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Definition of Swainsona greyana
1. Noun. Shrubby perennial of southern Australia having downy or woolly stems and undersides of leaves and racemes of red to pink flowers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swainsona Greyana
Literary usage of Swainsona greyana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"J. DOUGLAS. FLOWERS FOB OUR BORDERS.—No. 48. Swainsona greyana. ... THE Swainsona
Greyana is a half-shrubby plant, 2 feet or more high. ..."
2. A Contribution to the Flora of Australia by William Woolls (1867)
"Swainsona greyana is also worthy of cultivation, although, from the deleterious
properties which it is known to possess, it is no great favourite with the ..."
3. The Annals of Horticulture (1848)
"Swainsona greyana, 37. Sweet Montmorency cherry, 189. Sweet peas, culture of 70,
112, 228. Sweet William, culture of, 70112, 353, 443. ..."
4. The Florist and Garden Miscellany (1850)
"Swainsona greyana.—A pretty purple and white Pea-flowered plant, from South
Australia. It requires a cool greenhouse, in which it blossoms from June to ..."
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