Definition of Romneya coulteri

1. Noun. Tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers.

Exact synonyms: California Tree Poppy, Matilija Poppy
Group relationships: Genus Romneya, Romneya
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex

Lexicographical Neighbors of Romneya Coulteri

Romeo and Juliet couple
Romeo and Juliet couples
Romeos
Romer's test
Romeward
Romex
Romic
Romish
Romist
Romists
Rommany
Rommel
Romney
RomneyCare
Romneya
Romneya coulteri (current term)
Romo
Romola
Romulan
Romulans
Romulus
Románico
Romæan
Romæans
Ron
Ronald
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Ronan

Literary usage of Romneya coulteri

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

1. 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- ..."

2. Gartenflora: Monatsschrift Fur Deutsche und Schweizerische Garten- und by Eduard Regel (1876)
"Beistehend Romneya coulteri. leicht keimen, als junge Pflanzen in freiem Lande ... Romneya coulteri."

3. 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 ..."

4. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"Romneya coulteri is usually cultivated under a wall. ... Romneya coulteri was written down a failure. It was only last winter, when the key was given me, ..."

5. Popular Studies of California Wild Flowers by Bertha Marguerite Rice, Roland Rice (1920)
"The Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) By Bertha M. Rice The most regally handsome poppy in the world is the giant white poppy, the stately Matilija, ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"... thickly covered with enormous white flowers." Blossoms remain open for many days. (J. Burtt Davy.) 3426. Top sprig of Romneya coulteri. ..."

7. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1902)
"Top sprie of Romneya coulteri (XH). Romneya is difficult to transplant, due to the scarcity of fibrous roots; in middle California we transplant suckers ..."

8. The English Flower Garden and Home Grounds: Design and Arrangement Shown by by William Robinson (1901)
"... Romneya coulteri. or it may be trained against a wall. There are several so-called varieties, but none is more beautiful than the type. ..."

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