Observe the blooming of a star dahlia flower

Observe the blooming of a star dahlia flower

Time-lapse video, filmed over three days, of the opening of a star dahlia (Dahlia ‘Tahoma Star') flower.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Felipe Sarro/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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