Sentences with phrase «of small flowering plants»

Fill your wreath with an assortment of small flowering plants like violas and pansies.

The team transiently induced SGR in fully green leaves of a small flowering plant called thale cress.

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This resulted in a move back to planting, where appropriate, larger deciduous trees and fewer of the smaller flowering trees.

Plant two feet or upwards in height, more erect and less branched than other varieties, and much stained with purple at the intersection of the branches and at the insertion of the leaf - stems; leaves of medium size, or small, long, and sharply pointed; leaf - stems long, deep - green; flowers white, tipped with purple, about three - fourths of an inch in diameter; flower - stems long, purple.

Plant two feet and upwards in height, stocky and branching, the stem and branches often stained or clouded with purple; leaves large, on long stems, smaller, smoother, and less sharply pointed, than those of the Squash - pepper; flowers white, sometimes measuring - nearly an inch and a half in diameter.

Pods pendant, sharply conical, nearly two inches in length, half an inch in diameter, of a brilliant scarlet when ripe, and exceedingly piquant; plant about eighteen inches high; leaves numerous, of small size, and sharply pointed; flowers white, nearly three - fourths of an inch in diameter.

Possibilities include broken bits of pottery, marbles, small toys, tiles or dice from board games, dried flowers or plant matter, sea glass, sparkles, etc..

A small flower and / or vegetable garden helps you teach your children how plants grow and provide hours of outdoor entertainment.

What a lovely idea — I love flowers in the house I planted a small patch of our garden as a «cutting garden» last year just so I could have flowers all the time — there are still flowers in it now!

Nicola bought 24 - pack trays of impatiens; each individual square of the tray was small — perhaps 1 - 1.25 inches square — so the girls planted 3 - 4 stems per flower pot.

A synthetic drug — modeled after the alkaloid cytisine from the small flowering Laburnum trees of Europe chemically combined with a compound from the poppy plant — it also curbed drinking in seven rats with continuous access to alcohol and 30 rats trained to self - administer liquor when stressed.

Xinnian Dong of Duke University in North Carolina and colleagues studied how Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant, defends itself against a fungus - like pathogen, Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis.

These plants might not have the sexy flowers of a peony, but according to new research, they do manage to attract small pollinators with a subtle sweet smell.Previously, scientists had presumed that these primitive plants needed a layer of water for their sexual reproduction.

There are countless examples of how global warming is affecting life, from plants flowering earlier in spring, to species spreading to areas that were once too cold for them to survive, to birds becoming smaller.

He discovered that Rafflesia evolved from plants with some of the world's smallest flowers, whose blossom size ballooned nearly eightyfold over 46 million years.

«If there's a high fitness cost to the glyphosate resistance allele, most of the surviving plants will be small or will flower late and they won't produce many seeds.

Several studies involve a small flowering plant called thale cress, or Arabidopsis thaliana, which is essentially the lab mouse of plant research.

The study, which can be read in Nature Communications, shows the transcription factor family MYB3R prevents progression to the division stage (M phase) of the cell cycle in Arabidopsis, a small flowering plant that is a member of the mustard family.

The researchers used a modified line of Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant related to cabbage and mustard, to conduct the experiment.

The study, led by Assistant Professor Xu Jian from the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty of Science, was carried out using a small flowering plant called thale cress, known scientifically as Arabidopsis.

The presence of bee - associated bacteria in bagged flowers suggests the bacteria may be transmitted to flowers via plant surfaces, the air or small insects, he said.

A small, spine - covered plant long mistaken for similar species is a new type of flowering plant, researchers report.

The researchers simulated only two specific types of PYL receptors, found in a small, flowering plant called A. thaliana.

Introduced carbon nanotubes found the chloroplasts in the leaves of an Arabidopsis thaliana, a small flowering plant often used in such studies.

A small flowering plant also known as thale cress, commonly used in biological studies of plants.

Discovery of the new species was a small part of a five - year, $ 4.36 - million National Science Foundation - funded study — led by Bohs — to better classify and create a comprehensive online inventory of all 1,500 species in Solanum, one of Earth's largest genera of flowering plants.

«Genes required for the production of small RNA in seeds were at the very top of the list of genes responsible for the evolution of flowering plants from cone - bearing plants.

While 140 million pieces might sound like a lot, Arabidopsis has the smallest genome of any flowering plant, which is the main reason it was selected as a model organism for genome sequencing.

In summer months, clusters of bright blue flowers bloom at the end of each stem, and small black - or, less commonly, white - seeds contain the majority of the plant's essential nutrients.

All four major species of Hamamelis are tolerant of partial shade and valued as large shrubs or small trees that flower when few other plants are in bloom.

When Danielle does add color, she brings it in in small doses through flowers, a bountiful supply of plants, small accents, and art.

► Lightning strikes a lighthouse and we see a close - up of gel spreading and becoming larger at the base of the building where a small fire burns briefly; a wall of gel rises like a curtain from a jungle forest into the sky, making noises like muttering and muffled roars as we hear that the phenomenon is spreading and destroying all species on Earth; five scientists armed with military rifles enter the area to find trees that have become covered with flowers, woody plants have grown into human shapes covered with blossoms, the bodies of three missing soldiers have been engulfed with vines, moss, and lichens that have grown out of the bodies and the head of a soldier is found in a path (we see no blood or facial expression).

A small collection of pumpkin photos for use with plants, flowers, food, countries, habitats, seasons, or environment topics.

I try not to keep flowers and plants in the house because the cats like to eat them, so I wasn't surprised to see a small portion of leaf eaten off of one of the lilies.

The dwarf poinciana plant is similar to the Brazilwood, but smaller and has orange and red flowers instead of yellow and red.

A healthy rabbit diet of hay, fresh vegetables and herbaceous material is adequate, but because wild rabbits also turn to trees and other parts of plants for added nutrition, supplementing your pet rabbit's diet on occasion with seeds and fruits in small quantities, broccoli and cauliflower flowers or florets, and tender shoots and twigs — especially those from apple trees — is a special treat.

Establishing what stimulates your cat is based on trial and error, although some commercially available toys have majority appeal, such as those that contain high quality dried catnip (using the dried flowers and leaves of the catmint plant only), fishing rod toys with feathers on the end, small objects on wire that move erratically and small, fur mice.

Just one small bite of a flower, leaf, stem or even the pollen of this plant can cause gastric distress, and, more importantly, if left untreated, can lead to fatal kidney failure.

The plant is a low - growing perennial forming basal (base of stem) rosettes of compound leaves, and produces small, white flowers in clusters.

BEACHCOMBERS TIP: of the two plant types angiosperms (flowering) and gymnosperms (seeds not in a seed case), these are flowering plants, with small non-descript flowers of a sort on the blades.

Late spring in Europe is beautiful almost everywhere but especially in smaller touristy towns which have emerged from the cool winter with freshly planted spring flowers lining the streets, or in the case of Alsace, lining the canals.

These houses give way to narrow alleys, all of them prettily lined with small gardens and window boxes planted with flowers, mostly bougainvilleas, in an array of colours.

Most types of garden waste can be recycled, including bark, flowers, grass and hedge cuttings, leaves, plants, small branches, twigs and weeds.

Small - flowered androstephium (Androstephium breviflorum) Listed on the rare - plant index maintained by the California Native Plant Society and the California Department of Fish and plant index maintained by the California Native Plant Society and the California Department of Fish and Plant Society and the California Department of Fish and Game.

Bouquets have three building blocks: A focal point (the main type of flower, which should be the largest); filler, which holds flowers in position (plants that are top - heavy with foliage but have bare stems are best); and finally, an accent — a smaller flower in a contrasting colour and texture.

Can you tell me the name of the tall plant with the small reddish flowers?

Old wooden ladders make elegant garden decorations with small plants and flowers, wind chimes and watering cans, creating a beautiful focal point of unique garden design.

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I've been dreaming of a relaxing side yard retreat with plants, flowers, trees, a rock pathway, small patio and a water feature.

Although some plants do better than others, depending on the size of your containers and the lighting conditions on your balcony, you can plant anything from succulents, greenery and flowers, to herbs and vegetables and even shrubs and small trees if you've got the space and inclination.