Sentences with phrase «bracts of»

The bracts of this pretty poinsettia are speckled with white and red and then set off by deep green leaves for a novel take on this favorite holiday plant.

Not exact matches

The buds are harvested before their hour, Then must be steamed or boiled before they yield The tongue - like sepals with their toothsome bracts Attached to the receptacle, or heart, That stores the petals of the future flower.

Extracts from bracts stopped the bacteria responsible for these dental conditions from being able to stick to surfaces and prevented the release of some bacterial toxins.

Thus, there is potentially a large amount of bracts that could be repurposed for dental applications.

The bracts also contained substantial amounts of proanthocyanidins, which are healthful antioxidants.

Every year, farmers harvest about 2,300 tons of hops in the United States, but the bracts are not used for making beer and are discarded.

But very few of the potentially hundreds of compounds in the bracts have been reported.

To create a no - fuss tablescape I used poinsettia bracts in bud vase napkin rings and placed a large poinsettia in the center of the table.

He saw benevolence and beauty, the tightly knit longleaf pine forests, the undulant riverine corridors of the Chattahoochee, the tantalizing pure light of life reflected on bracts and fronds, the drifting silvery spider silk that takes tiny passengers to new forests.

Poinsettia bracts in shades of red and pink stand proudly in mismatched glasses standing in as vases.