After spending so much time raising bok choi and broccoli, a plot full of hibiscus may be a welcome change. From Wordnik.com. [Why vacation, Obamas, when you could have a great staycation here in D.C.?] Reference
Miss Howe's eyes sought a red hibiscus flower that looked in at the window half drowned in sunlight, and the smile in them deepened. From Wordnik.com. [Hilda A Story of Calcutta] Reference
But maybe the hibiscus is sweeter in Mexico? ayyyyyy esperanza. From Wordnik.com. [Aguas Frescas de la Temporada] Reference
Ay ay ay ... the hibiscus is just as tart in Mexico as anywhere. From Wordnik.com. [Aguas Frescas de la Temporada] Reference
I cleared the hibiscus from a part of the wall and made a old pendulum clock appear there. From Wordnik.com. [Mandala « A Fly in Amber] Reference
If your style is sassier, don't forget that fresh tropical flowers such as hibiscus can be dramatic hair accessories. From Wordnik.com. [What Flowers Look Best With Fashions?] Reference
Hausa groundnut, Kerstingiella geocarpa hibiscus (roselle). From Wordnik.com. [14. Saving seeds for planting] Reference
The flowers of coffee and hibiscus are not pressed close together. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The rosella, a species of hibiscus, is an annual fruit that is grown to. From Wordnik.com. [Fruits of Queensland] Reference
Dark-scented hibiscus spilled over the porch where the Mercedes waited. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Plantings of azalea and hibiscus filled in occasional patches of earth. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
We next had to get out some thirty rafters of hibiscus to support the roof. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
(Enter Daisy right with a scarlet hibiscus over each ear and smiling broadly.). From Wordnik.com. [De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts] Reference
(That's a large mill that manufactures paper ... not a hibiscus made of paper). From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
A Hedge of hibiscus, ixora, and poinsettia to keep pigs out and provide nectar. From Wordnik.com. [4 Operating a Butterfly Farm] Reference
Snapped is the shade of the hibiscus by the fragrant oar of a boat homeward bound. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
As you can see in the photo above, it reveals itself as a member of the hibiscus family. From Wordnik.com. [Groundwork: Okra time] Reference
The pistil of a hibiscus flower carries five little red globes covered with moist hairs. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
"If you prefer tea, you may select blackberry, peppermint, hibiscus, lemon peel, or sloe gin.". From Wordnik.com. [Lunatics]
The palms are large and grow in great luxuriance, and the double hibiscus look like large pinks. From Wordnik.com. [An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China] Reference
We halted for our last picnic lunch in a roadside garden full of loquat trees and big purple hibiscus. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
He wore a necklace of scarlet berries across his shoulders, and a bright red hibiscus flower stuck behind his ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
The unbearable heat of midsummer eases a little at dusk, and I go into my yard to water the impatiens and hibiscus. From Wordnik.com. [Summertime And Litigiousness Is Easy] Reference
But instead of something with a scent of sandalwood or a bit of hibiscus, how about a fragrance with a hint of heifer?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2008] Reference
A quantity of hibiscus bark was also collected, to be used in the manufacture of cord for fishing-lines, nets, etcetera. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
To supply the place of sennit, we manufactured a quantity of cord from twisted hibiscus bark, which answered the purpose very well. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
We have twisted a great store of cord for fishing-lines, nets, and other purposes, from the supply of hibiscus bark previously laid in. From Wordnik.com. [The Island Home] Reference
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