How to Use flowering plant in a Sentence

flowering plant

noun
  • This will look like a shoot from an herb, a length of vine, or a stem with a leaf node from a flowering plant.
    — Southern Living, 14 June 2021
  • There are more species of flowering plants at your feet than anywhere else in the nation.
    — Ben Raines, AL.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Move flowering plants away from living areas and clean up food and drink spills.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 27 June 2026
  • This type of soluble fiber comes from the husks (seed coat) of some flowering plants.
    — Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2024
  • After all, flowering plants are just what your winter-weary soul needs this time of year.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Klages said the plants included conifers, ferns and flowering plants.
    — NBC News, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Many flowering plants require a bit more water in the heat of summer.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026
  • Many flowering plants require a bit more water in the heat of summer.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
  • Begonias are a beloved flowering plant for shade.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • And flowering plants like the witch hazel use spring actuation to launch seeds out of their fruits.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Leaves sparkle on tree limbs like gemstones and flowering plants gear up for their season finale.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This has fooled many species of flowering plants and trees into blooming early.
    — Joe Songer, AL.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • But many flowering plants have been spotted in fossils, which can be dated.
    — Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 11 May 2024
  • Vascular plants are a large group that include ferns, conifers and flowering plants.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
  • This flowering plant is durable and can grow in most environments.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 June 2022
  • This applies to both flowering plants and non-flowering plants, like ferns.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 8 June 2026
  • The swampy lowlands were rich with flowering plants, palmettos and ferns.
    — Mike Sager, Smithsonian, 29 July 2017
  • Some of these flowering plants include bee balms, columbine flowers, daylilies, lupines and petunias.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Some of these flowering plants include bee balms, columbine flowers, daylilies, lupines and petunias.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Grow this flowering plant in containers and keep it next to your patio or walkway.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 6 May 2026
  • The reason this works with most flowering plants is because the plants are attempting to make seeds.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2023
  • Climbing vines and flowering plants bloomed in a secluded patio tucked in the rear.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • Evening primrose oil used in supplements comes from the seeds of the herbaceous flowering plant.
    — Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Orchids are the largest and most diverse of the flowering plant family.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Bees – all species – impact 35% of food crops and 75% of the world’s flowering plants.
    — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The taller plant with the strappier leaves is more than likely a tiger lily — a taller, orange-flowering plant.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 29 May 2021
  • Cloves are a spice that come from a flowering plant and are easy to incorporate into your diet.
    — Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 6 Mar. 2021
  • For bees and pollinators, any patch of flowering plants in summer works.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
  • This night-blooming flowering plant has bold foliage, bright white flowers, and is most fragrant in the evening hours.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
  • This group of about 115 species of flowering plants can catch and digest small insects with their sticky leaves.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023

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