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Definition of Romneya
1. Noun. One species: matilija poppy.
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Papaveraceae, Papaveraceae, Poppy Family
Member holonyms: California Tree Poppy, Matilija Poppy, Romneya Coulteri
Definition of Romneya
1. a plant with large white flowers [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Romneya
Literary usage of Romneya
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"romneya (White Bush Poppy}.— Among plants of recent introduction perhaps none
surpass in stately beauty this fine Californian ..."
2. Gardening in California, Landscape and Flower: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1914)
"Every garden, xtremely small, should plant of Matilija Poppy. romneya Coulteri
MI any soil (provided ell drained) and re- ..."
3. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"romneya grows wild in California from San Diego to Santa Barbara county; ...
romneya is difficult to transplant, due to the scarcity of fibrous roots; ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"romneya grows wild in California from San Diego to Santa Barbara County and also in
... romneya can be transplanted safely if cut to the ground before it is ..."
5. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1895)
"Taken as a whole, however, its generic characters ally Argemone most closely with
the genus romneya. This genus, supposed, when its name was employed by Mr. ..."
6. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1902)
"COUNTRY OR COLOUR ORIGIN AND AND romneya Coulteri Californian Poppy) Rubus ...
Probably the best site for romneya Coulteri is a sheltered one backed by a ..."