Must-have Dahlias Accessory [pbRrYC83]

This beautiful floral painting of Must-have Dahlias Accessory [pbRrYC83] was painted by Charles Beckendorf in 1990 using acrylic paints. This print is a paper giclee print measuring 18 X 24 This colorful print is sure to bring color and warmth to any décor, and these pretty flowers will never wilt.

Spanish Hidalgos reported finding the plants growing in Mexico in 1525, but the earliest known description is by Francisco Hernandez, physician to Phillip II, who was ordered to visit Mexico in 1570 to study the "natural products of that country".

They were used for a food source by the indigenous peoples, and were both gathered in the wild and cultivated. The Aztecs used them to treat epilepsy, and employed the long hollow stem of the flower for water pipes.

This is a part of the Texas Still Life Art Prints Collection.