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dahlia

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
dahlia [for Anders Dahl, 1751-89, Swedish botanist and pupil of Linnaeus ], any plant of the genus Dahlia of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), tuberous-rooted perennials native to Mexico and Guatemala and widely cultivated in gardens. Most of the several thousand horticultural varieties have been developed from the single species ( D. pinnata ) of garden dahlia introduced into cultivation in England c.1800, but other species and hybrids, e.g., the cactus dahlia ( D. juarezii ) are also grown. Dahlias are stout and rather woody plants, some species reaching the stature of small... Read more
dahlia
...herbaceous plants that make up the genus Dahlia , in the composite family , native to higher...of ornamentals, such as the common garden dahlia (D. bipinnata ), have shortened ray flowers. Dahlia flowers may be white, yellow, red, or purple... Read more
dahlia
dahlia Genus of perennial plants with tuberous roots and large flowers. The common garden dahlia (Dahlia pinnata) has been developed into more than 2000 varieties. Height: to 1.5m (5ft). Family Asteraceae/Compositae. Read more

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