Dahlia

Photo Taken May 16, 2012

I think I bought this at the plant store in Woodburn. I planted it last year and i thought it died. I never saw it flower. I also thought they were annuals so I planted Gladys where they were and surprise! Here come the dahlia's!

Native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia

Related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum and zinnia

Flowers are not scented :(

In Europe and America, prior to the discovery of insulin in 1923, diabetics were often given a substance called Atlantic starch or diabetic sugar, derived from inulin, a naturally occurring form of fruit sugar, extracted from dahlia tubers. Inulin is still used in clinical tests for kidney functionality.