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die back

VERB
  1. suffer from a disease that kills shoots
    The plants near the garage are dying back

How To Use die back In A Sentence

  • Cut back perennials to within 8 to 10 inches of the ground after the tops die back or leave them uncut for protection against the cold.
  • Banana plants will die back in a freeze but usually return in the spring from the rootstocks.
  • The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light.
  • After the flowers of spring bulbs fade, the remaining foliage is left to wilt and die back.
  • I have always cut mine down when the flower has faded but according to Synnott this is not a good idea as they prefer to die back naturally.
  • Two separate and distinct types of peonies include the herbaceous which are perennials which take the form of small shrublike plants; these generally die back in the winter. Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • The acanthus refuses to die back and the lavatera has flowered continuously since the summer. Times, Sunday Times
  • For example, I've planted early-blooming bulbs and forget-me-nots right next to iris, astilbes, and lilies, which camouflage the early-flowering plants as they begin to die back.
  • While out digging, put in a few patches of winter pansies or a clump of ornamental cabbages to give a little brightness as other plants finally die back or lose their leaves.
  • The young stems of walnut are hollow and will often die back if pruned in winter. The Sun
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