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Hybrid tree dahlias
The tree dahlias are still growing strong , this picture was taken a
couple of weeks ago.http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/? action=view¤t=treedahlia3.jpg the tallest is now over 9ft tall. |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
On Nov 4, 2:12 pm, Dave Hill wrote:
The tree dahlias are still growing strong , this picture was taken a couple of weeks ago.http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/? action=view¤t=treedahlia3.jpg the tallest is now over 9ft tall. Bloomin' 'eck Dave, is it the same as ordinary dahlias, will it come back next year if you cover it? Judith |
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On Nov 4, 4:10 pm, Sacha wrote:
On 4/11/07 14:12, in article m, "Dave Hill" wrote: The tree dahlias are still growing strong , this picture was taken a couple of weeks ago.http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/? action=view¤t=treedahlia3.jpg the tallest is now over 9ft tall. What do you use to stake yours, David? Our (your) D. excelsa did the same this year but although Ray had used some very stout stakes - not canes - and string, the wind and their own weight took them over. We have a photo I'll try attaching here, that shows a garden chair, which gives some idea of height. It's a wonderful plant. http://i7.tinypic.com/34pb7g7.jpg The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend. ;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held it back terribly. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-) Judith |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
On 4/11/07 18:15, in article
, "judith.lea" wrote: snip The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend. ;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held it back terribly. -- I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-) Judith As my stepfather used to say "He'll go with a push in a crowd". ;-)) A 'huggable horticulturalist' - I like that! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 4 Nov, 18:25, Sacha wrote:
On 4/11/07 18:15, in article . com, "judith.lea" wrote: snip The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend. ;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held it back terribly. -- I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-) Judith As my stepfather used to say "He'll go with a push in a crowd". ;-)) A 'huggable horticulturalist' - I like that! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I have used 9ft stakes with cord between them, then 8ft canes tied on to it and cord around the plants every couple of feet. They are flowering like mad now. I am getting a range of flowers shapes now and some colour variation. I will post some pics in the near future. David Hill Abacus Nurseries |
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On 5/11/07 09:59, in article
, "Dave Hill" wrote: On 4 Nov, 18:25, Sacha wrote: On 4/11/07 18:15, in article . com, "judith.lea" wrote: snip The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend. ;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held it back terribly. -- I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-) Judith As my stepfather used to say "He'll go with a push in a crowd". ;-)) A 'huggable horticulturalist' - I like that! I have used 9ft stakes with cord between them, then 8ft canes tied on to it and cord around the plants every couple of feet. They are flowering like mad now. I am getting a range of flowers shapes now and some colour variation. I will post some pics in the near future. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I think our stakes were probably only 6' but will tell Ray your methods. The one in the pic I posted was looking untidy because it had been hit by wind whirling up that path and Ray had tried to restore it to its earlier glory. It's still flowering well and in summer, it has a Thalictrum 'Hewitt's Double' near it. Together the two leave people just bowled over! It really is a marvellous Dahlia and while Ray takes cuttings, we leave it in the ground and put a heavy mulch on it. So far, so good. That one has the protection of the house wall, of course but the other one, down the Hydrangea Walk by the church doesn't, although it's backed by a high yew hedge. It's more exposed there so will probably need a bit of cover with some fleece but that's still flowering wonderfully. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 5 Nov, 10:26, Sacha wrote:
On 5/11/07 09:59, in article om, "Dave Hill" wrote: On 4 Nov, 18:25, Sacha wrote: On 4/11/07 18:15, in article . com, "judith.lea" wrote: snip The D. imperialis has grown like mad in the garden but no sign of a flower this year, or not yet. We reckon frost will get it before there's a flower on it but we can still hope! Here's a pic of it last year with friend. ;-)http://i6.tinypic.com/6asvy49.jpg How's it done for you this year? We think that horrible June must have held it back terribly. -- I recognise that "friend" Sacha, he looks very huggable :-) Judith As my stepfather used to say "He'll go with a push in a crowd". ;-)) A 'huggable horticulturalist' - I like that! I have used 9ft stakes with cord between them, then 8ft canes tied on to it and cord around the plants every couple of feet. They are flowering like mad now. I am getting a range of flowers shapes now and some colour variation. I will post some pics in the near future. David Hill Abacus Nurseries I think our stakes were probably only 6' but will tell Ray your methods. The one in the pic I posted was looking untidy because it had been hit by wind whirling up that path and Ray had tried to restore it to its earlier glory. It's still flowering well and in summer, it has a Thalictrum 'Hewitt's Double' near it. Together the two leave people just bowled over! It really is a marvellous Dahlia and while Ray takes cuttings, we leave it in the ground and put a heavy mulch on it. So far, so good. That one has the protection of the house wall, of course but the other one, down the Hydrangea Walk by the church doesn't, although it's backed by a high yew hedge. It's more exposed there so will probably need a bit of cover with some fleece but that's still flowering wonderfully. -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' A selection of the flowers on the hybrid tree dahlias http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/Tree %20dahlias%202007/?action=view¤t=Treedahlia1.jpg David Hill |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
On 5/11/07 12:58, in article
, "Dave Hill" wrote: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/Tree %20dahlias%202007/?action=view¤t=Treedahlia1.jpg These are *gorgeous* David! Some of them make my mouth water, in fact most of them do. Had you thought of finding out whether it would be a good idea to get PBR on them. If you want the name of an agent who'll give you an opinion, just send me an email. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In article .com,
judith.lea writes It's a wonderful plant. http://i7.tinypic.com/34pb7g7.jpg I got that dahlia Sacha, I didn't get it as a Tree dahlia though! It just grew that tall this year when I left it in the ground. The flowers are mostly single but you can see them from a long way away! Getting difficult to support. A very attractive scented one that David also sent, sort of single with few petals, orange and red. Sounds terrible but the plant is quite different from most Dahlias. Will try to get a picture as my dahlias are still flowering at the moment. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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On Nov 7, 1:05 pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article .com, judith.lea writes It's a wonderful plant. http://i7.tinypic.com/34pb7g7.jpg I got that dahlia Sacha, I didn't get it as a Tree dahlia though! It just grew that tall this year when I left it in the ground. The flowers are mostly single but you can see them from a long way away! Getting difficult to support. A very attractive scented one that David also sent, sort of single with few petals, orange and red. Sounds terrible but the plant is quite different from most Dahlias. Will try to get a picture as my dahlias are still flowering at the moment. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk Aah Janet, thank you, you have answered my question - it can be left in the ground then. Judith |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
On 7/11/07 13:05, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote: In article .com, judith.lea writes It's a wonderful plant. http://i7.tinypic.com/34pb7g7.jpg I got that dahlia Sacha, I didn't get it as a Tree dahlia though! It just grew that tall this year when I left it in the ground. The flowers are mostly single but you can see them from a long way away! Did you get it from David because ours came from him. The flowers are definitely all double. Getting difficult to support. A very attractive scented one that David also sent, sort of single with few petals, orange and red. Sounds terrible but the plant is quite different from most Dahlias. Will try to get a picture as my dahlias are still flowering at the moment. Yes, please. Is that Moonshine or something of that sort? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
In article . com, Dave
Hill writes A selection of the flowers on the hybrid tree dahlias http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/ff82/taffy4u2/Tree %20dahlias%202007/?action=view¤t=Treedahlia1.jpg David Hill I love the flower on rosetree02 David, how pretty. Mine are more like Tree 03a or tree13. The Turkish sunshine you sent has wonderful dark leaves and contrasts very well with the citrus yellow flower. In shape it is not unlike the tree dahlia 12 with slightly recurved petals and flowering like mad at the moment.I'll put up a photograph! Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article . com,
judith.lea writes Aah Janet, thank you, you have answered my question - it can be left in the ground then. Judith More of mine die if I lift them than if I just ignore them! The only one I lose in the ground is the huge fimbriated Japanese named one. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Hybrid tree dahlias
In article , Sacha
writes I got that dahlia Sacha, I didn't get it as a Tree dahlia though! It just grew that tall this year when I left it in the ground. The flowers are mostly single but you can see them from a long way away! Did you get it from David because ours came from him. The flowers are definitely all double. Yes but he never said it was a 'tree' type Getting difficult to support. A very attractive scented one that David also sent, sort of single with few petals, orange and red. Sounds terrible but the plant is quite different from most Dahlias. Will try to get a picture as my dahlias are still flowering at the moment. Yes, please. Is that Moonshine or something of that sort? No, all David's are "Abacus Joe", or "Enid" or "Phyllis" or similar names. Enid snuffed it about a week after I received the cutting (sorry David, I did try!) and two others ground to a halt, but the rest are now just starting to flower, I think they are late and smaller because they have so many shoots from the tubers! Next year I will thin them out I think. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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