dahlia
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“I didn’t want to completely lose my old self, but I wanted to let it wilt in a way,” they say, explaining how they saw themselves reflected in the dahlia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
A total eclipse of the sun is said to look like a black dahlia or a monochrome sunflower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
Named for the dahlia flower whose petals bloom in concentric arrays , the dahliagram's "petals" illustrate the relative impact of different pull and push factors contributing to human behavior over time.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
Visitors will be able to judge and choose the new "Hero of Stonehenge" - in the 1840s, this was a new variety of dahlia.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2023
“Because you’re silly,” he said, tossing her the head of a flower, a wilted dahlia, which she jammed into her hair.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
"When I first started, there were a lot of the 'old boy gardeners', who loved dahlias, chrysanthemums, the old fashioned plants," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Marcy loved living near the river and was a passionate gardener who doted on her dahlias, and she was excited her 60-by-60-foot vegetable garden had just been rototilled, said sister-in-law Debbie Satterlee.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024
Tables will be festooned with pink roses, Australian eucalyptus, dahlias and delphiniums.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The experience has empowered her to consider next year’s growing season, which she hopes will include dahlias, foxglove and amaranth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
For twenty minutes, the night sky was alive with wagon wheels, party-colored dahlias, and whistling glitter palms.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
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