Re: First Rains and Early Fall bloomers
- Subject: Re: First Rains and Early Fall bloomers
- From: d* f*
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 13:21:03 -0800 (PST)
--- Otter Point <otterpt@macn.bc.ca> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "david feix"
>
> > I wonder if others are experiencing unseasonally
> early
> > blooming of the typical fall/winter things? It
> seems
> > that the pink Dahlia imperialis is almost a month
> > early to bloom this year, starting in late October
> > rather than late November. The Tree
> Daisy/Montanoa
>
> <snip>
>
> David, I have tried for several years to find a
> source for Dahlia
> imperialis in Canada without any success. (It is
> too expensive
> to pay for phytosanitary etc. to bring the tubers
> into Canada.)
> Do you know if will grow from seed and where there
> is a seed
> source?
> Thanks,
> Diane Pertson
> Vancouver Island
It most certainly can be grown from seed, but I don't
know of sources, as it doesn't seem to set viable seed
in my garden, and it is usually started from cuttings
of old canes here, rooting very easily if sections
have at least one or two nodes. I don't think it
would bloom for you in British Columbia, as it fails
to bloom in Seattle most years, not enough heat units
to get blooms before first frost, and way too tall for
most greenhouses. I don't think it is worth growing
unless you just like growing "Jack in the Beanstock"
type plants. There are dwarfer species of Tree
Dahlias being grown at both Strybing and UC Berkeley
Botanic Gardens that are earlier to bloom and less
tall, but may be equally difficult to get bloom that
far north, but I am not certain of this.
>
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