Definition of Callistephus chinensis

1. Noun. Valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting.

Exact synonyms: China Aster
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Callistephus, Genus Callistephus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Callistephus Chinensis

Calliophis
Calliphora
Calliphora vicina
Calliphoridae
Callippic
Callirhoe
Callirhoe digitata
Callirhoe involucrata
Callirhoe triangulata
Callirrhoë
Callisaurus
Callisaurus draconoides
Callison's fluid
Callistan
Callistephus
Callistephus chinensis
Callisto
Callistoan
Callistonian
Callithricidae
Callitrichaceae
Callitriche
Callitris
Callitris calcarata
Callitris cupressiformis
Callitris endlicheri
Callitris glauca
Callitris glaucophylla
Callitris parlatorei
Callitris quadrivalvis

Literary usage of Callistephus chinensis

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

1. Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse by Edward Step (1897)
"callistephus chinensis (Chinese). Stems bristly, branched, 2 feet high. Leaves oval, coarsely toothed, the lower ones stalked, the tipper ones not. ..."

2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"In the spring of 1919 seeds were purchased of named varieties of the China Aster, callistephus chinensis, Zinnia elegans; Tagetes erecta, ..."

3. Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, Commercial, Industrial by Edward Balfour (1871)
"callistephus chinensis. CÀ» D. c. Syn. of Aster chinensis. Chinese Star. This is very common in Aj mere gardens. Several species are named by Voigt as ..."

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