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bedding plant

 
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n.
A plant that has already been grown to blooming or near-blooming size before being planted out in a usually formal area for seasonal display of colorful flowers or foliage.


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Plant that is grown, usually in quantity, in pots or flats in a greenhouse or similar structure, and that is intended to be transplanted to a flower garden, hanging basket, window box, or other outdoor planter. Most bedding plants are annuals. They are transplanted outdoors after all danger of frost has passed. Some important bedding plants are impatiens, marigolds, and petunias.

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Annual and subtropical plants used for seasonal effects in landscaping.


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A fast-growing annual plant used to create a mass display of colorful flowers or foliage. These are short-term plantings that must be replaced each season.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed
  Synonym: bedder


 
 

 

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