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Baby's BreatheCommonly cultivated for cut and dry floral arrangements; often included in wildflower seed mixes.
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BalsaminaceaeTouch-me-not Family. Comprised of 2 genera and about 1,000 species of fleshy herbaceous plants that have toothed leaves and spurred flowers. The flowering plants may be annual or perennial. | |
BasalAt the base or ground level. | |
BerberidaceaeBarberry Family. Comprised of 14 genera and about 701 species of perennial herbs and shrubs. Many of the shrubs have spines or spiny-margined leaves and flowers are highly variable. | |
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BiennialRefers to plants that need two years to complete their life cycle. | |
BignoniaceaeTrumpet Creeper or Catalpa Family. Comprised of about 110 genera and more than 800 species of trees, shrubs and, most commonly, vines. Members of this family usually have bright trumpet-shaped flowers in clusters, four stamens, a superior seed capsule containing flat winged seeds, no stipules and are mostly tropical woody climbers. | |
BladeA leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole. | |
BlotchPigmented spot with an indistinct outline or shape. | |
BoraginaceaeBorage or Forget-me-Not Family. Comprised of 148 genera and more than 2,700 species. Frequently herbaceous and hairy and can be annuals or perennials. Members of this family usually have blue flowers in a coiled inflorescence, hairy stems and leaves, no stipules, and produces four seeds. | |