Dahlia's Enduring Grace is a photograph by Becky Kurth which was uploaded on September 16th, 2016.
Dahlia's Enduring Grace
The dahlia flower is a symbol of inner strength that brings blessings and enduring grace.... more
by Becky Kurth
Title
Dahlia's Enduring Grace
Artist
Becky Kurth
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
The dahlia flower is a symbol of inner strength that brings blessings and enduring grace.
The earliest known finding of this beautiful plant was found growing in Mexico in 1525 by the Spaniards, but the earliest known description is by Francisco Hernandez, physician to Philip II. He was ordered to visit Mexico in 1570 to study the "natural products of that country". The Dahlia plant was used as a source of food by the indigenous peoples, and were both gathered in the wild and cultivated. The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy, and employed the long hollow stem of the (Dahlia imperalis) for water pipes.
Hernandez described two varieties of dahlias (the pinwheel-like Dahlia pinnata and the huge Dahlia imperialis) as well as other medicinal plants of New Spain.
The Dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.
(Wikipedia)
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