DAHLIA IS A GENUS OF BUSHY, TUBEROUS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL PLANTS NATIVE TO MEXICO. A MEMBER OF THE ASTERACEAE, DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS, RELATED SPECIES INCLUDE THE SUNFLOWER, DAISY, CHRYSANTHEMUM, AND ZINNIA. THE DAHLIA IS NAMED AFTER THE SWEDISH 18TH CENTURY BOTANIST ANDERS DAHL, WHO ORIGINALLY DECLARED THE FLOWER A VEGETABLE, AS THE TUBERS ARE EDIBLE.
MY FIRST OF THE SUPER TALL DAHLIAS, THE FIRST BLOOMING LAST YEAR WAS JUST ABOUT 6 FEET TALL. DOZENS OF BLOOMS I BECAME OBSESSED AND TOOK TONS OF PHOTOS, HOPE YOU ENJOY.
