garden flowers

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Garden flowers are flowering plants cultivated for ornamental purposes in gardens, as opposed to wildflowers or those grown commercially for cutting.

The term encompasses annuals, perennials, and bulbs chosen for their blooms: She planted garden flowers along the walkway.

The phrase often implies traditional, familiar varieties rather than exotic specimens.

Related
  • bloomFlower or flourishing state
  • petalsColored bloom segments
  • rosesThorny flowering shrubs
  • tulipsBulb-grown ornamental flowers
  • daisiesWhite-rayed composite flowers

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cultivation status

garden flowerswildflowers

Uncultivated flowering plants

wild flowers · weeds · woodland flowers · native plants · native wildflowers

growing location

garden flowershouseplants

Cultivated indoor vegetation

indoor plants · potted plants

desirability in gardens

garden flowersweeds

Unwanted wild plants

dandelions · crabgrass · bindweed

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G