Dahlia 'Blyton Softer Gleam'

American Dahlia Society Classification (AKA - flower nerd talk)

Class: 6010 | Form: BA |  Color: LB | Color Description: OR3/YL9

‘Blyton Softer Gleam’ is a soft golden honey ball dahlia with 3–4" blooms and strong stems—an extremely prolific, long-lasting cut flower that stays productive in the dahlia garden right up until frost.

‘Blyton Softer Gleam’ is one of those dahlias you plant once and then never want to be without. The blooms are a soft shade of golden honey, like wheat straw brushed with a hint of soft orange on the petal tips. The color reads warm and natural, making it a go-to flower for trending event palettes and everyday home arrangements.

Flowers are ball form, around 3–4" across, and they hold beautifully on the plant and in the vase. This variety is an extremely prolific bloomer with long-lasting, weather-resistant flowers, so you’re not losing your best blooms to a passing rain or windy day.

Plants reach about 42–48" tall, with strong, straight stems that are easy to harvest and bunch—perfect for anyone growing a cut flower garden, small flower farm, or dahlia-filled cottage garden. ‘Blyton Softer Gleam’ reblooms reliably all season, continuing to throw usable stems until frost, which is why it’s a true favorite on the farm.

If you’re shopping dahlias for sale and want a variety that works hard in bouquets and in the dahlia garden, these dahlia tubers are a smart, high-demand choice for wedding work, market bouquets, and golden-toned arrangements.

Farmer Notes

• Flowers are a soft gold with gentle orange on the petal tips—beautiful, versatile, and easy to pair.

• Ball form gives excellent vase life and structure in bouquets.

• Very prolific and a dependable re-bloomer from midseason through frost.

• One of our most reliable golden tones for event work and trending color palettes.

• Stays strong later in the season when other varieties are starting to slow down.

• Bloom Size: ~3–4"

• Plant Height: 42–48"

• Bloom Time: 80–100 days; continues blooming until frost

• Color: Soft golden honey with a hint of soft orange on petal tips

• Use: Cut flower garden, flower farm production, event work, cottage garden borders, dahlia beds

• Year Introduced: 2005

Floret’s Library: Blyton Softer Gleam