Day: December 9, 2011

Our First Seedling

This is our first seedling to bloom, a ‘Spoirot’ open pollinated. It would have been wonderful if our first bloom would have been from one of our crosses. For our first, we will have to thank a bee, bug, or…

to Winter colour

Thanks Mary Lou! This year this Dahlia imperialis grew to over 10 feet. It was planted there three years ago (next to a Diospyros kaki). Last year it suffered from relatively intense and particularly sudden frost, but this year it…

More color

Our paper whites started blooming this past week. About average for this time of the year. Maybe a little later than average in recent years. Drought broke a little with 4&1/2″ of rain over about 9 days but the main…

to Winter colour

Hello Brian, Here too most plants are going to sleep in the garden. But my Dahlia imperialis is at its best.   Kind regards Henry (in Rome) —–Messaggio originale—– Da: ] Per conto di Brian S. Duncan Inviato: giovedì 8…