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ensiform search for term- adj. (F. ensiforme, Fr. L. ensis sword + F. forme, form) having sharp edges and tapering to a slender point; having a shape suggesting a sword.entire search for term- a.

 


-- term for plants with ensiformis (sword-like) foliage.
Examples include Gladiolus, sometimes called corn flag; cattails may be referred to as cattail flags, and irises are often referred to as flags or sweet flags.
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Pteris ensiformis "Victoriae" - Pteris fern
Rosa - miniature roses
Saxifraga sarmentosa - strawberry begonia
Selaginella - club mosses
Sinningia pusilla - miniature gloxinia
Helxine - baby's tears
Marantas - prayer plants
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They can be cut back hard, nearly to the ground and they will shoot back a fresh green, and as the season progresses they flower and dry out until they are a light straw colour, so typical of a summer landscape colour. Poa ensiformis and Poa ...

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