The Flower Pedals Dahlia is a stereo analog dual delay, listed at $499 USD. Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson, writing in his roundup of 2023's best new time-based effects pedals, calls it an ingenious full stereo analog modulated delay, and says he prefers it over the Walrus Audio Meraki for its form factor, greater granularity and lower price overall.1
What it does
The Dahlia gives you two separate delay channels in full stereo, with a delay time range of 60ms to 770ms that supports ramping, meaning the time control can glide between settings rather than jumping. It carries MIDI In and MIDI Thru, so it can be controlled from a MIDI switcher or controller and pass MIDI messages on to another device downstream in the chain.1
Karlsson's verdict in that 2023 roundup was clear:
"The most likely next acquisition is the Flower Pedals Dahlia - which I've kind of decided I prefer over the Walrus Meraki"1
Stefan Karlsson, Guitar Pedal X1
He calls it an ingenious full stereo analog modulated delay and says he prefers it over the Walrus Meraki for its form factor, greater granularity and lower price overall.1
Versions
On the comparison with the Walrus Audio Meraki: Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson says the most likely next acquisition is the Flower Pedals Dahlia, which he has kind of decided he prefers over the Walrus Meraki, citing its form factor, greater granularity and lower price overall.1
For more on where the Dahlia sits among delay designs, see the site's Delay Pedals page.
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Questions
How does the Dahlia compare to the Walrus Audio Meraki?
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson counts the Dahlia and the Walrus Audio Meraki as the only two full stereo analog delays on the market. He says he prefers the Dahlia over the Meraki for its form factor, greater granularity and lower price overall, and called it the most likely next acquisition for his own board.
Is there a newer version of the Dahlia?
Yes. In May 2025 Flower Pedals announced a minorly iterated Dahlia V1.5 stereo analog BBD delay at $499, available for preorder alongside the new Hosta V2 Wah Filter at $349. New demos and manuals were still pending at the time of that announcement.
Sources (1)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2023-12-20
