单词 | rodgersia |
释义 | rodgersian. Any of several large perennial plants of the genus Rogersia (family Saxifragaceae), chiefly with palmate or pinnate compound leaves and plume-like clusters of small cream or pink flowers, native to eastern Asia but cultivated elsewhere as ornamentals. Also (in form Rodgersia): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > saxifrage and allies > [noun] sengreenc1000 wayworta1300 saxifragec1440 stonebreak1548 grass of Parnassus1578 mountain pennywort1578 white liverwort1597 breakstone1688 Parnassia1727 mitella1731 lady's cushion1739 tiarella1759 American bastard sanicle1760 sanicle1760 mitrewort1771 queen's cushion1825 bishop's-cap1839 astilbe1843 coolwort1848 mitrewort1848 rodgersia1874 chrysosplene1877 rockfoil1879 old man's beard1882 foam flower1895 Indian rhubarb1897 mossy1938 piggyback plant1946 heucherella1949 1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (rev. ed.) Suppl. 1338/2 Rodgersia, a genus of Saxifragaceæ, found in Japan. 1883 C. Gibb Trees & Shrubs Northern Europe & Asia 27 Rogersia. This I did not see but Mr. Maximowitch speaks of it as a pretty shrub, which does well in St. Petersburg. 1908 R. J. Farrer Alpines & Bog-plants ix. 185 Of foliage plants for the lake-side..there is nothing to surpass the Rodgersias. 1941 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68 17 He finds a parallel in the genus Rodgersia (Saxifragaceae), which would seem to be a rather advanced group in which to seek ancestral features. 1976 Country Life 6 May 1172/3 There is a wealth of plants..including hardy plants such as gunneras, rodgersias, hostas and hellebores. 2003 A. Viette et al. Mid-Atlantic Gardener's Guide 117 In a large mixed border we include the big leaves and striking architectural forms of a few bold-foliaged perennials, like the big hostas, brunnera, and rodgersia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874 |
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