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Dahlias of Louis Laurent

Louis Laurent has given a part of his collection of dahlias to the village of Crevant in Berry. These dahlias can be seen in the Dahlia Park created for them.

Here are some of Louis Laurent's dahlias (among 180 varieties) that are grown every year in Crevant at the Dahlia Park.

  • "André Devambez" [photo] Splendid cactus type with an orange ball, a solid and long stem with a height of 1,40 m.
  • "Achille Jacopin" Camelia type, has flowers of salmon-gold with slender and strong stems, ideal for cut flowers. Height 1.40 m
  • "Anne-Marie" Camelia type, has lovely golden-pink flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "André Dognin" Decorative type, has deep-red flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Côte Fleurie" Camelia type, has yellow, tinged with orange flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Le Castel" Camelia type, has magnificent flowers of pure white. Height 1,20 m
  • "Claude Bureaux" [photo]Camelia type, has light mauve flowers, good for cutting. Height 1,30 m
  • "Champagne" Camelia type, has light orange flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Dahl Flor" Camelia type, has salmon pink flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "Denise Audouart" Decorative type, has an abundance of small orange flowers with white tips .Ideal for cut flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Festival of Crevant" Decorative type, has small red flowers pointed with white. Height 1 m
  • "France Agricole" [photo] Decorative type, deep red flowers with tint of purple, deep green foliage, ideal for cut flowers.
  • "Felix Crousse" [photo] Cactus hybrid, pink flowers tinged with golden-orange Height 1,30 m
  • "Florimanche" Pretty cactus type, orange flowers. Height 1,10 m
  • "Fête des Loges" Cactus type, has pink flowers with white petals at the base. Dedicated to the showmen at the well-known fair of Loges at St Germain in Laye
  • "Jean Maigret" Camelia type, has a pretty pink flower with a yellow heart. Height 1,40 m
  • "Jean Wiener" Cactus hybrid, pink flower lightened with white. Height 1,40 m
  • "Le Fabuleux" [photo] Decorative type, has enormous flowers, can attain 40 cm + in diameter. Height 1,80 m
  • "J et M. Beau" Cactus hybrid, has pink golden-orange flowers with a strong stem, ideal for cut flowers. Height 1,50 m
  • "Jean Louis Boncœur" Cactus type, has Saturn red flowers, ideal bedding plant. Height 80 cm
  • "Jardinier en chef Armand Boubet" Waterlily type, has abundant bright orange flowers. Ideal bedding plant. Height 90 cm
  • "Jacqueline" Small decorative type has abundant salmon coloured flowers, ideal as a bedding plant. Height 60 cm
  • "Gabriel Nigond" Cactus hybrid, coral pink flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Hugues Capet" Cactus hybrid has small pink-mauve flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "Huguette Saison" Decorative type, has abundant brick colour flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "Isa" Camelia type, has white flowers tinged with mauve and a long strong stem. Ideal for cut flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "La Quibouquière" Cactus type, has large salmon-orange flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Parc de la Source" Decorative type, has cyclamen coloured flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "Roussé" Cactus type, has lovely large bright pink flowers. Height 1,40 m
  • "Michel Lis" Camelia type, has deep blue-mauve flowers. Ideal for cut flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Mick et Anatole" Cactus hybrid, has bright red flowers on a long and strong stem. Height 1,20 m
  • "Moulin de Cosette" [photo] Decorative type, has bright red flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Mme Labruyere" Camelia type, has small pale mauve flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Nono Lassus" (in association with M. Larrodé and M. Laurent) Cactus type, has small redcurrant coloured flowers. Height 1 m
  • "Oiseau de feu" Cactus type, bi-coloured red and yellow. Height 1,30 m
  • "Paul Tixier" Decorative hybrid, has redcurrant coloured flowers. Height 1,10 m
  • "Président Darrault" [photo] Decorative type, has slightly fringed pink flowers tinged with salmon, and a solid stem. Height 1,50 m
  • "Parc de la Source" Decorative type, has mauve flowers lightened with white at their base. Height 1,10 m
  • "Prince Indien" Camelia type, half-dwarf with abundant flowers, ideal as a bedding plant. Height 75 cm
  • "Paul Tixier" Decorative hybrid, has redcurrant coloured flowers.
  • "Petits prés" Decorative type, has small abundant mauve-pink flowers. Lovely plant it is ideal for bedding or in borders. Height 60 cm
  • "Pomone" Camelia type, has golden-pink flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Route du Dahlia" Cactus hybrid ,has abundant orange flowers, lovely for a bedding plant. Height 80 cm
  • "Sourire de Crozon" Camelia type, has pink-brown flowers.
  • "Soleil Aigurandais" Cactus type, has bright yellow flowers. Height 1,30 m
  • "Souvenir de Jacques Florian" Decorative type, has abundant small yellow flowers, ideal as a bedding plant. Height 70 cm
  • "Souvenir de Maman" Camelia type, has abundant pure white flowers. Height 1,10 m
  • "Souvenir du Père Isartel" [photo] Decorative type, has garnet red flowers on a strong stem. Height 1,30 cm
  • "Souvenir de Jean-Claude" [photo] Cactus hybrid, has large bright orange flowers. Height 1,10 m
  • "Thérèse de Lisieux" Camelia type, has pure white flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Takachilo" [photo] Decorative type, has enormous bright yellow flowers. Height 1 m
  • "Ville de Cherbourg" Decorative type, has abundant white and red flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Vallée Noire" Cactus type, has garnet red flowers with black centres, ideal as cut flowers.
Here are some of his other creations, certain of them unhappily have been 'lost' :
  • "Brocante" Cactus type, has an orange flower that resembles a chrysanthemum. Can reach a height of 1,30 m
  • "Bagad de Lann-Bihoué" Pompon type, has abundant orange-red flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Cinquantenaire de la Société française du dahlia" Cactus hybrid, has bright red flowers with wavy petals. Height 1,20 m
  • "Commandant Charcot" Decorative type, has cherry red flowers. Ideal as a bedding plant.
  • "La Couarde" Cactus type, has abundant straw coloured flowers, ideal as a bedding plant. Height 80cm
  • "Clermont 76" Decorative hybrid, has cherry red flowers with a yellow petal base.
  • "Directeur Ranger" Cactus hybrid, has abundant orange flowers. Height 1 m
  • "Enrico Macias" Cactus hybrid, has salmon pink fringed petals with a golden heart and tips. Exceptional vegetation. Height 1,20 m
  • "Florence" Cactus type, has large deep purple-pink flowers, ideal for cut flowers.
  • "Gisette" Cactus type, has orange-pink fringed flowers with a yellow heart. Height 1,30 m
  • "Georges Maillaud" Cactus type, has deep garnet coloured flowers. Height 1,20 m
  • "Nohant" Cactus type, has brilliant orange, slightly fringed flowers with a yellow heart.
  • "Pourquoi pas ?" Pompon type, has deep red-brown fringed petals.
  • "Rollinat" Cactus type, dwarf variety with sandy-orange flowers, the cuffs of petals are a deeper colour. Flowers are 12 cm in diameter.
  • "Rigolo" Decorative type, has pink-white flowers with two rows of deep red exterior petals. Height 1,30 m
  • "Saumoné du Berry" Cactus type, abundant burnt-orange flowers, ideal for a bedding plant.Height 80 cm
  • "Souvenir de Michel Larrodé" Cactus hybrid, has large deep-orange coloured flowers with ragged ends. Variety dedicated to the Treasurer of the French Dahlia Society.
  • "Souvenir du Président Laborde" Cactus type, has red flowers with a yellow heart. Dedicated to the Founding President of The French Dahlia Society.
  • "Thierry" : Camelia type, has lovely bright red flowers. Height 1,10 m
  • "Vaudouan" Decorative hybrid, has pale yellow flowers.
  • "Ville d'Aigurande" Cactus hybrid, has violet coloured flowers, with slightly fringed petals.
  • "Village de saint-Plantaire" Decorative type, miniature variety, has bright yellow flowers. Ideal as a bedding plant.
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