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But crocus are, in fact, corms, and winter aconite and Grecian windflower grow from hard, lumpy tubers.
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Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
This weeks-long parade is enlivened by specialty bulbs, which bloom in the following order, loosely: giant snowdrop, bulbous iris, common snowdrop, crocus, scilla, chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), windflower and muscari (grape hyacinth).
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
Their lingering foliage offers a week or so of green respite — and then spring kicks in with effusions of dicentra, uvularias, bloodroot and trilliums, with some Italian windflowers and Virginia bluebells joining the party.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
As these beauties fade, they are succeeded by carpets of the Italian windflower.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
Think carefully about the location of your windflowers before planting.
—Bob Gathany, AL.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The genus name, anemone, is most likely derived from the Greek word for wind, anemos, and is the source of one of the plant’s most colorful common names: windflower.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
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Marty Ross, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2021
This weeks-long parade is enlivened by specialty bulbs, which bloom in the following order, loosely: giant snowdrop, bulbous iris, common snowdrop, crocus, scilla, chionodoxa (glory-of-the-snow), windflower and muscari (grape hyacinth).
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
Their lingering foliage offers a week or so of green respite — and then spring kicks in with effusions of dicentra, uvularias, bloodroot and trilliums, with some Italian windflowers and Virginia bluebells joining the party.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
As these beauties fade, they are succeeded by carpets of the Italian windflower.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2020
Think carefully about the location of your windflowers before planting.
—Bob Gathany, AL.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The genus name, anemone, is most likely derived from the Greek word for wind, anemos, and is the source of one of the plant’s most colorful common names: windflower.
—Dave Taft, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2017
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“Windflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windflower. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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wind·flow·er
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