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02-01-2018, 12:26 AM
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Re: Dahlias

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The winters seem to be mild enough here for dahlia to survive in the ground. I am terrible with plant names, I have lost the plant labels over the years, my favourites which propagate from each year are the ones overwintering in the greenhouse. G


You haven't got an April Heather by any chance have you Rehab?
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02-01-2018, 12:28 AM
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Re: Dahlias

That’s nice, never seen those before...copper leaves?
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02-01-2018, 12:33 AM
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Re: Dahlias

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You haven't got an April Heather by any chance have you Rehab?
I wouldn’t know if I had ...but to be honest ..nothing like that, another of the ones I propagate from.


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02-01-2018, 12:42 AM
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Re: Dahlias

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That’s nice, never seen those before...copper leaves?


Not so keen on that last one, if you don't mind me saying, Rehab.

The dark ones vary a little between black, and very dark green usually.
All the 'Bishop' series are dark leaf. 'Llandoff' is the one I've had for a few years, but thinking of getting some others this year.

https://www.jparkers.co.uk/6-bishop-...-leaf-1006444c
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02-01-2018, 12:44 AM
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Re: Dahlias

It’s a bit wild.. thanks for the link.
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02-01-2018, 12:50 AM
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Re: Dahlias

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It’s a bit wild.. thanks for the link.

You're welcome.
I am not buying from Parkers, just trying to show you the variety of dark leaf ones available.

Do you prefer mainly the 'cactus' types?
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02-01-2018, 02:02 PM
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Re: Dahlias

They are the one I have found to be the easiest to grow Mups I did try pom-poms a couple of seasons back with limited success
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02-01-2018, 03:10 PM
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Re: Dahlias

I'm not keen on the pom-pom ones.
I have just got a new Sarah Raven book come for this year. She has got some beautiful ones in her new cataogue. Have a look:

https://www.sarahraven.com/
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02-01-2018, 07:24 PM
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Re: Dahlias

My s-i-l is a dahlia judge and chairman of a society. He grows all his show dahlias from plantlets cut from his original tuber stock, then throws the tubers away
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Oh gosh, I could never have thrown any tubers away!!
For me, dahlias were like potato chips, you can't have just one or two...!
 
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