NOUN
- a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae
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- The body is moulded with two series of gadroons on either side of a horizontal rib; the foot is moulded with small gadroons radiating from a central flower head with the mark in its centre.
- Against them, the geranium cast a fantastic shadow, umbrellas for leaves, cabbages for flower heads.
- A curiosity of the water hyacinth is that, in floating plants, the flower heads or inflorescences bend downwards one or two days after flowering,, submerging themselves in the water. Did you know? Lake Chapala under attack from water hyacinth
- If plant pulling is not feasible, flower head removal helps reduce the spread of the seeds.
- If you look closely at the flower head you can see lots of bulbils forming - each one of those will grow into a new plant if it gets the chance.
- In the U.S.A. plants are cut and windrowed when most flower heads are still yellow, and left to dry. 12: Seeds and germplasm
- Of Near Eastern inspiration are the arabesques, ogees, scrolls, and flower heads outlined in raised gold paste.
- The outermost two rows of florets on the flower head opened and anthesed on the same day.
- In poor soil the flower heads become smaller and the clumps thinner and shorter, but the plant will still stand up. Times, Sunday Times
- As larvae feed, they spin silken threads, trapping the dying florets and their frass, giving the sunflower head a trashy appearance.
