This is a winter-flowering plant, and is easily grown in a cool greenhouse. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
The greenhouse varieties are among the most useful of our winter-flowering plants. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening for the Million] Reference
This star-shaped, red, winter-flowering plant was a special favorite long before the arrival of Columbus. From Wordnik.com. [Christmas holidays in Mexico: festivals of light, love and peace] Reference
The winter-flowering race blooms freely at a still earlier period, although the plants are less vigorous than other varieties. From Wordnik.com. [The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition] Reference
Btw our winter-flowering Jasmine has just burst floor into bloom and lightened these dark days of December; you post likewise. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He was always experimenting with drinks made from different plants and one day he tried an infusion from his winter-flowering heather. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
Botanist Alan Bennell said: This first surfaced when East European chemists reported finding a Viagra-type chemical in the floral tissues of winter-flowering heaths. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
He said: As yet, the active ingredient has not been found in these British forms, but it is proving to be most concentrated in many of the widely available hybrids sold as winter-flowering heather in garden centres. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
The plant is winter-flowering heather, and botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, many of them heather experts who have recognised the source of its active ingredient, now expect it to be the next must-have plant in British gardens. From Wordnik.com. [April Fool] Reference
The plant is winter-flowering heather, and botanists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, many of them heather experts who have recognized the source of its active ingredient, now expect it to be the next must-have plant in British gardens. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference
Enjoy the scent of this winter-flowering, pink-flowered shrub. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to We share some ideas for gifts sure to grow on that gardener in your life.] Reference
Exotic winter-flowering plants keep bees busy during cold months. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Asian stock markets mixed, European shares gain] Reference
My winter-flowering wallflowers have out out their ragged red-orange-yellow petals. From Wordnik.com. [Three Beautiful Things] Reference
These roots may be planted in pots, and treated as recommended for winter-flowering bulbs. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
One of the best and most easily handled tender winter-flowering bulbs; height 12 or 15 inches. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
Add instant glamour to your home with an amaryllis, the queen of winter-flowering bulbs, says Sarah Raven. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Carpets of snowdrops are a highlight; there are also many winter-flowering shrubs to herald the coming season. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
These are a few of my favorite winter-flowering plants that take me to my happy place when days are cold and dreary. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Independent Mail Stories] Reference
The majority of those that are mass produced are Kalanehoe Vulcan which, under natural conditions, is a winter-flowering plant. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
The plastic pots they come in don't do these winter-flowering tubers justice, so plant them up in a brightly coloured bowl or something sparkly and shiny. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The winter-flowering carnations have become prime favorites with all flower lovers, and a collection of winter house-plants seems incomplete without them. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
'Scentuous', have been talked about lately thanks to their autumn -/winter-flowering and light fragrance, which ranges from barely there to musky to almost acrid. From Wordnik.com. [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference
A water feature livens up the dull autumn, a winter-flowering shrub will brighten the darkest days and spring is the time to start thinking about new garden furniture. From Wordnik.com. [The Sunday Mail - Home] Reference
If I look closely, there are buds already at the base of the hellebores and, in an act of defiance, the winter-flowering cherries are reminding us that all is not lost. From Wordnik.com. [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference
A better bet would be Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion', a hardy shrub which produces purple berries, standing out among underplantings of ivy and winter-flowering heather. From Wordnik.com. [icNewcastle] Reference
A tree that blooms sporadically on mild days from fall through winter, with a larger show in early spring, is the winter-flowering cherry (Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis') with semi-double pink flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Independent Mail Stories] Reference
Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have found that while most bees are hibernating, the buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris, is out taking advantage of exotic winter-flowering plants in the gardens and parks. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
Begonias may be divided into three sections: the fibrous-rooted class, which contains the winter-flowering, branching kinds; the rex forms, or beefsteak geraniums, having large ornamental leaves; the tuberous-rooted, those that bloom through the summer, the tuber resting in the winter. From Wordnik.com. [Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)] Reference
As they are decidedly winter-flowering plants, generally coming into bloom from December to March and April, they must be treated as such. From Wordnik.com. [Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden] Reference
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