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
It was black with long sleeves in tulle decorated with pleated ruffles in a dahlia print.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 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
He had to move two blocks up the hill to a dahlia garden where they put out traps every night.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
He said the risk of frost would pass in the south soon, allowing "frost-tender plants" such as dahlias and tomatoes to be planted outside.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
The tables featured papier-mâché vases, dahlias she’d grown herself and a few buckets of flowers from Little Jack Flower Farm in Snohomish.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 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
"I had a garden in Maine with dahlias and columbine. And nasturtiums the color of the sun when it sets. I don't know if nasturtiums would grow here."
From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan
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