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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After enjoying the beauty, remove the flower heads from the tulips with sharp, clean garden snips as soon as the petals drop.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Giant cultivars grow to 8 feet or more with 12-14 inch flower heads and take 120 days to mature.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Blackfoot daisy: low, round plant with flower heads of white petals surrounding a small yellow center.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Sunflower Seeds Sunflower seeds are harvested from the flower head of the sunflower plant.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Giant cultivars grow to 8 feet or more with 12-14 inch flower heads and take 120 days to mature.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
Blackfoot daisy: low, round plant with flower heads of white petals surrounding a small yellow center.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Flower head.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20head. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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