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- adjective of plants that bloom during the autumn
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The Gardens are full of autumn-flowering cyclamen.
Archive 2009-09-01 Imogen 2009
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The Gardens are full of autumn-flowering cyclamen.
A lunchtime walk... Imogen 2009
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There are many cases where a single pollinator is responsible for pollinating many species of plants, for example long-tongued flies (Tabanidae and Nemestrinidae) are the exclusive pollinators of many genera of petaloid monocots as well as Pelargonium and Erica; a butterfly is the exclusive pollinator of a phylogenetically disparate group of red-flowered and autumn-flowering species; hopliine (monkey) beetle pollination has evolved convergently in many genera, etc.
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One example unique to the Montane Fynbos and Renosterveld is the mountain pride butterfly (Meneris tulbaghia), which pollinates phylogenetically disparate autumn-flowering, high-altitude geophytes.
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Of this useful autumn-flowering bulb there are several varieties, = M. crocosmiflora = probably being the most popular.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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= = -- The autumn-flowering Gladioli are grown in the open ground, and preparations should begin well in advance of planting time.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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-- A hardy, deciduous, autumn-flowering shrub, which will grow in common soil, and may be propagated by seeds, layers, or cuttings planted under glass.
Gardening for the Million Alfred Pink
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The Colchicums are often confounded with the autumn-flowering species of croci, which they much resemble when in bloom; the similarity is the more marked by the absence, from both, of their leaves in that season, otherwise the leaves would prove to be the clearest mark of difference.
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= = -- The soil which answers best for the autumn-flowering section is a medium friable loam, with a cool rich subsoil.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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With this object in view, our notes are divided into four sections covering the cycle of the seasons, as follows: Summer-flowering, or Ten-week; Intermediate varieties, for autumn-flowering; Winter-flowering; and Spring-flowering.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Sutton and Sons
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