Discussion of Colors, Forms or Varieties forum: Verrone`s Taylor Swift, any good (as cut flower)?
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| Hi there, what a lovely meandering thread, thanks Ted for all the details, I surely will pay special attention to my VTaylor Swift. and I do grow some Phlox which has been underwhelming for the last two or three years, hopefully it does a leap now, the plants certainly filled out somewhat. @Ted: About names and all, your HH Pink Martini, is it named fot the small orchestra group of entertainers or for some fanzy cocktail? It is faszinating how sometimes plantnames can tell stories... Bye, Lin |
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| "HH Pink Martini, is it named for the small orchestra group of entertainers " Yes it is named after the band. Our son knew the trumpet player and we loved the band and the name. If you have not heard of them here is a quote: Pink Martini is a musical group that was formed in 1994 by pianist Thomas Lauderdale in Portland, Oregon. Describing itself as a "little orchestra," its music crosses genres such as classical, Latin, jazz and classic pop Pink Martini tours venues all over the World and many of their songs are done in other languages. We like to place a sign on our porch that says: We are in the garden. Really, we are always in the garden. |
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| My phone likes to autocorrect and name it " Punk " Martini for some reason , would be a great sport or seedling name . In proportion to its size Pink Martini has some of the biggest strongest stems I have yet to grow . |
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Cross it with HH Shaggy Dog?  |
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| u-huh. Spell check and dahlia names do not mix. I spend more time correcting Auto correct then I would writing things out and snail mailing. Salish Dahlias |
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| So nice you named it after the band. I'm not a music person and I buy a cd about every two years. And the last but one was by Pink Martini. I know them since about 2002 or something, and the penny dropped just a few days ago when I sorted the newly arrived tubers. So one more reason to be fond of that cultivar :-) |
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| So, now my impression after 2/3 of our season Flowers of Taylor swift are nice, but in full sun it grows way too compact for me. It is hard to coax some longish stems from it, so after enjoying to have this lovely-named Dahlia in my border, I will give it away in fall, it's quite nice for the border I think |
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It did better with a little afternoon shade for me, too, Lin. C DG All gardening is landscape painting. - William Kent |
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