How to Use windflower in a Sentence

windflower

noun
  • White, lavender, or pink flowers dance in the wind on tall, wiry stems, giving the plant one of its common names, windflower.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Bulbs that do well in shadier areas include snowdrops, winter aconite, and Grecian windflower.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Spring-blooming anemones such as poppy anemone (Anemone coronaria) and Grecian windflowers (Anemone blanda) are favorites among gardeners and florists alike.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The Japanese Anemone, also known as windflower or Japanese thimbleweed, is a low-maintenance flower that can attract pollinators to your garden.
    — Mallory Carra, The Spruce, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the trout lily, Georgia’s spring ephemerals include bloodroot, toothwort, harbinger of spring, wild geranium, blue cohosh, twinleaf, May-apple, Virginia bluebell, celandine poppy, Dutchman’s breeches, spring beauty, wood anemone, windflower, bleeding heart, phacelia and more.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026

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