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
The use of pansy flowers on the jerseys is meant to disrupt perceptions of hockey and gender norms by combining images of softness and femininity with the strength typically found within the sport.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
“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 Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2018
But I wasn’t seeing him, so after I buried the last pansy I hopped onto my bicycle and headed down the sidewalk.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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
"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
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
In outdoor pots, red dogwood stems and evergreen boughs bring structure, while violas, pansies and ornamental kale add unflinching color, shrugging off light frosts.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
As he went on, I saw the pansies spill from his gloved hand and fall to the ground, where they were trodden by the feet of many horses and men.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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