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Dahlia |  | Dahlia: Encyclopedia - Dahlia |  | | 30 species, 20,000 cultivars
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, summer- and autumn-flowering, tuberous perennials that are originally from Mexico, where they are the national flower.
In 1872 a box of Dahlia roots were sent from Mexico to the Netherlands. Only one plant survived the trip, but produced spectacular red flowers with pointed petals. Nurserymen bred from this plant, which was named Dahlia juarezii with parents of Dahlias discovered earlier and these are the progenitors of all modern Dahlia ...
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Dahlia
This article is about the flower; there is also a P. G. Wodehouse character named Dahlia Travers.
30 species, 20,000 cultivars
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, summer- and autumn-flowering, tuberous perennials that are originally from Mexico, where they are the national flower.
In 1872 a box of Dahlia roots were sent from Mexico to the Netherlands. Only one plant survived the trip, but produced spectacular red flowers with pointed petals. Nurserymen bred from this plant, which was named Dahlia juarezii with parents of Dahlias discovered earlier and these are the progenitors of all modern Dahlia hybrids. Ever since, plant breeders have been actively breeding Dahlias to produce hundreds of cultivars, usually chosen for their stunning and brightly coloured flowers.
Dahlias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Angle Shades, Common Swift, Ghost Moth and Large Yellow Underwing.
The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl.
The dahlia is the official flower of the city of Seattle.
Other related archives1872, Anders Dahl, Angle Shades, Common Swift, Dahlia Travers, Ghost Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Lepidoptera, Mexico, Netherlands, P. G. Wodehouse, Seattle, Swedish, cultivars, genus, hybrids, larvae, perennials, tuberous
 Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Dahlia", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki |
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