Delilah flower
Delilah is a bushy, tuberous, herbaceous, perrenial plant member of Asteraceae Asteracea family of dicotyledonous plants. its garden relatives include sunflowers, chrysanthamums, daisy and zinnia.
Introduction
Delilah are considered one of the most spectacular garden flowers. They have a great variety of color, shapes and sizes. Dahlias are natives of mountaneous regions of Mexico although these are also being grown now in warm countries, but they are actually temperate plants requiring cooler conditions.Dahlias are enjoyed throughout the world in parks and gardens, flower bouquets, decorative centerpieces and gift arrangements. They give bright colour addition, intense complexity and and appealing textures to the floral arrangements. They surely bring delight weather alone or mixed with other flowers.
Characteristics of Delilah
The most important characteristic of Dahlia is its ringed petals. Variety of flower colors ranging from white, pinks, yellows, reds, orange and purples. Flowers are mostly solid in color but may also be patterned in strips with different colors at the edges. These characteristics makes Dahlia one of the most spectacular garden flowers. dahlia is a national flower of Mexice where its vibrant blooms can be seen growing on the mountain sides.They can vary in size from one foot in diameter to to small pompoms.
Symbolic Meaning of Delilah Flower
In Victorian Europe Dahlia was used in religious connotation but now a days it is used as an expression of strong emotions and and spirit of “wildness”. Dahlia is a symbol of commitment and everlasting union since Victorian era. These are common wedding flowers for their elegant look and also its symbolic meaning. With complex petals and colors dahlia flowers look like fireworks in celebrations. Dahlia indicates inner strength, creativity and elegance.
dahlia can be a good choice as a gift for people who are going to start a new chapter of life or are planning for upcoming travel and specially for a person in a verge of big change and a step forward.
Delilah Flower Types
The Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) has given a classification list of fourteen groups, based on flower types. Their names,symbols and examples of flower varieties is listed below:
Group 1 Single-flowered dahlias (Sin) e.g Twyning’s After Eight
Group 2 Anemone-flowered dahlias (Anem) e.g Boogie Woogie
Group 3 Collerette dahlias (Col) Apple Blossom, Lilian Alice Starsister
Group 4 Watelily dahlias (WL) Cameo Dahlstar, Sunset pink
Group 5 Decorative dahlias (D) Berliner Kleene, Woodland Merinda
Group 6 Balldahlias (Ba) e.g Barbarry ball
Group 7 Pompon dahlias (■■■) e.g Small World
Group 8 Cactus dahlias (C) e.g Karma sangria (cactus cultiver), ‘Nuit d’Eté’ (Cactus), Jaldec Joker (small cactus)
Group 9 Semi-cactus dahlias (S-c) ■■■■’s Peppermint
Group 10 Miscellaneous dahlias (Misc.) Moon-fire
Group 11 Fimbriated dahlias (Fim) Marlene Joy
Group 12 Single orchid (star) dahlias (Sin O) e.g Alloway Candy
Group 13 Double orchid dahlias (Dbl O) e.g Pink Giraffe
Group 14 Peony-flowered dahlias (P) (Bishop of Llandaff)