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Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: December 8, 2011
Caption: The leaves can be spotted or not.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-04-10

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: December 8, 2011
Caption: One of two plants I had, both did well until we had two dry seasons which seems to have made them disappear.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-04-10

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 8, 2011
Caption: One of the two I had, the flowers can vary a little.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-06-09

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 8, 2011
Caption: The flowers make a taller head than D. maculata and the bottom lip has a longer protruding central part on the lip.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2008-06-12

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 8, 2011
Caption: I was thrilled to have a few small Gladiolus corms survive our harsh winter 2010/11, this was one of them! I have kept it in a pot in a greenhouse.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-09-04

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: What more can one say other than it's stunning!
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-05-31

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A very desirable rose! The scent is lovely.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-06-17

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A lovely combination of white tepals aging to pink, with violet purple, it lived for many years in a large tub outside until winter 2010/11 killed it.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2009-11-25

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A robust plant with red stems and red veined yellow leaves, never fails and is extremely hardy.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2010-10-24

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: It will get through light frosts often to -5C, and is still in flower on 6th December but it's next to a south facing wall.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-10

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: An attractive plant with small leaves, the stems grow at an angle with flowers dangling off leaf joints. Young stems are red.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: Not a tall grower, it's best in front of taller more upright Fuchsias. Very hardy next to my south wall.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A small single, grows to around 3 feet tall, flowers well! Still in flower on 6th December, it can withstand some frost in a sheltered location.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: The corolla starts a deeper burgundy red, it flowers well for a long time. This one often regrows from the previous year's stems so needs to be cut back some in spring.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-21

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A very hardy Fuchsia with interesting small flowers, it's fairly upright in growth.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-10

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: Often the tepals start white flushed purple, this year we had a late hot spell which may have affected the colour.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-10

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: I haven't found it as floriferous as some, but it's always a welcome sight.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A fancy hardy double! It survived our harshwinter of 2010/11, it never flowers until late in the year when it's colder but it's so beautiful I don't mind.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-05

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: Quite a tall, upright grower to around 3 feet or 1 metre, even the buds are pretty!
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-21

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: December 6, 2011
Caption: A large single, it flowers well and grows upright and tall to around 1 metre. One of my favourites, it's very hardy.
Photo location: My garden near Lincoln UK
Date of photo: 2011-11-10