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  • And some feathery grass which I trimmed so that we could see the aubretia.

    OMG SUN ailbhe 2008

  • We have forget-me-nots and a small purple thing called something like aubretia and a small tall pink thing which has been identified as "I don't know what it's called but it's definitely a weed" by two people, and a small tall yellow thing which I recognise but cannot name except that it's not a buttercup it's just almost as yellow as one.

    OMG SUN ailbhe 2008

  • I also have some aubretia flowers but these are not edible but a good colour to preserve.

    Crystallized Flowers Crazy Cupcakes 2007

  • Last April, the stonework, of which there is much, was a mass of the most wonderful purple aubretia, and the wild garden between the house and the water a paradise of daffodils.

    Highways & Byways in Sussex E.V. Lucas

  • This spring he had enjoyed seeing the unusually splendid blossom of apple and pear tree, of white lilacs, and of purple aubretia that bordered the walks.

    Public Speaking Irvah Lester Winter

  • She soon knew each evergreen, or flower that was coming out -- aubretia, and laurustinus, a little white flower whose name was uncertain, and one star-periwinkle.

    Beyond John Galsworthy 1900

  • She soon knew each evergreen, or flower that was coming out -- aubretia, and laurustinus, a little white flower whose name was uncertain, and one star-periwinkle.

    Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900

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