MY DAHLIAS

DAHLIAS are considered one of the most spectacular garden flowers.

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The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.

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These colorful spiky flowers generally bloom from midsummer to first frost, when many other plants are past their best.

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These flowers are real BEAUTIES.

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In the mid 19th century a London newspaper offered £1 to the first breeder to produce a blue dahlia.
The reward has never been claimed and breeders are still striving for the elusive blue color.

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There have been several near blue cultivars.