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laubschön

English translation: attractive foliage


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German term or phrase:laubschön
English translation:attractive foliage
Entered by: Jon Reynolds
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German term or phrase: laubschön
This appears in the following sentence in an article about various types of heather: "Ein eher seltener Anblick ist die so genannte „laubschöne“ Callune rechts im Bild". The picture in question shows a type of green heather with no purple flowers on it.
Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:11
attractive foliage
Explanation:
Plants that have an 'attractive foliage' seems to be a common description. Here, for example, as 'attractive foliage plant':

"Again it grows to around 6ft tall with reddish flowers, and makes an **attractive foliage plant** in large containers. Can be used as a cut flower."
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bobalden.com/d...
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Annett Kottek
United Kingdom
Grading comment
thanks for the help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3attractive foliage
Annett Kottek
3with beautiful/lovely leavesYasutomo Kanazawa
2lush
gangels


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with beautiful/lovely leaves


Explanation:
Calluna with beautiful/lovely leaves

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 23:11
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Armorel Young: it's foliage in this case - heathers have small, needle-like leaves, so it's the overall appearance of the foliage rather than the individual leaves that is attractive
1 hr
  -> Thank you Armorel, for the input.
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
attractive foliage


Explanation:
Plants that have an 'attractive foliage' seems to be a common description. Here, for example, as 'attractive foliage plant':

"Again it grows to around 6ft tall with reddish flowers, and makes an **attractive foliage plant** in large containers. Can be used as a cut flower."
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bobalden.com/d...


Annett Kottek
United Kingdom
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks for the help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Goldcoaster: foliage is appropriate
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Goldcoaster.
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: my guess is "calluna vulgaris" which blooms in the fall, as opposed to "Erica" which blooms in the spring
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ingeborg.
agree  Helen Shiner
2 days12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Helen.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
lush


Explanation:
or 'beautifully foliaged'

gangels
United States
Local time: 07:11
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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