On Nov 14, 7:54*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-11-14 17:06:11 +0000, Dave Hill said:

It is with great pleasure I can anounce the arival of not one but 2
flowers on my Dahlia Imperialis, and more expected over the next few
days frost allowing.
David Hill
Hope to take pics tomorrow.

Now - are we going to argue about this? *;-)) Is your D. imperialis
what *we* call D. imperialis? *I know we've had this discussion before
without resolution, I think. *Ours grows to double storey height in the
greenhouse and about 12' in the garden. *It only flowers in the garden
in very warm, prolonged summers. * *It's a single flower and not
exactly a show-stopper in itself. *it's the height that gives it the
'oomph' factor. *I have a feeling (following more discussions with Ray
and after the email from the delightful man from The Garden) that what
you call D. imperialist, we call D. excelsa etc. * Back to Philips &
Rix, perhaps?!
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Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon


NO Sacha
What I am calling Dahlia Imperialis IS Dahlia Imperialis.
I got a tuber last year that is genuine and virus freel, I measured
one of the leaves a couple of days ago and it was 20 inches long.
This is a picture I took last week http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rialisbuds.jpg
David