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June 2004
Contrary
to what you might think of the
Dahlia given that so many tubers come over to us here from
Holland and the like, it did not originate in Europe. It
originally came from Mexico and was well known by the Aztecs.
It wasn't reintroduced to Europe until the end of the 18th
century. But thankfully, the Dahlia had made its way here
by the time I got to this planet.
In
my quest for a never ending supply of freshly cut flowers
I can just pull from right outside my door, I have planted
so many Dahlias in my yard for this year, I cannot wait
for them all to come out! The first ones began to bloom earlier
this month (pink/white and pink/yellow of the cactus type
Dahlia variety) and there will only be more and more plants
bursting into lovely colors as the season progresses!
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