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)
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Inviato: giovedì 8 dicembre 2011 13.30
A: Henry J. Shejbal, near Rome Italy
Hello Henry,
Thanks for that picture. It’s amazing how a plant hitherto unknown appears twice within a few days or weeks. John Massey, of Ashwood Nurseries fame, was a special speaker at our Omagh Gardening Society and our guest at the end of November. He told us about having gone to see this plant just a few days earlier at a friends stately home – and the plant was flowering freely against the wall up to about 5m. tall. I think the garden was in SW England, near Bristol or Gloucester. I think John was so excited because it may have been the first time this Dahlia was known to have flowered in England – the owner had asked John to come, see and photograph. (Check out http://www.ashwoodnurseries.com for some special plants ).
Brian