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Dahlia Red Mylene

Type species in latin: Dahlia x pinnata. The dahlia is widely cultivated.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia_pinnata

Anders (Andreas) Dahl (1751-1789) was a Swedish botanist and student of Carl Linnaeus. The dahlia flower is named after him.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Dahl

Photo from Gothenburg Botanical Garden, where dahlias have been grown since it opened in 1923. Interbreeding is easy which has led to the production of more than 50,000 varieties of dahlia.

www.botaniska.se/en/ (website also in English)

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