How to Use panicle in a Sentence

panicle

noun
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  • The white panicles age to green over time, and the foliage turns a shiny burgundy in the fall.
    — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The smooth-leaf hydrangeas can be cut back to the ground, but only prune the panicles and hibiscus for shape.
    — Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2017
  • Elsewhere in the garden, the panicle hydrangeas are putting on a show, along with pineapple lilies, abelia and clethra.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2022
  • Smooth hydrangeas have thinner leaves and longer stems, while panicle hydrangea are cone-shaped.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 11 May 2023
  • Plants that bloom on new wood, such as smooth hydrangea and panicle hydrangea, can be pruned in winter with impunity.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • New wood hydrangeas include panicle, also known as peegee, and smooth, also known as Annabelle, types.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 20 May 2021
  • Some of the hardiest plants in this design, like the panicle hydrangea and creeping phlox, will thrive and expand in size given even moderate care.
    — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Look for panicle types, which are hardy in many different regions and tolerate full sun.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Panicle hydrangeas can get big — up to 10 feet depending on the variety.
    — Dennis Patton, kansascity, 29 July 2017
  • That being said, there are only six major ones that are grown in American gardens: bigleaf, smooth, panicle, oakleaf, climbing, and mountain.
    — Janaya Wecker, House Beautiful, 12 May 2022
  • For example, traditional farmers can distinguish varieties by observing the flowering time; the color of the basal leaf sheath; the angle of the flag leaf; the length of the panicle; and the size, color and shape of the grain [see graphic below].
    — Debal Deb, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2019
  • Lakshmi dighal, Rani kajal and Jabra can elongate their stems as floodwaters rise, keeping their seed-bearing panicles above water up to four meters deep.
    — Debal Deb, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The vine produces a panicle of lovely half-inch flowers in midsummer, each pointing downward and similar in shape to a tomato’s, but far more dramatically colored.
    — Dave Taft, New York Times, 27 July 2017
  • Other species such as panicle (Hydragea paniculata) and oak leaf hydrangeas (H. quercifolia) can be grown in sun and tolerate drier soil.
    — oregonlive, 9 July 2021
  • Related Articles Picture a salmon pink wisteria panicle sprouting from an umbrella-sized leaf.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 15 June 2019

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