Purple Dahlia
by Joyce Wasser
Title
Purple Dahlia
Artist
Joyce Wasser
Medium
Digital Art - Digital Painting
Description
The Dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963.The tubers were grown as a food crop by the Aztecs, but this use largely died out after the Spanish Conquest.The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy,and employed the long hollow stem of the (Dahlia imperalis) for water pipes. Attempts to introduce the tubers as a food crop in Europe were unsuccessful.
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January 12th, 2015
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