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Definition of Crown daisy
1. Noun. Shrubby annual of the Mediterranean region with yellowish-white flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Chrysanthemum
Generic synonyms: Chrysanthemum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crown Daisy
Literary usage of Crown daisy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Home Farmer (1880)
"I grow four distinct colours —white, red, pink, and the Victoria or crown daisy,
with flowers of mixed red and white. The white is the strongest grower, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1902)
"... C. coronarium L, the crown daisy, " frequent about road- ays ... English marigold ;
probably leaning Corn Marigold and crown daisy, old names for Chrys- ..."
3. The English Flower Garden: Design, Arrangement and Plans Followed by a by William Robinson (1895)
"C. coronarium (crown daisy).—A bold and handsome annual 2 to 3 ft. high in its
wild form in N. Africa, and, in cultivation, breaking into a number of forms, ..."
4. Cyprus by Samantha Stenzel (1999)
"The countryside here is ideal for viewing spring flowers, such as crown daisy
anemones and giant fennel. ..."
5. And the Wilderness Blossomed by Frederick Stoever Dickson (1901)
"Chrysanthemum coronarium, or Anthemis corona- ria, the SUMMER CHRYSANTHEMUM, or
crown daisy, is a hardy annual growing a foot or more high. ..."
6. The Chronicle of a Cornish Garden by Harry Roberts (1901)
"... for cutting—the blue feathery Love-in-a-mist (Nigella), and the pale-buff
crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium), both vigorous, and both beautiful. ..."
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