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Paris daisy   /pˈɛrɪs dˈeɪzi/   Listen
Paris daisy

noun
1.
Perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum.  Synonyms: Argyranthemum frutescens, Chrysanthemum frutescens, marguerite, marguerite daisy.






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"Paris daisy" Quotes from Famous Books



... they are 1/2 in. thick, generally only four-angled or square, with small spines in tufts along the angles. The flowers are developed on the ends of the branches, and are 3 in. long and wide, the sepals spreading and recurved, as in a Paris daisy, their colour being bright rose purple. The anthers form a corona-like ring, inclosing the upright, rayed stigma. A native of Mexico; flowers in May and June. In its native haunts we learn that this little Cactus is very free-flowering, but ...
— Cactus Culture For Amateurs • W. Watson



Words linked to "Paris daisy" :   subshrub, Argyranthemum, suffrutex, Argyranthemum frutescens, marguerite, genus Argyranthemum



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