Dahlia ‘Bishop of York’

Dahlia
Dahlia 'Bishop of York'
(DAHL-ya)

I planted dahlias in the garden of Claire, the other day. For the first time in 24 years, I bought some pre-finished, rather than potted plants the tubers in early spring. It was just the kind of year. I bought 12 different types and one of three sheets varieites dark. It is amazing to me so I can not wait until we have more deeply into the season. Having always admired the leaves bronze (bronze is the leaf, the dark purple leaves or leaves in the right way to refer to?) Varieties, I am pleased to finally try some. I had a couple of the other bishop, series and I am sure you will soon see them here, but this is my favorite.

Apparently, there is no "the Bishop of York" in real life, only an archbishop. This variety was hybridized by Van Der Linden, Netherlands, and was introduced in 2002.

I have another big day planned. I have three meetings with people and probably not do much gardening.