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Choose a standard-size flowerpot so that the large bulb has approximately 1 to 2 inches around the sides and at the bottom.
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
As secluded, hidden oases throughout the city, the secret spots are surrounded by walls that create large flowerpots, and which are filled with soil that won’t kill the plants, unlike the salt-rich Venetian dirt.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
From the old streetlights, flowerpots swung gently in the mist.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
As secluded, hidden oases throughout the city, the secret spots are surrounded by walls that create large flowerpots, and which are filled with soil that won’t kill the plants, unlike the salt-rich Venetian dirt.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
From the old streetlights, flowerpots swung gently in the mist.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
Remove standing water around homes, such as in flowerpots, buckets and gutters.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Flowerpot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flowerpot. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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flowerpot
noun
flow·er·pot
ˈflau̇(-ə)r-ˌpät 
: a pot in which to grow plants
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