Lexic.us

Definition of Mistflower

1. Noun. Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium.

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Literary usage of Mistflower

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1. Putnam's Garden Handbook by Mae Savell Croy (1917)
"mistflower The mistflower requires a rather rich soil if it is to thrive. ... Do not give up the mistflower for dead because it shows no sign of life until ..."

2. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Eupatorium coelestinum L. mistflower; Wild ageratum Herbaceous perennial Old fields, meadows and stream banks, also cultivated and occasionally escaped. ..."

3. Southern Literary Readings by Leonidas Warren Payne (1913)
"mistflower. A plant of the aster family bearing clusters of blue flowers. Explain "blurs its bit of heaven. 2o. Oxeye. Another plant of the aster family, ..."

4. Putnam's Garden Handbook by Mae Savell Croy (1917)
"mistflower The mistflower requires a rather rich soil if it is to thrive. ... Do not give up the mistflower for dead because it shows no sign of life until ..."

5. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Eupatorium coelestinum L. mistflower; Wild ageratum Herbaceous perennial Old fields, meadows and stream banks, also cultivated and occasionally escaped. ..."

6. Southern Literary Readings by Leonidas Warren Payne (1913)
"mistflower. A plant of the aster family bearing clusters of blue flowers. Explain "blurs its bit of heaven. 2o. Oxeye. Another plant of the aster family, ..."

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