How to Use grandiflora in a Sentence
grandiflora
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Tea, grandiflora, and floribunda roses are especially so, as they are bred for beauty more than hardiness.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Dec. 2025
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Of the many species, Coreopsis grandiflora is a yellow-orange perennial that grows with weedlike profusion in every type of soil.
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Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Oct. 2025
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Look for varieties with improved disease resistance such as Amelanchier x grandiflora hybrids.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Less hardy roses include hybrid tea, English, polyantha, floribunda, grandiflora, miniature, and some climbing roses.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 Dec. 2025
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Evergreen magnolias, such as Southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora), should be pruned in late winter or early spring, after the last frost and before any new growth emerges.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Nov. 2025
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While shrub roses, climbers, and old garden roses need little fertilizing, hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, polyanthas and miniatures will benefit from regular feeding.
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Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 June 2026
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For the most beautiful floral scent, try varietals like 'Madame Alfred Carriere' (a climbing rose), a floribunda rose, a grandiflora rose, or an English rose.
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Jenny Krane,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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