Dahlia Box | PuurBio (PRE-ORDER)
Garden
Product: Dahlia Box | PuurBio (PRE-ORDER)
With PuurBio, we have once again put together a unique bulb box this year featuring 5 beautiful varieties for abundant flowering and the first pesticide-free nectar of the spring. Suitable for both garden and balcony. Plant from mid-March until the end of May.
Please note: this is a pre-order, delivery is confirmed from March onwards.
The box contains:
- dahlia ‘Hartenaas’ (pink with an open center for insects);
- dahlia ‘Sylvia’ (orange pompon);
- dahlia ‘Kiev’ (large light pink);
- dahlia ‘Duet’ (large red and white); and
- dahlia ‘Bilbao’ (light yellow with white tips).
The Aztecs considered the dahlia a sacred flower and used its tubers as food and medicine. The indigenous name of the dahlia in Mexico comes from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The flower was called Ācocōxōchitl (often written as Acocoxochitl).
Meaning of the name:
• ātl = water
• cocōtl = hollow tube or pipe
• xōchitl = flower
Together, the name means Flower with a hollow water stem. This refers to a special feature of wild dahlias: some species have long, hollow stems. The Aztecs actually used these as water tubes or drinking straws during travel.
