Dahlia

Dahlia is a bulbous herbaceous plant that is annual (perenial), flowering in summer until autumn. Dahlia is the national flower of the Mexican country which is also the country of origin of this flower. Dahlia including late flower breeding. In 1872, the Netherlands received a box of Dahlia bulbs sent from Mexico. From a box of Dahlia flower bulbs was only one bulb that managed to bloom but produces beautiful flowers red with a pointed leaf. Plant experts managed to breed Dahlia which was then called Dahlia juarezii. Dahlia juarezii is the ancestor of all the hybrid Dahlia (cross) flowers present today. The dahlia plant is a larvae food of several species of Lepidoptera (butterfly species). The Dahlia flower is named in honor of the 18th century Swedish botanist Anders Dahl. Dahlia is also the official flower of the city of Seattle, Washington state, United States.