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
“There was even this period ‘the pansy craze’ where it was fashionable to have limp-wristed men in movies who may have been gay or trans or entirely outside that in movies.”
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2019
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
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 Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2018
"Well, they're no pansy flowers, but . . . m'lord has the truth of it. There's no corpse stink."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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
A military band marches among flowerbeds of pansies and violets.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
I planted a few pansies and tidied up the bathrooms; when it began raining, I dealt with some leaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
For gardeners itching to get started, pansies are readily available in winter and are easy to press, and hold their colors beautifully.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
She’s bought pansies and vinca and gazania, verbena, impatiens, and marigolds, and sacks of potting soil.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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