status: Excellent. Hollyhill describes her as a superb cutting and design flower with long, stiff stems and excellent vase life.
- Show & Exhibition Flower Status: Suitable for exhibition; confirm the current ADS listing before entering.
🌱 Growing Notes
- Bloom: Large informal decorative flowers in deep burgundy-purple and white. The pattern can vary dramatically, from clean bicolor blooms to white-splashed flowers and nearly solid burgundy-purple.
- Plant Height & Habit: Around 4 to 5 feet tall, with an upright, vigorous habit.
- Growing Notes: Reported to be easy to grow, with strong stems and plenty of flowers for cutting.
- Tuber Yield: Excellent. Hollyhill specifically notes that Masquerade makes lots of tubers.