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DAHLIA 'LA RECOLETA'
DAHLIA 'LA RECOLETA'
Introduced at the Wisley Show 2009 where it was the most admired dahlia on display. The neat decorative flowers 7.5cm wide open black and turn ruby-black Jul-Oct, 75cm. La Recoleta is the cemetery in which Eva Perron is buried in Buenos Aires.

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