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This surprising and somewhat controversial win at a show known for its white tents and rows of perfect flowers gives me hope not only for the future of gardening, but for the planet itself.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2022

Some botanists refer to plants with perfect flowers simply as hermaphroditic.

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

Whilst the perfect flowers are thus bending down, the whole peduncle curves downwards and increases much in length, until the flower-head reaches the ground.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Ella looked down in surprise at the beautiful bouquet which, arranged with as much skill as taste, showed a selection of the most perfect flowers.

From Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes by Werner, E.

They gradually curve, one after the other, upwards or towards the peduncle, in the same manner as did the perfect flowers at first.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles