It took me years to find this highly coveted variety, and it was such a treat to finally get a chance to grow it. Plants are bushy and lush and get between 4 and 5 ft tall. Soft peachy-orange outer petals are pointed and roll slightly inward, giving flowers a star-like appearance. A ring of long, matching twizzles is tucked inside each petal, giving blooms a unique textural quality. One of the most interesting surprises was that a few yellow sports popped up in the row—they had the exact same plant habit and flower form, but were highlighter yellow. The one downfall of ‘Venus’ is that it doesn’t hold well in the vase, but it’s still one of the coolest dahlias I've ever grown.