Dahlias are wonderful flowering plants that belong to the Asteraceae family! The genus Dahlia contains around 40 species, 6 of which have been bred for cultivation as garden ornamentals and the flower industry. These hugely popular plants are tuberous perennials that will bring color to your garden year after year. Shorter cultivars look particularly impressive … Read more
Long after the trend of the tulips in the 1600s the craze of the beautiful flower dahlia came to light. These stunning blooms came to fame in the 1800s. Would you have guessed that long before being fawned over as an ornamental, these flowers were actually first commonly cultivated as a vegetable? Bet you didn’t! … Read more
Dahlias are part of the genus Dahlia which is within the same family as daisies, the Asteraceae family. There are roughly 40 species in the genus, 6 of which have been extensively bred as garden ornamentals and as cut flowers. Dahlias are originally from mountainous regions in Mexico and Guatemala, where they were first discovered … Read more