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
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
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
Available in a variety of forms, from audacious “dinner plate”-size blooms to petite globes of tightly packed petals and everything in between, it’s no wonder dahlias are popular with flower farmers and home gardeners alike.
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
Tables will be festooned with pink roses, Australian eucalyptus, dahlias and delphiniums.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
The friends drape the coffin in a white cloth and surround it with masses of flowers, dahlias and sunflowers, “yellow flowers everywhere.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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