Timeline
2020
The History of the National Dahlia Society
History of the National Dahlia Society
1995
Six Species Added
Jen P.Hjerting, Paul Sørensen & Dayle Saar jointly travel through Mexico collecting species Dahlias and add six more species to..Read More
1969
“Revision of the Genus Dahlia Asteraceae: Heliantheae-Coreopsidinae” Published
Paul D Sørensen, published in Rhodora, “Revision of the Genus Dahlia Asteraceae: Heliantheae-Coreopsidinae”.
1874
Dahlia juarezii Named
Van der Berg catalogued a new dahlia for sale, calling it Dahlia juarezii to honor Mexican President Benito Pablo Juarez,..Read More
1818
First Exhibition in Scotland
First recorded exhibiting of dahlias in Scotland, receiving Silver Medal.
1808
Cultivation Methods are Documented
Richard Salisbury writes for the Horticultural Society (Later the Royal Horticultural Society) on the different species of Dahlia and the..Read More
1806
John Wedgewood grows Dahlia plants for the first time.
Richard Salisbury (1761 – 1829) receives Dahlia seed from Lady Holland’s garden. John Wedgewood (1766 – 1844) founder of the..Read More
1805
Richard Salisbury grows Dahlia plants for the first time.
Lady Holland ‘s Librarian raises two seedlings from Lady Holland’s Dahlia pinnata purpurea No 1. Alexander Humboldt sends to Wildenow..Read More
1804
Abbe Cavanilles dies
Abbe Cavanilles dies in May 1804. Alexander Humboldt & Bonpland return home to France, from their voyage of exploration of..Read More
1803
First Garden Dahlia Grown in Britain
John Frasier introduces Dahlia coccinea from France, John Woodford grows what is claimed to be Dahlia rosea from France which..Read More