Dahlia Legacy Project

In Process

2010 Nominee – Les Connell

Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers Hall of Fame

Washington State Dahlia Society nominates Les Connell for inclusion into the Federation Hall of Fame. Les was one of the organizers of the Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers and was the first president of the organization. Les led the Federation for over 20 years, almost continuously until the fall of 2007. He also was one of the instructors for the senior judging class for over 20 years until the summer of 2009.

Les is known worldwide for his many contributions to the dahlia world. He has originated hundreds of new dahlias, since his first introduction, Koinonia, in 1974. He is well-known as a dahlia grower in the United States as well as other countries, particularly England, Australia, and New Zealand. He has been instrumental in obtaining new originations from those countries as well as sending US originations to them.

Les has been President of the Washington State Dahlia Society for many years and has been a member of other societies in the area as well.

Cultivar	Size	Form	Color	Color Description	Orig	Cnty	Year
AFFIRMED	BB	FD	W		C-	US	93
ALENA ROSE		WL	LB	L/W	C-	US	00
ALICE BABB		CO	PK		C-	US	77
AMY K	B	SC	LB	PK23/WH2	C-	US	93
AMY KAY		MB	PR		C-	US	74
ANDREA LYNN	BB	LC	OR		C-	US	75
ANDREW DAVID	A	IC	LB	PK23/YL15	C-	US	92
ANN ELEANOR		WL	LB	Y/R	C-	US	75
APRIL DAWN	B	ID	LB	WH2/PK23	C-	US	84
APRIL LOVE	B	IC	L		C-	US	83
ASLAN	A	SC	LB	PK/Y	C-	US	92
AUNTIE SIS	B	SC	W		C-	US	79
AUTUMN DECOR	B	SC	LB	OR/Y	C-	US	89
BEAUCON ORCHID		O	DP		C-	US	03
BEAUCON WHITE	B	ID	W		C-	US	03
BEAUCON YELLOW	BB	FD	Y		C-	US	03
BECCA	BB	FD	L		C-	US	83
BIG HUMMER	A	SC	Y		C-	US	94
BIG ORANGE	A	ID	OR		C-	US	93
CALICO ROSE	BB	FD	V		C-	US	08*
CAROL LYNN	M	FD	PK		C-	US	75
CARROT CAKE	BB	LC	OR		C-	US	88
CELEBRITY BALL		BA	DP		C-	US	90
CHARISMA	BB	LC	Y		C-	US	74
CHEERY	BB	FD	DB	OR/Y	C-	US	84
CHRIS’S BABY		WL	R		C-	US	87
CHRISTMAS CAROL		CO	R	RD24/db/wh3/rd22	C-	US	88
CHRISTMAS STAR		OT	DB	WH1/RD24/rd22-db/wh1/rd24	C-	US	86
CLASSIC A-1	B	C	BR		C-	US	94
CLOUD 9	BB	ID	LB	L/W	C-	US	90
CONTEST WINNER	BB	SC	Y		C-	US	03
CORRINE L	BB	LC	DP		C-	US	95
COTTON CANDY	B	LC	LB	Y/PK	C-	US	80
CRYSTAL ANNE	B	SC	FL		C-	US	92
CRYSTAL CLEAR	BB	SC	Y		C-	US	76
CURLY FLAME	A	C	FL		C-	US	98
DARK DELIGHT	BB	IC	DR		C-	US	79
DARK DESTINY	B	LC	PR		C-	US	99
DEBRA ANN	BB	SC	LB	Y/BR	C-	US	80
DELIAH	M	SC	PR		C-	US	98*
DESIREE.	M	FD	L		C-	US	00
DOC		O	PR		C-	US	88*
DUKE OF EARL	B	ID	R		C-	US	92
ELDON WILSON		ST	Y		C-	US	92
ELLEN HENRY	A	IC	LB	W/L	C-	US	91
ENDLESS DELIGHT	BB	C	L		C-	US	76
EVAN MATTHEW		CO	DR	DR/dr	C-	US	01
EVENING SUN	B	SC	R		C-	US	77
FANCY FREE	B	SC	L		C-	US	84
FAR HORIZONS		CO	DR		C-	US	90
FAR OUT		CO	DB	PR/w	C-	US	82
FERRIS WHEEL		CO	V	W/PR/w/pr	C-	US	87
FIREPOWER.		WL	R		C-	US	91
FLAME ON	B	C	FL		C-	US	91
FLASHY	B	SC	V	BR/R	C-	US	80
FOND MEMORY	BB	FD	LB	W/L	C-	US	83
GARGANTUAN	AA	SC	LB	PK/Y	C-	US	94
GLOWING EMBER	M	FD	FL		C-	US	76*
GOLDEN STAR		O	Y	YL18/yl19	C-	US	81
GOODWILL 90	BB	ID	LB	PK/YL	C-	US	91
GRAND TETON’S	A	SC	LB	PK/Y	C-	US	92
HILARY DAWN	B	C	DP		C-	US	95*
IRENE FLORENCE	B	SC	DP		C-	US	92
JENNIFER C	B	SC	L		C-	US	00
JERITA	B	SC	PK		C-	US	97
JESSIE G		BA	PR	PR29	C-	US	94
JIM BOB		BA	W		C-	US	91
JOYCE MARIE		WL	LB	Y/PK	C-	US	89
JUBILATE	B	SC	LB	W/PK	C-	US	78
JUMBO	BB	FD	W		C-	US	91
JUST PEACHY	BB	SC	LB	PK13/YL11	C-	US	86
KALALOCK SUNSET	B	SC	OR		C-	US	92
KEITH’S CHOICE	B	FD	DR		C-	US	91
KELLIE ANN	A	SC	W		C-	US	91
KEVIN N	B	ID	FL		C-	US	95
KIT KAT	A	LC	BR		C-	US	83
KOINONIA	M	FD	DB	L/PR	C-	US	74
KRISTIN	BB	SC	DB	DR/Y	C-	US	01
LADY LAEL		WL	Y		C-	US	97
LAVENDER BLUE		BA	L		C-	US	87
LAVENDER FANTASY	B	SC	L		C-	US	91
LAVENDER LINE	BB	C	LB	L/W	C-	US	98
LAVENDER LOVELY	BB	FD	L		C-	US	84
LEMON SWIRL	BB	ID	Y		C-	US	96
LIL BUDDY		MB	PR		C-	US	92
LINDA LOUISE	BB	IC	OR		C-	US	01
LITTLE FLOY	M	FD	LB	Y/R	C-	US	75
LITTLE J	M	SC	LB	L/W	C-	US	98
LITTLE SHOWOFF		CO	PR	PR24/lb/wh1/lv7/pr24	C-	US	91
MAGIC MOMENT	B	SC	W	WH2	C-	US	83
MARILYN WOODWARD	M	FD	L	LV12	C-	US	11*
MARSHMELLOW SKY		CO	V	W/DP/w	C-	US	98
MARVELOUS MANS	B	LC	DB	PR29/YL8	C-	US	06*
MARY BRIDGE	BB	SC	PK		C-	US	89
MASTER’S TOUCH		O	DR		C-	US	86
MATCHMAKER	BB	ID	BI	W/PR	C-	US	86
MAUVE CLIMAX	A	FD	PK		C-	US	79
MIDNIGHT MAGIC		WL	DR		C-	US	81
MILLIE		O	PR		C-	US	87
MOM’S SPECIAL	A	ID	LB	W/L	C-	US	89
MR C	A	SC	LB	Y/OR	C-	US	97
NARNIA	B	FD	FL		C-	US	92
NEW CREATION	B	FD	Y		C-	US	82
NICO	B	LC	Y		C-	US	94
NICOLETTE	BB	C	Y		C-	US	01
O’CONDAH		WL	PR		C-	US	95*
OLLIE	M	FD	DP		C-	US	76
ORANGE JEWEL	BB	FD	OR		C-	US	75
PEARLY SHELLS	M	FD	LB	W/PK	C-	US	88*
PINK PARADE	B	IC	PK		C-	US	83
PIQUE		PE	LB		C-	US	94
PLUCKY	A	IC	Y		C-	US	90
PREEMINENT	M	FD	PR		C-	US	94
PURPLE ROYALTY	M	FD	DB	W/PR	C-	US	78
PURPLE SHADOWS	BB	FD	PR		C-	US	89
PURPLE SPLASH		WL	V	L/PR	C-	US	75
REBECCA LYNN	M	FD	DP	DP20	C-	US	87
RED ALERT	M	FD	R		C-	US	83
RED MAJESTY	B	SC	R		C-	US	87
RED REVERY	BB	ID	DR		C-	US	85
RED SPIRAL	BB	SC	R		C-	US	75
REGAL RED	BB	FD	DR		C-	US	80
RIISA		MB	R		C-	US	96
RINGOLD	B	SC	LB	OR/Y	C-	US	93
ROBERT TOO	M	FD	DB	W/PR	C-	US	77
ROUND-N-RED	BB	ID	R		C-	US	77
RUBY RED	M	ID	R		C-	US	87
RUTH ELAINE	BB	LC	Y		C-	US	88
SALMON BAKE		BA	R		C-	US	88
SALMON DERBY	M	FD	DR		C-	US	77
SHADOW CAT	M	FD	DR	DR12	C-	US	86
SHADOW FAX	BB	FD	R		C-	US	88
SHEA CHRISTOPHER	BB	FD	L		C-	US	93
SHEABIRD	BB	LC	LB		C-	US	93
SHILO JAZZMAN	BB	ID	W		C-	US	89
SHIRLEY HUDSON		BA	L		C-	US	82
SHRIMP LOUIE	A	SC	R		C-	US	96
SIZZLER	B	SC	R		C-	US	93
SKOOKUM	B	LC	FL		C-	US	94
SMOKEY GAL	B	SC	L		C-	US	85
SNOW WHITE		O	W	W/w	C-	US	85
SONNY BOY	BB	FD	Y		C-	US	97
SPACE NEEDLE	A	ID	BI	L/W	C-	US	84
STACI ERIN	BB	FD	PR		C-	US	93
STARBRITE		O	OR	OR19/or24/yl5	C-	US	88
SUMMIT FESTIVAL		WL	BI	Y/W	C-	US	07*
SUMMIT JUPITER	A	C	LB	Y/DP	C-	US	90
SUMMIT MAJESTY	BB	SC	PK		C-	US	88
SUMMIT MOONGLOW	B	ID	W	WH2	C-	US	13*
SUN FLARE	BB	LC	Y		C-	US	86
SUN SPOT	M	SC	Y		C-	US	75
SUNFLARE	BB	LC	Y		C-	US	86
TAHOMA ADDISON		MB	DR	DR6	C-	US	07
TAHOMA ALAN	BB	FD	W	WH2	C-	US	10
TAHOMA ALICIA		MB	DP	DP11	C-	US	11
TAHOMA AMBLE	M	FD	BR	BR11	C-	US	17
TAHOMA AMY		BA	PK		C-	US	10
TAHOMA ANDY		MB	L	LV10	C-	US	12
TAHOMA ANGIE		CO	W	WH2/wh2	C-	US	9
TAHOMA ANN C	B	LC	R	RD10	C-	US	16
TAHOMA APRIL		BA	DP	DP11	C-	US	11
TAHOMA BANKER	M	FD	L	LV9	C-	US	13
TAHOMA BIG M	BB	FD	DB	DP14/WH1	C-	US	15
TAHOMA BIRDS NEST	B	IC	DB	RD17/YL5	C-	US	18
TAHOMA BLAZE	B	LC	FL		C-	US	04
TAHOMA BONNIE LASS	BB	FD	W	WH3	C-	US	15
TAHOMA BRIGHT EYES	BB	SC	Y	YL4	C-	US	12
TAHOMA BULLS EYE		S	DP	DP14	C-	US	17
TAHOMA CARDINAL		ST	DR	DR3	C-	US	06
TAHOMA CHINA DOLL	B	IC	R	RD11	C-	US	18
TAHOMA CHRYSTAL	BB	FD	W	WH2	C-	US	06
TAHOMA CONTRAST		CO	FL	YL20/RD12/yl20	C-	US	17
TAHOMA CORINNE	M	FD	DB	DP14/WH4	C-	US	16
TAHOMA CURVE	BB	IC	BR	BR3	C-	US	17
TAHOMA DANDY	B	LC	Y	YL4	C-	US	19
TAHOMA DANIELLE	B	LC	L	LV11	C-	US	07
TAHOMA DARK DELIGHT	M	FD	DR	DR5	C-	US	17
TAHOMA DAZZLE	M	FD	DP	DP18	C-	US	08
TAHOMA DEEP PURPLE	M	FD	PR	PR26	C-	US	17
TAHOMA DUSTY	BB	FD	PR	PR26	C-	US	08
TAHOMA EARLY DAWN	BB	ID	W	WH3	C-	US	17
TAHOMA ELDEAN		S	DP	DP17/yl11/wh4	C-	US	09
TAHOMA ELF		CO	R	RD18/lb/yl14/rd18	C-	US	18
TAHOMA ELI		MB	DP	DP14	C-	US	07
TAHOMA ELITE		AN	PR	PR24/db/pr24/yl20	C-	US	20
TAHOMA ENDEAVOR	BB	SC	DB	DP14/LV2	C-	US	14
TAHOMA FLARE		ST	OR	OR24	C-	US	17
TAHOMA FLOY C	B	C	DB	RD7/DP5	C-	US	16
TAHOMA FURY	BB	IC	R	RD6	C-	US	19
TAHOMA GEORGE S	BB	SC	DB	DP18/PK23/WH1	C-	US	16
TAHOMA GIRAFFE	BB	ID	DB	DP12/YL12	C-	US	07
TAHOMA GOLD	M	FD	Y	YL11	C-	US	13
TAHOMA GOLD FINCH		OT	Y	YL9/yl9/rd10	C-	US	17
TAHOMA HIGGO	B	LC	DB	YL13/DR2	C-	US	06
TAHOMA HOPE		O	W	WH2/wh2	C-	US	04
TAHOMA JASMINE	M	FD	PR	PR27	C-	US	06
TAHOMA KELLI	M	FD	L	LV4	C-	US	10
TAHOMA KERRY		BA	L	LV12	C-	US	12
TAHOMA KIM	M	FD	DR	DR6	C-	US	11
TAHOMA KIRK	M	FD	L	LV8	C-	US	11
TAHOMA LACE	B	IC	R	RD10	C-	US	17
TAHOMA LADY	BB	FD	L	LV9	C-	US	06
TAHOMA LADY OH		MB	L	LV9	C-	US	10
TAHOMA LAEL		MB	Y	YL5	C-	US	10
TAHOMA LAURIE J	BB	LC	DB	PR24/WH4	C-	US	16
TAHOMA LEMON TREE	BB	IC	LB	PK10/YL11	C-	US	20
TAHOMA LIZZIE	BB	ID	LB	WH2/LV2	C-	US	15
TAHOMA LUCAS		BA	L	LV10	C-	US	08
TAHOMA MAGIC	B	SC	LB	DP21/YL9	C-	US	12
TAHOMA MARY S	B	SC	LB	YL18/OR3	C-	US	16
TAHOMA MINNIE B		MB	DP	DP14	C-	US	11
TAHOMA MOONSHOT		O	R		C-	US	06
TAHOMA MORN	BB	FD	W	WH2	C-	US	13
TAHOMA ODYSSEY		MB	LB	LV8/PK1	C-	US	08
TAHOMA OLIVIA	M	SC	W	WH2	C-	US	09
TAHOMA ORANGE SLICE	BB	C	FL	RD18/YL23	C-	US	16
TAHOMA PEACH BLUSH	BB	FD	FL	YL11/RD9	C-	US	14
TAHOMA PIXIE		CO	R	RD24/db/rd24/yl8	C-	US	17
TAHOMA PORCELAIN		WL	W		C-	US	07
TAHOMA POWDER PUFF	B	LC	LB	PK9/YL10	C-	US	07
TAHOMA PRIDE		BA	L	LV11	C-	US	11
TAHOMA RAINIER	BB	SC	W	WH0	C-	US	19
TAHOMA RAY C	B	LC	R	RD22	C-	US	16
TAHOMA RED DAWN	BB	FD	R	RD24	C-	US	12
TAHOMA RED TIDE	AA	C	R		C-	US	05
TAHOMA RILEY		ST	LB	PK13/YL9	C-	US	10
TAHOMA ROYAL	BB	C	R	RD24	C-	US	18
TAHOMA ROYALTY	M	FD	PR	PR26	C-	US	06
TAHOMA SANDS	BB	C	LB	OR4/YL10	C-	US	07
TAHOMA SARAH B.		MB	DP	DP17	C-	US	11
TAHOMA SAUNDRA	BB	C	DP	DP18	C-	US	07
TAHOMA SHEA	M	FD	DB	DR3/YL12	C-	US	10
TAHOMA SHERYL	BB	FD	PR	PR27	C-	US	10
TAHOMA SPLASH	BB	FD	V	DP9/RD24	C-	US	07
TAHOMA STAR		O	DR	DR/y	C-	US	03*
TAHOMA STARDUST	BB	FD	LB	LV7/WH3	C-	US	12
TAHOMA STELLAR FELLER		ST	W	WH0	C-	US	18
TAHOMA STRONG HEART	BB	FD	Y	YL11	C-	US	17
TAHOMA SUN		S	Y		C-	US	04
TAHOMA SUN GLOW		MB	Y	YL18	C-	US	14
TAHOMA SUNNY	BB	C	LB	OR2/YL11	C-	US	08
TAHOMA SUNSET		MB	Y	YL11	C-	US	14
TAHOMA SUNSHINE	B	C	Y	YL11	C-	US	18
TAHOMA SUPERB		ST	Y	YL14/[DR2]	C-	US	17
TAHOMA SURETHING	B	C	PK	PK4	C-	US	18
TAHOMA SWIRLS	BB	LC	Y	YL2	C-	US	08
TAHOMA TAFFY	BB	FD	OR		C-	US	06
TAHOMA TANGERINE	BB	C	FL	RD18/YL18	C-	US	08
TAHOMA TANGO		ST	OR	OR10	C-	US	22
TAHOMA TASEL	B	SC	DB	DR23/YL5	C-	US	21
TAHOMA TELESTAR		O	R	R/w	C-	US	04
TAHOMA THRILL	B	IC	W	WH0	C-	US	21
TAHOMA TIGER	BB	FD	OR	OR23	C-	US	20
TAHOMA TOM TOM	B	SC	DP	DP17	C-	US	05
TAHOMA TOPPER		PE	L	LV7	C-	US	03*
TAHOMA TWILIGHT		O	PR	PR26	C-	US	05
TAHOMA TWINKLE		O	PR	PR26/dr	C-	US	05
TAHOMA TYLER		MB	FL	YL18/RD24	C-	US	10
TAHOMA VELVET	BB	FD	DR	DR4	C-	US	16
TAHOMA VICTORIA F.	M	FD	PR	PR24	C-	US	10
TAHOMA VIV	BB	IC	FL	RD10/YL20	C-	US	08
TAHOMA VIVIAN	M	FD	FL	RD24/YL20	C-	US	11
TAHOMA YUKIKO LEE	B	IC	OR	OR6	C-	US	18
TALIA	B	FD	BR		C-	US	89
TAMARA MARSTON	B	SC	Y		C-	US	91
TED BENZINO	B	SC	LB	W/PR	C-	US	76
TOP HONOR	BB	LC	DP		C-	US	94
TOPPER		WL	R		C-	US	90
TWINKY	BB	FD	OR		C-	US	79*
TWO FOLD		S	V		C-	US	89*
UNCLE SAM	M	FD	PR		C-	US	77
UNION GAP	M	FD	PR		C-	US	92
UTMOST	B	LC	FL		C-	US	95
V J	BB	ID	Y		C-	US	89
VANQUISHER	A	SC	LB	W/L	C-	US	90
VERNITA	B	SC	LB		C-	US	93
VIVIAN B	BB	SC	BI	R/Y	C-	US	97
VIVIAN JUNE	BB	SC	R		C-	US	75
WELKIN	BB	FD	LB	BR/Y	C-	US	94
WHITE DELIGHT	M	FD	W		C-	US	79
WHITE KNIGHT	A	IC	W		C-	US	89
WHITE PURITY	BB	FD	W		C-	US	91
WINE FROST		O	DR	DR/w	C-	US	89
WINSOME	BB	FD	DB	PR/R	C-	US	90
XANTHIC	A	SC	Y		C-	US	90
YELLOW FRILLS	BB	SC	Y		C-	US	76
YELLOW MOON	BB	ID	Y		C-	US	91
ZENITH	B	C	DP		C-	US	95
ZENO		S	DR		C-	US	88