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physostegia|ˌfaɪsəʊˈstɛdʒɪə|
[mod.L. (G. Bentham 1829, in Bot. Reg. XV. 1289), f. Gr. ϕῦσα bladder + στέγη roof + -ia1, in reference to the inflated calyx.]
A perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Labiatæ, native to North America, and bearing spikes of pink or white flowers; also called the obedient plant or false dragonhead.
1830J. C. Loudon Hortus Britannicus 483 Physostegia Berth. [English name] Physostegia. 1835Curtis's Bot. Mag. LXII. 3386 (heading) Imbricated Physostegia. 1905E. V. Boyce in M. T. Earle et al. Garden Colour 70 The habit of the Physostegia's little pale pinkish flower to stay fixed and still in whatever position it may be turned, was thought to be caused by coma. 1962Amat. Gardening 17 Mar. 4/1 Among a number of self-supporting plants may be included..physostegias. 1971J. Raven Botanist's Garden xi. 201 The typical form of the Physostegia..is of my least favourite shade somewhere between pink and mauve. |