Dahlia, a birthday flower of September 10th

Dahlia are one of the birthday flowers of September 10th annually. They are also a birthday flower of June 5th and July 29th. In addition, red dahlia are a birthday flower of September 15th and yellow dahlia a birthday flower of September 24th. 

Dahlia flowers are currently in bloom in the Kanto plain. They can bloom from July to early November, with September and October being the most common months for large dahlia flower displays. They come in different colors and there are many different varieties. At a dahlia garden or festival, you can usually see an array of varieties. 

In the Japanese language of flowers, hanakotoba, they represent brilliance / splendor, elegance, grace / dignity, fickleness and instability. Such a contrast of meanings. In English, the flower language of the dahlia is gentler and more focused, expressing “dignity” and “elegance”.