Dahlia imperialis
Kenneth Hixson (Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:52:18 PST)

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I recently read a french article on the tree dahlia, which states that D
imperialis and D arborescens are two sepârate species

John Bryan's "Bulbs" gives D. arborescens as a synonym
of D. imperialis

Gareth Rowlands "Gardner's Guide to Growing Dahlias"
doesn't list D. arborescens at all.

Ken