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Definition of Helichrysum bracteatum
1. Noun. Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers.
Generic synonyms: Everlasting, Everlasting Flower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helichrysum Bracteatum
Literary usage of Helichrysum bracteatum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Flower Garden: Or, Breck's Book of Flowers; in which are Described All by Joseph Breck (1856)
"helichrysum bracteatum. — Golden Eternal Flower. — It is a hardy annual, growing
two feet high, producing flowers from July to November. ..."
2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"helichrysum bracteatum (X Ji). Oue of the choicest everlastings. an ornament in
lawn vases : Ivs. petiolate, ovate and broad at the base, obtuse : heads ..."
3. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1871)
"Now, besides the old helichrysum bracteatum, whose sunny face is as radiant as
ever, we have over a dozen varieties, in all shades of yellow, and in yellow ..."