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  1. alyssum
    any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers
  2. artemisia
    any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
  3. calendula
    any of numerous chiefly annual herbs of the genus Calendula widely cultivated for their yellow or orange flowers; often used for medicinal and culinary purposes
  4. carnation
    Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  5. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  6. clematis
    any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers
  7. coreopsis
    any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
  8. cosmos
    the universe considered as a whole
  9. crocus
    any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
  10. daffodil
    any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
  11. dahlia
    any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
  12. dandelion
    any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
  13. delphinium
    any plant of the genus Delphinium having palmately divided leaves and showy spikes of variously colored spurred flowers; some contain extremely poisonous substances
  14. Erigeron
    cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with flowers that resemble asters; leaves occasionally (especially formerly) used medicinally
  15. foxglove
    any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
  16. fuchsia
    a tropical shrub with showy drooping flowers
  17. gaillardia
    any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy
  18. gardenia
    any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
  19. geranium
    any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
  20. gladiolus
    any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
  21. hawthorn
    a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
  22. hollyhock
    any of various plants of the genus Althaea
  23. hyacinth
    any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
  24. iris
    colored part of the eye that controls the size of the pupil
  25. jessamine
    a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
  26. lupine
    of or relating to or characteristic of wolves
  27. marigold
    any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
  28. monkshood
    a poisonous herb native to northern Europe having hooded blue-purple flowers; the dried leaves and roots yield aconite
  29. narcissus
    bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
  30. nasturtium
    any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers
  31. pansy
    large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
  32. peony
    any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers
  33. petunia
    any of numerous tropical herbs having fluted funnel-shaped flowers
  34. phlox
    a plant with small colorful flowers that grow in clusters
  35. portulaca
    a plant of the genus Portulaca having pink or red or purple or white ephemeral flowers
  36. primrose
    any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
  37. quassia
    handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark
  38. salvia
    any of various plants of the genus Salvia
  39. sedum
    any of various plants of the genus Sedum
  40. snapdragon
    a garden plant of the genus Antirrhinum having showy white or yellow or crimson flowers resembling the face of a dragon
  41. tritoma
    a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
  42. tulip
    any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
  43. Vinca
    periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
  44. violet
    a bluish-purple color
  45. wisteria
    any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
  46. zinnia
    any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
  47. gentian
    any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
  48. amaranthine
    of or related to the amaranth plant
    imaginary flower
  49. gamopetalous
    having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel
  50. aster
    a chiefly fall-blooming herb with showy daisylike flowers
  51. fleabane
    hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas
  52. orchid
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
  53. sorrel
    prickly annual herb used in tarts and jelly
Created on Fri Jun 12 09:41:41 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Mar 03 23:45:06 EST 2011)

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