Stonehenge dahlia show celebrates largely forgotten Victorian tradition

Dahlias make a return to Stonehenge. Photograph: Jim Holden/English Heritage

With the autumn equinox gone and the winter months not far away, Salisbury Plain can take on a rather chilly, sombre air.

But not this weekend when displays of 5,000 blooms – cerise pinks, deep crimsons, vibrant oranges – will light up the landscape to celebrate a largely forgotten Victorian tradition: the Stonehenge dahlia shows.