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  1. agapanthus
    any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
  2. Allium
    large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
  3. Alpinia
    perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes
  4. anemone
    a marine polyp that resembles a flower
  5. astrantia
    any plant of the genus Astrantia
  6. bee balm
    bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
  7. dill
    aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
  8. freesia
    any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers
  9. ginger
    plant with thick aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
  10. larkspur
    any of numerous cultivated plants of the genus Delphinium
  11. lilac
    any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
  12. lily
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  13. nettle
    plant having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation
  14. orchid
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
  15. pansy
    large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
  16. rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
  17. scarlet plume
    Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
  18. statice
    any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers
  19. tansy
    common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
  20. yarrow
    ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America
Created on Sun Jun 23 07:56:43 EDT 2013

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