The Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers was formed on November 18, 1984, around the common goals of:

• Providing an organization of dahlia societies for Northwest dahlia hobbyists with common goals of growing and exhibiting dahlias.

• Providing leadership in dahlia culture and improving, through experiments and research, the quality of exhibition, garden, and cut flower varieties.

• Educate and train dahlia judges through field experiences and workshops.

• Support a trial garden with financial assistance and expertise.

• Promote inter-society communication by proposing solutions for common problems.

• Provide yearly publications dedicated to the latest advances in dahlia culture and dahlia news around the world.

• Encourage free exchange of new ideas and methods concerning dahlias, and support such innovations as merited.

The fifteen affiliated and associated dahlia societies which comprise the Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers comprise the membership of the organization.