On May 25, 7:53*am, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2009 11:17:26 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France



wrote:
On May 24, 6:24*pm, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Sun, 24 May 2009 03:40:10 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France

wrote:
Could anyone identify this one for me please. *This is the first year
it has actually bloomed like this, previous years have been just one
or two flowers? *I can't remember where I bought it.
http://i39.tinypic.com/25zhwnl.jpg
Judith

Looks like a Knap Hill or Exbury hybrid, especially the latter and
possibly 'Gibraltar': "flowers late May, big flowers with ruffled
edges, deep orange flushed with red, compact".

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Thanks Chris, I will Google on all 3 to see which fits mine.

Judith

I should also have said that both the Knap Hill and Exbury hybrids
include quite a range of colours, and both types are deciduous. The
former were developed early in the last century by Anthony Waterer at
his Knap Hill nursery in Surrey, and they were further developed by
Lionel de Rothschild at his Exbury estate, I think in the 1920's. If
you don't find a match there, try looking for Ghent hybrids,
originally developed in Belgium and Holland in the early to mid
1800's.

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Chris

Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

Mine is also deciduous Chris, I didn't get a chance last night to
Goggle. I'll let you know what I find, thank you.

Judith