Definition of Physostegia virginiana

1. Noun. North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Physostegia Virginiana

Physalis peruviana
Physalis philadelphica
Physalis pruinosa
Physalis pubescens
Physalis viscosa
Physaloptera
Physaria
Physarum
Physeter catodon
Physeteridae
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Physick
Physidae
Physopsis
Physostegia virginiana (current term)
Physostigma venenosum
Phytelephas macrocarpa
Phytoflagellata
Phytolacca acinosa
Phytolacca americana
Phytolacca dioica
Phytolaccaceae
Phytomastigina
Phytomastigophorasida
Phytophthora citrophthora
Phytophthora infestans
Phœbus
Phœnicopteridæ
Phæton

Literary usage of Physostegia virginiana

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

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"July: Physostegia virginiana. .... and Physostegia virginiana, which assumes fleshy leaves and dwarf habit in sand. One of the best grasses is Cala- ..."

2. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"Physostegia virginiana is proving itself a good summer-blooming plant. The flowers, of the gaping labiate type, are borne in long crowded spikes, ..."

3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
"Soc. (II.) 5: 187 (1833-37). 3366. Physostegia parviflora Nutt. ; Benth. in DC Prodr. 12 : 434 (1848), as synonym. 3367. Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth. ..."

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