dahlia

Example Sentences

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It perches on the tip of the Point Loma Peninsula, and visitors to the park can look for bush sunflowers, Indian paintbrush, sea dahlias and more.

From New York Times

The flowers grow in bunches and bear an attractive purple-blue color because of anthocyanins, a pigment also found in dahlias, berries, black beans and sweet potatoes.

From New York Times

For instance, dahlias can trace their roots to Mexico and Central America, where they were cultivated and gathered by the Aztecs.

From Seattle Times

If you've already had frost in your area, your gladiolas, dahlias, and cannas will likely have died back.

From Salon

But this is the one — a burst of ombré purple, like a proud dahlia upturned to face the sun — that I just couldn't move past.

From Salon