The Daily Dig

The dahlia is named after Swedish 18th-century botanist Anders Dahl and is a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. There are at least 36 species of dahlia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremonies, as well as decorative purposes, and the long woody stem of one variety was used for small pipes.
Dahlia is also the offical flower of the City of San Francisco, and the images in this post are from their 2009 flower show.

Dahlia was also named the national flower of Mexico in 1963 and has been cultivated by commercial plant breeders since 1813 and there are now thousands of cultivars, usually chosen for their stunning and brightly coloured waxy flowers.  Dahlia plants range in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to as tall as 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m). The flowers can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) in diameter or up to 1 ft (30 cm) ("dinner plate").

If you're in Northern California you won't want to miss this opportunity to get some of these beauty's into your garden :—,)*

Dahlia Society of California Tuber Sale
County Fair Building 
Golden Gate Park 
9th Avenue & Lincoln Way 
San Francisco, California



Saturday 9:00a.m. - Noon 


Tubers $3.00 each.
 Live plants $5.00 each.



Contact: Erik or Gerda Juul - JuulStar@ATT.Net

For additional information visit their website at
http://www.sfdahlia.org/index.htm