Dahlia, the Queen of Flowers 60th Anniversary
In collaboration with UNAM-UK and Mexican Dahlia Association.
Online Event: Tuesday 10/10/23 4 pm UNAM-UK Facebook platform. Free tickets here
The flower 'Acocoxochitl', or 'flower of Acocotli', means 'hollow stems with water' in Nahuatl, 'dalia' in Spanish, and 'dahlia’ in English. Used as food, medicine and textile dyes by the Aztecs and Mexicas.
It was taken to Europe by Spanish explorers in the Royal Expedition to The New Spain in the 18th century.
In the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, they sowed it successfully, and seeds were sent to France, England, and other countries.
England is known for its historic appreciation of gardens, flowers, and botanics, which developed to an even greater level in the Victorian era.
One of the flowers appreciated in particular by Queen Victoria was the dahlia, which is also the Mexican national flower. Acknowledging the importance of the flower in the world.
In London, it was appreciated among Victorian society, which studied the botany as well. Of the three varieties brought to Europe approximately two hundred years ago, remarkably there are now more than sixty five thousand varieties of dahlias registered with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) of the United Kingdom, the world authority in this field.
Every year, a dahlia exhibition featuring some of the existing varieties and the new ones developed each year is presented by the National Dahlia Society in the United Kingdom in collaboration with the RHS Wisley Garden. Due to its adaptability, dahlias are a notoriously popular flower. Because of their unique DNA, they can produce a wide range of variations with vivid colours and various sizes and forms.
Dahlia, the Queen of Flowers 60th Anniversary.
The 60th anniversary of the National Mexican Flower is commemorated on August 4, 2023.
England has been an important country, contributing to its development and popularity. Celebrating this special year in the United Kingdom, a series of conferences, displaying artworks from the three original species by Olga Oro ArtAlkemyst and historical and relevant information will be presented. Lupita Treviño from the Mexican Dahlia Association will present data from Mexico and more distinguished guests.
