Dahlia, the national flower of Mexico
Dahlia, alias Dahlia, Tianzhu Peony, Oriental Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Sweet Potato, Compositae, Dahlia, perennial herbs, with huge rod-shaped roots. Stem erect, much branched, 1.5-2 m tall, stout. Native to Mexico, Mexicans regard it as a symbol of generosity and richness, so they respect it as the national flower.
At present, it is planted in most countries in the world, and new varieties are selected from time to time. According to statistics, there are more than 30,000 dahlia varieties, which is one of the species with the largest number of flower varieties in the world. Dahlia flower color flower shape reputation is various, rich and colorful, is one of the world's famous flowers; another can promote blood circulation and dissipate blood stasis, has a certain medicinal value.
Dahlia
Herbs perennial with large clavate roots. Stem erect, much branched, 1.5-2 m tall, stout. Leaves 1-3-pinnatisect, upper leaves sometimes undivided, lobes ovate or oblong-ovate, gray-green below, both surfaces glabrous.
Head large, long pedunculate, often pendulous, 6-12 cm wide. Involucral bracts about 5 in outer layer, ovate-elliptic, leafy, inner membranous, elliptic-lanceolate. Ligulate flowers 1-layered, white, red, or purple, often ovate, apex inconspicuously 3-toothed, or entire; tubular flowers yellow, sometimes all ligulate in cultivated species.
Achene oblong, 9-12 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, black, flattened, with 2 inconspicuous teeth. The florescence is from June to December and the fruiting period is from September to October.
Dahlia
Plant culture
The implication of floral language
Dahlia-good luck, betrayal, traitor.
French Flower language: Dahlia-grateful, fresh, novel, new.
National flower, provincial flower and municipal flower
Dahlia is the national flower of Mexico, the city flower of Seattle, the province flower of Jilin Province, and the city flower of Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, Wuwei City, Gansu Province and Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia.
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