Can some one explain the Black Dahlia to me?

I think I understand it but I'm not 100 % sure. Why did they call the girl that died the dahlia? A dahlia is a flower , that resembles a daisy.

Can some one explain the Black Dahlia to me?
She was called the Black Dahlia when she was working in a drug store when the movie The Blue Dahlia was playing at the time. Newspaper reporters may have also made that up. She was a beautiful flower of a girl brutally murdered.





As far as the rest of the fictional account of the murder, I personally thought it was terrible film and adaptation. You can read the entire plot on Wikipedia for further info.
Reply:Her name was Elizabeth Ann Short. She always wore a fresh flower in her hair.