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bedding plant

British  

noun

  1. a plant that may be grown in a garden bed

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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