Definition of Blanket flower

1. Noun. Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Blanket Flower

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blanked
blanker
blankest
blanket
blanket(a)
blanket-stitch
blanket flower (current term)
blanket insulation
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Literary usage of Blanket flower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"GAILLARDIA (blanket flower).— Handsome perennial and biennial herbs including some of the showiest flowers, valuable for their long duration both on the ..."

2. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"... (blanket flower].— Handsome perennial and biennial herbs including some of the showiest flowers, valuable for their long duration both on the plants and ..."

3. Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1895)
"In the Gaillardia of our gardens we Gaillardia, or blanket flower. really have a cultivated flower which Gaillardia is our own—a native of our country. ..."

4. The Practical Flower Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1911)
"... GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA (blanket flower). 2 feet. Plant in spring or autumn. Begins to bloom in June and continues all summer. ..."

5. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"GAILLARDIA (blanket flower).— Handsome perennial and biennial herbs including some of the showiest flowers, valuable for their long duration both on the ..."

6. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson, F. L. S., William Robinson (1906)
"... (blanket flower].— Handsome perennial and biennial herbs including some of the showiest flowers, valuable for their long duration both on the plants and ..."

7. Familiar Flowers of Field and Garden by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1895)
"In the Gaillardia of our gardens we Gaillardia, or blanket flower. really have a cultivated flower which Gaillardia is our own—a native of our country. ..."

8. The Practical Flower Garden by Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1911)
"... GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA (blanket flower). 2 feet. Plant in spring or autumn. Begins to bloom in June and continues all summer. ..."

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