Re: plectranthus argentus

**"* C* <d*@chilitech.net>**

With no interesting dahlias on the retail racks this spring, I went to my 
first dahlia auction. And I will most definitely go again next year. There 
is a large selection, you can see and handle the tuber you want to bid on, 
and prices are usually below retail. Many tubers were going for a buck or 
two, and seven dollars was the top price than night,and that for a real 
rarity. Plus I got to meet a great group of people who educated me about 
dahlias.

There are dahlia auctions all over the country, run by local or regional 
dahlia societies. The American Dahlia Society website at www.dahlias.org, 
has a complete listing of all the auctions.

D

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hamptongar@aol.com>
To: <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [GWL] plectranthus argentus

>I wonder if Holland supplies some of the lower quality dahlia tubers as 
>they
> can easily be stored over winter with the right facilities.  For that 
> matter
> so can canna tubers so I suspect some of the lower quality tubers aren't
> imported.  For quality stock though I suspect most are domestic and from 
> Florida
> but smaller growers can supply some pretty premium dahlia roots and  canna
> tubers.  Oh, there was no hurricane season last year.
>
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