{"product_id":"ms-doris-fall","title":"Ms Doris - Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are some white dahlias that are beautiful in the garden but difficult to rely on when it is time to actually cut and design with them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMs Doris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is not one of those flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a beautifully clean white miniature ball with tightly arranged petals and an exceptionally polished form. The blooms are around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 inches across\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, giving them enough presence to be noticed while remaining small enough to tuck effortlessly between larger focal flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat size is exactly what makes Ms Doris so valuable in our cutting field.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn our market bouquets, white dahlias are endlessly useful, and Ms Doris gives me a way to add brightness and structure without introducing a large bloom that takes over the entire arrangement. It works beautifully with nearly every color we grow—blush, peach, lavender, burgundy, coral, dusty rose, yellow, and deeper jewel tones.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor our local florists, this is the kind of white dahlia I can imagine disappearing from the bucket quickly. The flowers are clean and refined, but the plant also produces the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elong, strong stems and abundance of blooms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that designers actually need. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd for wedding work, Ms Doris is exceptionally useful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA true white mini-ball can move through an entire wedding design—from bridal bouquets and boutonnieres to bud vases, centerpieces, ceremony flowers, and larger installations. The smaller scale allows white to be repeated throughout the design without every bloom competing to become a focal flower.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is also an excellent companion to larger white dahlias. Mixed with waterlilies, decorative forms, roses, lisianthus, or soft greenery, those little rounded blooms add rhythm and texture while keeping the palette beautifully cohesive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plants grow around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e40–48 inches tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a strong branching habit that supports plenty of usable cutting stems. That compact-to-medium height also makes Ms Doris easier to manage than some of the towering varieties we grow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one also comes with significant exhibition credentials. Before its 2025 release, Ms Doris performed extremely well in the American Dahlia Society trial gardens and went on to earn the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2024 Derrill W. 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