"David Hill" wrote in a message:

By the way have you looked at the picture on alt.binaries.pictures.gardens
? Much more of a Water Lily than a Peony.
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Thanks for pointing me to alt.binaries.pictures.gardens. I have had a look
and agree that the pictured dahlia is not 'Fascination'. I am intrigued with
the dark foliage reported by Sacha, not too many of them, but one of the
best must be 'David Howard' with its in-your-face two shaded orange petals.
Viewed against its dark foliage it really is a must have for any dahlia
enthusiast.

Roscoe