flowering
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Plant a diverse range of native flowering species, and leave some areas of lawn unmown.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
They grow in both a leaf stage, when they resemble small trees, and in a rare flowering stage that may have gaps of several years or even a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Though many refer to these plants as “flowers,” they are actually an “inflorescence,” a flowering structure containing hundreds of smaller blooms inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
But by developing genetic markers for particular traits - colour, shape, disease resistance, flowering longevity and so on - Floricultura and its competitors can try to speed up the process of selective breeding.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
It seemed a bright enough place to Ged at first, the house under the flowering trees.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
