Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...reevisitor.jpg
David
Enjoy
David

"Dave Hill" wrote ...

Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...reevisitor.jpg


Lovely, I used to have Hill House's D. imperialis which was spectacular in
leaf but I never got it to flower as I grew it outside, still got to 14ft or
more in a season. I know you have the same plant but it does not grow so
tall and it flowers earlier (before the frost kills it), do any of your's
have spectacular foliage like the tall one? I ask because I'd like one.
--
Regards Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup from the W. of London UK

On Nov 8, 11:12*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 2011-11-08 22:41:51 +0000, "Bob Hobden" said:





"Dave Hill" *wrote ...

Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pricottreevisi....

Lovely, I used to have Hill House's D. imperialis which was spectacular
in leaf but I never got it to flower as I grew it outside, still got to
14ft or more in a season. I know you have the same plant but it does
not grow so tall and it flowers earlier (before the frost kills it), do
any of your's have spectacular foliage like the tall one? I ask because
I'd like one.

What you want - I say with authority (!) is the Dahlia excelsa we got
from David. *It grows to about 5' or so here and needs very beefy
staking in the winds we get but it is a spectacularly beautiful flower
and is still flowering and budding now in our garden. *I am really
enamoured of this plant so I hope David still has it. *D. imperialis
grows outside with us and is a curiosity but it rarely flowers outside.
*Otoh, in the greenhouse, it will go up the double height, poke its
head out of the roof and flower then.
--
Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The D. Imperialis I have came from suttons seeds last year as part of
an offer, very good stock though they were only 6ft till they started
to throw the flower buds, since then they have put on another 2 ft.
I lost a lot of the tree dahlias I was growing last year, but I think
I saved a good selection; it's hard deciding to scrap a strain, so
last winter did that for me as I had to save the best first.
Four of my favourites are shorter, growing to only 6ft this year
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...adsunset01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/newred.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...RoseSunset.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Snowwhite.jpg
But then I like the ones I posted yesterday,
David

On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:47:04 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill
wrote:

Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...reevisitor.jpg
David
Enjoy
David

Lovely pics David.
Do you save and sell seed from your plants? I'd love a mixture to
experiment with.

Pam in Bristol

"Dave Hill" wrote ...

Sacha wrote:
"Bob Hobden" said:
"Dave Hill" wrote ...
Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pricottreevisi...

Lovely, I used to have Hill House's D. imperialis which was spectacular
in leaf but I never got it to flower as I grew it outside, still got to
14ft or more in a season. I know you have the same plant but it does
not grow so tall and it flowers earlier (before the frost kills it), do
any of your's have spectacular foliage like the tall one? I ask because
I'd like one.

What you want - I say with authority (!) is the Dahlia excelsa we got
from David. It grows to about 5' or so here and needs very beefy
staking in the winds we get but it is a spectacularly beautiful flower
and is still flowering and budding now in our garden. I am really
enamoured of this plant so I hope David still has it. D. imperialis
grows outside with us and is a curiosity but it rarely flowers outside.
Otoh, in the greenhouse, it will go up the double height, poke its
head out of the roof and flower then.

The D. Imperialis I have came from suttons seeds last year as part of
an offer, very good stock though they were only 6ft till they started
to throw the flower buds, since then they have put on another 2 ft.
I lost a lot of the tree dahlias I was growing last year, but I think
I saved a good selection; it's hard deciding to scrap a strain, so
last winter did that for me as I had to save the best first.
Four of my favourites are shorter, growing to only 6ft this year
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...adsunset01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/newred.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...RoseSunset.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Snowwhite.jpg
But then I like the ones I posted yesterday,

Are these available for me to purchase David? Especially Trinidad Sunset.
--
Regards Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup from the W. of London UK

In article , Sacha
writes
I am really enamoured of this plant so I hope David still has it

Just shows you how gardeners differ.........
for me, Um . like the idea of it flowering for ages and being tall but
it's a bit sort of well, like the merkii flower whereas some of David's
dahlias are really wonderful flowers.

I personally find that wishy washy well okay delicate pale pink to be
lovely on darker foliage on other types of plants but a bit lost on the
green of the dahlia foliage but of course - each to his own

Think I know someone with mutabalis though so i will try and get him a
cutting of that
--
Janet Tweedy

On Nov 9, 2:46*pm, Pam Moore wrote:
On Tue, 8 Nov 2011 10:47:04 -0800 (PST), Dave Hill





wrote:
Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pricottreevisi...
David
Enjoy
David

Lovely pics David.
Do you save and sell seed from your plants? *I'd love a mixture to
experiment with.

Pam in Bristol- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Which sort are you after Pam,?

On Nov 9, 3:08*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Dave Hill" *wrote ...





Sacha wrote:
"Bob Hobden" said:
"Dave Hill" *wrote ...
Sacha,
These are between 6ft and 7.5ft
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...1/stella02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree01.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...icottree02.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/Noname.jpg

And lastly I spoted this little friend on the Apricot dahlia when I
was going through then this evening.

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...pricottreevisi...

Lovely, I used to have Hill House's D. imperialis which was spectacular
in leaf but I never got it to flower as I grew it outside, still got to
14ft or more in a season. I know you have the same plant but it does
not grow so tall and it flowers earlier (before the frost kills it), do
any of your's have spectacular foliage like the tall one? I ask because
I'd like one.

What you want - I say with authority (!) is the Dahlia excelsa we got
from David. *It grows to about 5' or so here and needs very beefy
staking in the winds we get but it is a spectacularly beautiful flower
and is still flowering and budding now in our garden. *I am really
enamoured of this plant so I hope David still has it. *D. imperialis
grows outside with us and is a curiosity but it rarely flowers outside..
*Otoh, in the greenhouse, it will go up the double height, poke its
head out of the roof and flower then.

The D. Imperialis I have came from suttons seeds last year as part of
an offer, very good stock though they were only 6ft till they started
to throw the flower buds, since then they have put on another 2 ft.
I lost a lot of the tree dahlias I was growing last year, but I think
I saved a good selection; it's hard deciding to scrap a strain, so
last winter did that for me as I had to save the best first.
Four of my favourites are shorter, growing to only 6ft this year
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rinidadsunset0...
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...011/newred.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...RoseSunset.jpg
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f.../Snowwhite.jpg
But then I like the ones I posted yesterday,

Are these available for me to purchase David? Especially Trinidad Sunset.
--
Regards *Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup from the W. of London UK- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I havn't started to sell them yet Bob, I have to build up stock,
though Trinadad Sunset was at Wisley this year in their long border.
I'm trying to leave lifting as long as possible.

On Nov 11, 6:41*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Sacha
writes

I am really enamoured of this plant so I hope David still has it

Just shows you how gardeners differ.........
for me, Um . like the idea of it flowering for ages and being tall but
it's a bit sort of well, like the merkii flower whereas some of David's
dahlias are really wonderful flowers.

I personally find that wishy washy well okay delicate pale pink to be
lovely on darker foliage on other types of plants but a bit lost on the
green of the dahlia foliage but of course - each to his own

Think I know someone with mutabalis though so i will try and get him a
cutting of that
--
Janet Tweedy

Is that Dahlia mutabalis?
All I can find on line is this Brazilian I think

Nome botânico Dahlia pinnata
Nome popular Dália Mutabilis, Dália Mesclada
But the picture posted is not Pinata
http://www.tocadoverde.com.br/dalia-mutabilis.html

In article
, Dave
Hill writes
Is that Dahlia mutabalis?


No no David, you quoted rosa mutabalis
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On Nov 11, 8:12*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article
, Dave
Hill writes

Is that Dahlia mutabalis?

No no *David, you quoted rosa mutabalis
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Sorry Janet, I think you have jumped thread, I've gone right through
this thread on Dahlias and no mention of Roses.
David Hill

"Dave Hill" wrote ...

"Bob Hobden" wrote:
Are these available for me to purchase David? Especially Trinidad Sunset.



I havn't started to sell them yet Bob, I have to build up stock,
though Trinadad Sunset was at Wisley this year in their long border.
I'm trying to leave lifting as long as possible.

Do let me know when you do David, I like Dahlias but lost my "Bergers
Record" (big Ferrari red cactus) which I loved and only have a small one now
which has been out in a very large pot for years, can't remember the name
and I'm not going out in the rain to check the label right now.

--
Regards Bob Hobden
Posting to this Newsgroup from the W. of London UK

In article
,
Dave Hill writes
Sorry Janet, I think you have jumped thread, I've gone right through
this thread on Dahlias and no mention of Roses.


Um, you said you wanted that Buddleia and also rosa mutabalis in your
reply to Charlie P.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On Nov 12, 6:43*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article
,
Dave Hill writes

Sorry Janet, I think you have jumped thread, I've gone right through
this thread on Dahlias and no mention of Roses.

Um, you said you wanted that Buddleia and also rosa mutabalis in your
reply to Charlie P.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

Solved the rpoblem Janet,
You have the wrong David
it's Dave Pool who wrote
"Dave Poole" in message
Didn't know Ray had B. madagascariensis tucked away Sacha.
He hasn't got B. forrrestii as well has he?


If he hasn't I have :~)


If that's the case, I'll have to pop down and relieve you of a piece
in exchange for folding notes at some stage. There are a few
Buddleias that I really like and forrestii is pretty high up on the
list. I could do with a Cobaea pringlei as well and (somewhat
bizarrely) Rosa Mutabilis.

In article
,
Dave Hill writes
Solved the rpoblem Janet,
You have the wrong David
it's Dave Pool who wrote


Ah ... as it mentioned dahlias I assumed you. Sorry!
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk