How to Use wildflower in a Sentence
wildflower
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This is a very good wildflower year in the deserts and foothills.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
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But the prairie, the tallgrass and the wildflowers are still there.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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The rest are these broadleaf plants, which are the wildflowers.
—NBC News, 30 Nov. 2019
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First the pears, then the apples, then the wildflowers.
—Jonathan Kolatch, WSJ, 15 May 2018
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My dad was always the one with the wildflower book and the bird guide.
—Beth Rodden, TIME, 14 June 2024
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This was not a great spring for wildflowers on the place.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 3 May 2018
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All my wildflowers have had to jump the sidewalk and grow in the tree lawn and the gutter.
—Sally McCabe, Philly.com, 7 May 2018
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In a field of golden wildflowers, leaves rotate with the path of the sun.
—Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
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Spot the wildflowers that crop up along the sides of the trail and keep an eye out for hawks soaring above.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
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Sure, the trails are known for their spring ephemeral wildflowers but the trees are hard to beat, too!
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 June 2023
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Plant wildflowers in your basin and watch them flourish in the sun.
—Michael Boyce, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2018
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Plant life ranges from red oaks and sycamores to small wildflowers.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland.com, 14 June 2019
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Slushy ice still covered a pond ringed in wildflowers on the pass.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
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Or get two legs up with a boost-bike on a wildflower tour from Sol Rides.
—Valerie Stivers, WSJ, 8 Apr. 2022
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There was a field where weeds and wildflowers and scrubby trees grew, and then the parking lot of the store.
—Mary Grimm, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019
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Best of all, the wildflower wreath is just as affordable as the rest of our picks.
—Sanah Faroke, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Mar. 2021
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Late spring isn't just for wildflowers and Star Wars ephemera.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 8 May 2018
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In the spring, the first plants to emerge in your wildflower garden will be cool-season weeds.
—Daryl Beyers, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2021
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But what does a historic deep-freeze mean for the beloved wildflower?
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2021
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Named for the moss pink wildflower that sprouts this time of year, the moon won't appear as pink to our eyes here on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
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In the spring and summer, the green grasses bloom with a rainbow of wildflowers.
—Shivani Vora, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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The wildflower hike was set to begin at one in the afternoon.
—Benjamin Hale, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
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The sale shop has seed starter kits and wildflower packages.
—oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2020
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The first step is to get your hands on a couple of good, local wildflower books.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2021
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Poinsett was interested in botany and sent shrubs of the wildflower back to the U.S.
—Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
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In wet years, this is a hotspot for spring wildflower viewing.
—Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
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San Diego Guides For subscribers In search of wildflower blooms?
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024
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Go in July for peak wildflower viewing and early in the morning to miss the crowds.
—Jonathan Olivier, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
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Look for the splash of red mixed in with other wildflower displays.
—oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2021
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The eight-mile out and back passes through meadows packed with wildflowers before delivering you to a trio of high-alpine lakes that are known to house rainbow, cutthroat, and brook trout.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025
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