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
English Heritage has also re-started a dahlia competition - a "New Hero of Stonehenge" will be chosen.
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
White marigolds and green onions are planted to help deter the skunks, raccoons and squirrels that like to pull out her dahlias.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
Native to the mountains of Mexico and Guatemala, dahlias require at least six to eight hours of sun per day and well-drained soil.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
However, Mr Armitage said her "very striking" composition of red and orange late summer flowers, which included dahlias, crocosmia and rose hips, left judges "bowled over" with its technical quality.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2023
One of the curtain robes was draped over her head as a veil and she carried a big bouquet of only slightly wilted dahlias.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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