On 3/3/07 00:42, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
On 1/3/07 11:47, in article

I like that D. campanulata *very* much.

Oh now I prefer the excelsa, very pretty. David once sent me a HUGE
dahlia, (a Japanese name which I can't recall) It is fabulous very
'weird' and last for ages in a vase.

The D. excelsa is the one we think David gave us. It's a lovely plant.
Here it grows to about 6' or possibly more and needs very good staking -
canes won't really do it if we get high winds. The colour is marvellous and
with that and its height it's a showstopper. But now I'm going to go after
the D. campanulata, *too*. ;-)
BTW, Olivier tells us that the R. Sappho has dark blue metallic flowers that
pale as they age and that it's as tall as it's wide. It won't be until next
year but would you like one of those if they work with us? Ditto R.
Montagnette which is pure white. He has no plants in stock for sale but is
kindly going to send us cuttings. Being pure white, it's quite unusual and
I think I've only ever seen one at Kew many years ago. He seems to be the
only nursery with it.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)