Yes! 1872. Dark Dahlia and Common Catalpa, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1872 a shipment of Dahlia juarezii from Mexico to The Netherlands revitalised interest in and love for Dahlias. The rest, as we know is history. In the photo two so-called Dark Dahlias: 'Black Jack' and 'Dark Princess. Their backdrop here is the trunk of a majestic Catalpa bignonioides. That tree (see inset) was planted here just before or after 1871. So Tree and Flower, are so to say, of an age...
Yes! 1872. Dark Dahlia and Common Catalpa, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 1872 a shipment of Dahlia juarezii from Mexico to The Netherlands revitalised interest in and love for Dahlias. The rest, as we know is history. In the photo two so-called Dark Dahlias: 'Black Jack' and 'Dark Princess. Their backdrop here is the trunk of a majestic Catalpa bignonioides. That tree (see inset) was planted here just before or after 1871. So Tree and Flower, are so to say, of an age...