Semi-double flower - A type of flower which has double the normal amount of petals arranged in two-three rows of petals.
Shears - Large clippers used to cut thick branches or stems during pruning.
Semi-double A flower with only a few stamens converted to petals; a flower with less than twice the normal number of petals.
Double, Semi-Double
A flower with more than the normal number of petals, sepals or florets; in some cases petals or staminodes may replace stamens. A double form may be designated botanically by flore pleno, plena or pleniflora.
Semi-double flowers and blooms with dark margins are the result of work by hybridizer Helen Ballard, in England. ‘Peggy Ballard' Is a deep reddish pink with a darker center and veins. ‘Philip Ballard' is a dark bluish-black.
'Min' bears semi-double pale violet blooms with dark purple veins and shading.
'Pericles' bears semi-double pale blue blooms with white centers.
'Spindrift' bears semi-double pale blue with cream centers.
'Autumnalis' is an unusual plant in that it bears long-lasting semi-double white flowers intermittently from fall to spring, depending on the climate. Most Higan cherries are bushy plants that reach 25-30 ft (7.6-9.1 m) tall and are hardy to Zone 5.
Imagine a lotus with huge, semi-double, 30-centimetre-wide blooms that change colour and you have 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'.
Flowers: Single, double or semi-double blooms classified by coloring as one of the following: solid ("self"); striped or flecked in contrast ("fancy"); marginally contrasted ("picotee"); bicolor, which have a contrasting eye; ...
Some varieties include: 'Bob Hope' with large, semi-double deep red flowers; 'Covina'- semi-double to rose form, rose red blooms; 'Debutante' large peony type flowers, light pink, early bloomer; ...
Some standouts announced this year include "Brandywine,' with semi-double fuchsia blooms, fringed on edges; "A La La,' a saw-tooth edge single of raspberry color over shiny oval foliage; "Festival, ...
Introduced in 1932, the climbing (to seven feet) rose produces brilliant, scarlet-red clusters of semi-double flowers in tremendous quantities in June.
The 3 to 4-1/2 inch flowers are double or semi-double and long lasting as cut flowers. Best when grown in the full sun, 'Cherokee Sunset' plants are about 24 to 30 inches tall, spreading about a foot.
Taller garden zinnias include doubles and semi-doubles, such as Oklahoma and Splendor hybrid series, 'Whirligig', 'Sunbow Mix', 'Cut and Come Again Mix', 'Candy Stripe', and 'Envy', a unique chartreuse-green flower.
A bloom referred to as Semi-Double will have 9 to 16 petals.
A bloom referred to as Double will have 17 to 25 petals.
A bloom referred to as Full will have 26 to 40 petals.
From the last pinch until the appearance of the flowers takes 60 days in single cultivars, 70 days in semi-double cultivars and 80 days for double cultivars.
'Niobe', and those with double or semi-double flowers, including C.'Vyvyan Pennel'.
Keep plants tidy by removing dead and dying stems in late winter, cutting back to a strong pair of buds.
Bring the butterflies in with style by planting 'Double Click' cosmos. These double to semi-double flowers with fluted petals come in a mix of red, pink and white.
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- Blush Noisette: A climbing, repeat-blooming rose with semi-double pink blossoms. Disease resistant and grows in partial shade.
A third choice is a favorite of many people, the Hollyhock. These grow quite tall, 7 to 8 feet, and produce a special semi-double or double petals. This type of flower has been around for a very long time and they are easy to grow.
There are hundreds of peony varieties on the market today, from heirloom favorites that have been enjoyed for centuries, to exciting new colors (peach, coral, yellow), interesting flower forms (spiders, singles and semi-doubles), ...
Peonies are classified into five types: single flower or Chinese, Japanese, anemone, semi-double and double. These groups are distinguished by the number of petals and the extent to which the stamens are petal-like.
The plants can grow up to 4-6 ft with dwarf varieties up to 1- 3 ft tall. The blooms come in assorted colors of white, pink, red, lavender and yellow, in single, semi-double and double forms making them an excellent cut flower.
Bred by an Australian grower, Ray Garnett, its abundant pink buds open out into magnificent semi-doubles with twisting petals. Camellia 'Wirlinga Bride' was bred by another Australian, Tom Savage.
 See also: Flower, Bloom, Plant, Light, Foliage
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