Examples of plantain lily in a Sentence
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Many of us older gardeners referred to them as plantain lilies because their broad leaves resemble a common weed (or herb depending on one’s perspective), plantain.
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Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Hummingbirds slid their noses into plantain lily hostas and delicate stems of purpletop vervain.
—Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
Hummingbirds slid their noses into plantain lily hostas and delicate stems of purpletop vervain.
—Betsy Vereckey, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
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“Plantain lily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantain%20lily. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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