Lexic.us

Definition of Plantain lily

1. Noun. Any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plantain Lily

Literary usage of Plantain lily

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

1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"It is a very graceful and delicate plant, blooming from midsummer to early autumn. plantain lily. (FUNKIA OVATA. ..."

2. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"Japan plantain lily (F, Japonica).—Lavender; narrow leaves ; 2 feet. Siebold's plantain lily (F. Sieboldii).—Pale pink ; 12 to 18 inches. ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Engl. Narrow-leaved plantain-lily Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and occasionally escaped at abandoned homesites, roadsides and waste areas. ..."

4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Engl. Narrow-leaved plantain-lily Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and occasionally escaped at abandoned homesites, roadsides and waste areas. ..."

5. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... herbaceous plant (plantain lily). ordinary fringe of the fine hardy Siebold's plantain lily, long- enduring in beauty. The reason of the success of this ..."

6. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"It is a very graceful and delicate plant, blooming from midsummer to early autumn. plantain lily. (FUNKIA OVATA. ..."

7. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"Japan plantain lily (F, Japonica).—Lavender; narrow leaves ; 2 feet. Siebold's plantain lily (F. Sieboldii).—Pale pink ; 12 to 18 inches. ..."

8. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Engl. Narrow-leaved plantain-lily Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and occasionally escaped at abandoned homesites, roadsides and waste areas. ..."

9. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Engl. Narrow-leaved plantain-lily Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and occasionally escaped at abandoned homesites, roadsides and waste areas. ..."

10. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1907)
"... herbaceous plant (plantain lily). ordinary fringe of the fine hardy Siebold's plantain lily, long- enduring in beauty. The reason of the success of this ..."

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