Flowers-of-an-hour (Noun)
Meaning
Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The flowers-of-an-hour plant is often found growing in disturbed areas and along roadsides in the southern United States.
- In its native habitat, flowers-of-an-hour is a common sight in the Old World tropics, where it thrives in warm and humid environments.
- The delicate yellow flowers with purple eyes of the flowers-of-an-hour plant are a favorite of bees and other pollinators.
- Flowers-of-an-hour is considered a weed in many parts of North America, where it has naturalized and can outcompete native vegetation.
- The flowers-of-an-hour plant is an annual herb that completes its life cycle in a short period of time, often producing multiple generations in a single growing season.