bedding plant
Britishnoun
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As well as spending four or five hours training every Thursday, Nick helps run his family's bedding plant business.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2019
As a bedding plant S. argentea is extensively grown for its silvery-white foliage, which completely covers the ground.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
A wretched flowerless pinched bedding plant and a great yellow climbing Tea Rose are both cultivated things, but what a vast difference in their beauty!
From Garden Design and Architects' Gardens by Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath)
Leucophyton Browni.—A popular white-foliaged bedding plant, which may be increased by dibbling cuttings in sandy soil and placing them in a cool frame.
From Gardening for the Million by Pink, Alfred
This is one of the finest annuals, being hardy, easy of cultivation, and making as a summer bedding plant an effective and brilliant display.
From The Idyl of Twin Fires by Eaton, Walter Prichard
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