pansy
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Helen Litchfield, secretary of the botany section at La Société Guernesiaise, said the team's efforts in propagating the dwarf pansy meant it was no longer at risk.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
My own are his pansy collages, tightly packed, edge-to-edge congeries of overlapping floral faces that give off a bright radiance as well as well as a sense of menacing, staring eyes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
“We had a bright orange, leopard pansy print, which did brilliantly last season, but we wondered whether you might feel a bit brash wearing it at home,” Cameron says.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2020
And some reassurance that my struggle is real, and that I’m not a weak pansy looking for an excuse for not living up to my potential.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2018
The petal of a pansy became a blazing ax in her other hand.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
"Dwarf pansies are definitely one of our very rarest plants, that will not be going extinct anytime soon," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Though the dwarf pansies are not yet available to purchase, Litchfield encouraged islanders to consider planting other native and naturalised species to contribute to their conservation.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Trudging behind my mom to the local nursery, winding through the stacks of pansies and roses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
“As excited as you might be in February to sow all your flower seeds, you really only need to do pansies then,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
“I have some pansies I need to set out,” she said then, and let the screen door bang as she walked out to the back porch.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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