: any of a genus (Dahlia) of American tuberous-rooted composite herbs having opposite pinnate leaves and rayed flower heads and including many that are cultivated as ornamentals
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Its scent evokes a stroll through a blooming garden, with notes of dahlia petals, delicate tuberose, and a warm base of sandalwood and musk.
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Even if dahlias will overwinter in the soil for you, digging and dividing them now will give you more plants and prevent them from getting overgrown, which can lead to fewer and smaller blooms.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
In July, pick your own blueberries at Berry Hill Farm, and gather your own sunflower and dahlia bouquets at Walt’s Farm in August and September.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The early gardens consisted of lily, rose, dahlia, palm, rhododendron and bonsai areas, where both a 1,500-year-old tree and a specimen sent from Japan during President Abraham Lincoln’s term still grow.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
Even if dahlias will overwinter in the soil for you, digging and dividing them now will give you more plants and prevent them from getting overgrown, which can lead to fewer and smaller blooms.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
In July, pick your own blueberries at Berry Hill Farm, and gather your own sunflower and dahlia bouquets at Walt’s Farm in August and September.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The early gardens consisted of lily, rose, dahlia, palm, rhododendron and bonsai areas, where both a 1,500-year-old tree and a specimen sent from Japan during President Abraham Lincoln’s term still grow.
—Pj Bremier, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Dahlia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dahlia. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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