flower head
noun
: a capitulum (as of a composite) having sessile flowers so arranged that the whole inflorescence looks like a single flower
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Give palms a break; only remove the dead fronds and old flower heads.
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
Trimming: Montgomery suggests cutting off the flower head once the tulips bloom.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 July 2024
Herrera says that such cooling could occur anywhere that the flower head contains water, including in its liquid nectar.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2024
Old flower heads can be removed as needed to keep the plants attractive.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
Trimming: Montgomery suggests cutting off the flower head once the tulips bloom.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 20 July 2024
Herrera says that such cooling could occur anywhere that the flower head contains water, including in its liquid nectar.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2024
Old flower heads can be removed as needed to keep the plants attractive.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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“Flower head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20head. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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