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Showing the same vigor and floriferousness as the store bought plants, one packet of seeds has provided the longed for *sea of* in the area known as the shed bed.
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I remember having a conversation with a breeder, who seemed to be trying to discourage us, saying most of the babies of these crosses are not good, lacking vigor and floriferousness.
How To Repot Daylily Seedlings-and other valuable info « Fairegarden 2009
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This is one of our very favorite plants, for several reasons, not the least is the color and floriferousness.
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We rarely show flowers from the front part of the property for they are few, but this Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ has earned a spot on the bloom day post with its floriferousness.
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The leaves of the root are spoon-shaped, and those of the stems broadly lance-shaped, varying in length from 3in. to 5in., entire, veined, of good substance, and having attenuated stalks; the younger leaves have a changeable satiny hue; all the leaves at their junction with the stems are marked with a bright redness; the main stems are furnished with many side branches, which assist in maintaining floriferousness until late autumn.
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It becomes very productive of flowers when only 2ft. high, but grows somewhat taller when well established; it is more valuable than common from its floriferousness, during late summer to the end of the season.
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Its marvellous try-try-try-again floriferousness in all weathers is the admiration of all beholders.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920 Various
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No fire-heat or protection of any other kind is used, and the vigorous growth, robust health, and floriferousness of the several species are proofs of the fitness of the treatment for this class of plants.
mollusque commented on the word floriferousness
Both his creations are known for their floriferousness. "I want flowers on my roses, lots of flowers. If I wanted foliage, I'd grow holly!"
--Aurelia C. Scott, 2007, Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening, p. 73
September 7, 2008