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Definition of California fuchsia
1. Noun. Shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers.
Group relationships: Epilobium, Genus Epilobium
Generic synonyms: Shrublet
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Fuchsia
Literary usage of California fuchsia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons (1906)
"In late summer and through the autumn, the brilliant blossoms of the California
fuchsia brighten the somber tones of out dry, open hill-slopes. ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"California fuchsia. HUMMINGBIRD'S TRUMPET. BALSAMEA. Half-hardy perennial with
the fl. of a fuchsia and the fr. of an epilobium: height %-2 ft. ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"... on account of the unkempt appearance produced by the woolly seeds. It is
remarkably resistant to drought. Californica, Presl. California fuchsia. ..."
4. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1890)
"... more desirable for cut flowers than the miniature sun flowers of the catalogues;
Zauschneria californica, or California fuchsia, and Silene laciniata, ..."
5. Studies in Gardening by Arthur Clutton-Brock (1916)
"doing so call it Zauschneria Californica, the nurseryman will know at once what
you mean; whereas, if you call it California fuchsia, or humming-bird flower ..."
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