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More beautiful than a single?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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Is there any double flower that is more beautiful than the single?
I'm still flicking through the pile of old gardening magazines and the numerous adverts for amazing double this and double that leave me cold.
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd say some Dahlias and Aquilegias can be more beautiful, but it really depends on your perception of beautiful  ;)
    I had a tiny alpine  campanula in a previous garden which was stunning. It may have been Elizabeth Oliver. Lovely little thing.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I agree about some  dahlias but not aquilegia.. They remind me of can can ladies bending over to display their frilly knickers. I prefer the granny's bonnet.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    I like semi-double roses. Not the "packed-in, almost triple" type, but the loose sort.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Yes some roses can go on the list.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    I have a lovely lilac double primula.
    Really don't like double clematis
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Doubles are usually no use for wildlife so they tend to irritate me. Some of the double snowdrops are pretty.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I really don't like those clems either @K67 - the ones that look like passion flowers - floridas.  Horrible.
    I love the macropetalas though.  :)

    I'd much rather have a 'frilly can can' Aquilegia in a good colour, than some of those insipid pasty singles  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    A pure white single aquilegia has to beat one that looks like those things you rub shower gel on with.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd agree with that @B3, but I've also never tried putting shower gel on with an aquilegia.... :D
    I actually don't have any of the frilly knicker ones and never have...

    I did have a lovely dwarf white one which vanished, although I hope the piece I gave to a late member of the forum is still thriving in her garden  :) 

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    I would want a single gardenia 😉 double please and pump the air with fragrance 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
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