Mirella Ball Dahlia (Pretty Sure) Identification - October 2026

There's a ball dahlia that is growing in the front yard Island Bed that is a variety that I didn't plant.  At least...I didn't THINK that I planted it.  Of the 42 dahlia tubers that I stuck in the garden (all over the front and back yards), I didn't plant any orange ones.  But, I'm growing something that is certainly orange.  And yellow.  According to the dahlia-planting map, I stuck a Burlesca dahlia tuber into the front yard island bed.  And, this, below, is what is blooming off that tuber:

That's NOT Burlesca.  My Burlesca dahlias are pink.  Not orange.  

I'm pretty sure it is Mirella - a ball dahlia variety.  Here's what Longfield Gardens shows as Mirella.  They don't describe it, but the photos seem to line up.  

I bought the Burlesca tubers from Longfield.  Looking through the rest of their 'orange' varieties, the Mirella is the only one that looks *close* to what I'm growing.  Thus....Dahlia Detective Jake is coming to the conclusion that we're looking at Mirella.  

I'll (try to) save this tuber this Winter and see if it multiples.  I'm not in love with the colors of this one, but I really like the size.  It is smaller than Ivanetti and larger than Burlesca.  A nice in-between size.