Hesperis


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Noun1.Hesperis - biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowersHesperis - biennial or perennial erect herbs having nocturnally fragrant flowers
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family - a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives
damask violet, Dame's violet, Hesperis matronalis, sweet rocket - long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America
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The Moroccan media website "Hesperis" on Thursday quoted Mustapha al-Khaliji, the minister in charge of relations with parliament and civil society, the government spokesman, as saying that the military service is "an important national project in downloading the provisions of the Constitution." "The two decrees are interested in" downloading the provisions of Chapter 38 of the constitution concerning strengthening the defense capabilities of the homeland, and strengthening policies to enshrine the values CiCiof citizenship and the establishment of belonging to the homeland, "he said during a press conference following the weekly cabinet meeting.
Taxonomic overview of the greater fritillary genus Speyeria Scudder and the Atlantis - hesperis species complexes, with species accounts, type images, and relevant literature (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
The poetry, especially Basinio's epic Hesperis, displays not only its author's erudition put to the service of his prince but also how Malatesta probably wanted to be portrayed as a modern Achilles/Odysseus and descendant of the famous Roman general Scipio Africanus who had defeated Hannibal and was subject of Cicero's famous dream sequence, the Somnium Scipionis.
According to pollen morphology studies on selected taxa of Brassicaceae by (Pinar et al., 2009), the ornamentation of Hesperis L.
New species and a synonym of the genus Hesperis (Brassicaceae) from Turkey.
No butterflies or bees means no fertilisation of flowers and therefore no fruits and nuts, so try to encourage them into your garden by growing plants such as buddleia, eucalyptus, Verbena bonariensis, wallflowers, lavender, leucophyllum, thyme, Hesperis matronalis and of course Echium webbii, much loved by Red Admiral butterflies.
Instead, most nectaring butterflies were found feeding on dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) and butterweed (Packera glabra), and those were almost exclusively grass skippers, with the exception of two Bronze Coppers (Lycaena hyllus).
PLANT OF THE WEEK HESPERIS MATRONALIS ALSO known as dame's violet or sweet rocket, this is a delightful cottage garden plant that starts to come into flower late spring.
Christoph Pieper draws on the so-called new historicism to show how Basinio of Parma used textual corrections, markings, and Greek quotations to fashion himself as author, in negotiation with those who he hoped would read his Hesperis, Marianne Pade follows Niccolo Perotti's Cornu eopiae from the manuscript presentation copy through a series of early editions to demonstrate that the way in which the text was set out helped effect a change in its status, from a commentary on Martial to a lexicographical handbook.
The cabbage family including ornamental members like hesperis seem to last a fair while but carrots (apiaceae) including astrantia and eryngiums can be very disappointing after their first year.
Es el caso de Callicore hesperis Guerin-Meneville, 1844, especie amazonica reportada para la Sierra de la Macarena, Meta, gracias a los ejemplares recogidos por E.