TYPE:  Decorative
BLOOM:  4.5"
HEIGHT:  39"
COLOR:  Magenta-Purple
 
Melchior is a decorative dahlia with richly colored magenta‑purple blooms on upright, medium‑tall plants.​  Melchior produces fully double decorative flowers in saturated magenta to purple tones that stand out strongly in the garden. Blooms are about 4.5 inches across, large enough to read as focal flowers without being unwieldy.​  Plants form clump‑forming, bushy tuberous perennials with dark green, serrated foliage that frames the vivid blooms. Stems reach roughly 39 inches tall, giving good stem length for cutting and mid‑border impact.​  Melchior is noted as a “stand‑out” variety in trial fields, valued for its strong color and tidy decorative form. It flowers from summer into autumn, making it useful for borders and arrangements needing rich, jewel‑tone purples.