Dahlia

Symbolic Meaning: Elegance and dignity

The flower got its name in honor of the botanist Anders Dahl from Sweden, who lived and worked in the 18th century. It represents the official flower of Seattle.

Dahlia is considered to be the national flower of Mexico. It originated from the mountainous places of Mexico and Guatemala. Today one can find about 30 species and 20 thousand cultivars of dahlia.

In the end of the 18th century a box full of dahlia roots were sent from Mexico to Holland. However the only one root has survived. It grew bearing a red-colored blossom with the rolled back petals. In no moment this amazing flower has gained an immense popularity; many breeders started to cultivate dahlias producing a lot of various varieties.

Nowadays dahlia can be met in a vast array of colors and shades. They are white, purple, yellow, lavender, orange, pink, bi-colored and variegated blossoms, bronze, flame and red.

Dahlia

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Dahlia Flowers


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Dahlia coccinea

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Dahlia imperialis

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Dahlia Mary's Jomanda


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