Definitions
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- adjective of plants that bloom during the summer
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Examples
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In many forms, purple, red, and white, and perhaps the best of late summer-blooming shrubs; 8-12 ft. Hydrangea, _Hydrangea paniculata, _ var. _grandiflora.
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The mixed flower-bed may contain only tender summer-blooming plants, in which case the bed, made up mostly of annuals, does not purport to express the entire season.
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There is nothing special to be said of the culture of the so-called summer-blooming and spring-planted bulbs, as a class.
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-- Choice greenhouse tuberous-rooted, spring and summer-blooming perennials, sometimes seen in window-gardens, but really not adapted to them, although some skillful house-gardeners grow them successfully.
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It is naturally a summer-blooming plant, and should rest in winter.
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Not, however, with the material treated of in the chapter on "The Rose" -- though what is said in it relative to the culture of the Hybrid Perpetual class applies with considerable pertinence to the classes of which I shall make special mention in this chapter -- but with the summer-blooming sorts, such as the
Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover 1882
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Clematis _flammula_, a summer-blooming relative of great value both for its beauty and because it is a native, it is likely to die pretty nearly to the ground in winter, but, because of rapid growth, this is not much of an objection.
Amateur Gardencraft A Book for the Home-Maker and Garden Lover 1882
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There are gardening tips, such as: Divide spring-flowering perennials in fall, fall-blooming perennials in spring and summer-blooming perennials in spring or fall.
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- If you did not fertilize citrus, roses or summer-blooming shrubs last month, fertilize now.
SFGate: Top News Stories Katherine Grace Endicott 2010
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That's the idea behind the Summer Dreams Pre-planned Garden, a summer-blooming perennial garden that fills a small 5-by-5-foot space with harmonious color.
unknown title 2009
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