schizanthusn.
/skɪtˈsanθəs/ Any of various cultivated plants with flowers resembling or comparable with orchids; spec. any of various plants of the Chilean genus Schizanthus (family Solanaceae), with irregularly lobed showy flowers marked with one or more contrasting colours (also called butterfly flower). Cf. butterfly flower n. at butterfly n. Compounds 2b, poor man's orchid n. at poor man n. Compounds 2a.
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marvel of Peru1597
flower of the night1665
world's wonder1706
butterfly flower1731
mirabilis1754
four o'clock flower1756
bastard mustard1759
Browallia1782
bastard plantain1796
cleome1806
alonsoa1812
gloxinia1816
schizanthus1823
butterfly plant1825
petunia1825
sinningia1826
salpiglossis1827
mask flower1834
poinsettia1836
guaco1844
spiderwort1846
mist flower1848
balisier1858
spider flower1861
sun plant1862
eucharis1866
pretty-by-night1869
Rocky Mountain bee plant1870
urn-flower1891
tulip-poppy1909
smithiantha1917
poor man's orchid1922
ten o'clock1953
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1823 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 50 2404 (heading) Wing-leaved Schizanthus.
1908 Garden 30 May 263/3 Much has been done in the way of improving the Schizanthus.
1915 H. H. Thomas Bk. Hardy Flowers 404 Although..better known as a greenhouse plant, the Schizanthus (Natural Order Solanaceae) is also a lovely annual for the garden.
1931 Daily Tel. 21 May 17/1 The pansy-flowered schizanthus.
1956 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 17 June 15/2 Sutton's had selected three different mixtures of schizanthus, or Poor Man's Orchid.
1963 Times 1 May 14/4 The County Borough of East Ham occupies the middle of the hall with a group of schizanthus varieties and sweetly scented stocks.
1979 Daily Tel. 19 May 15/5 It is schizanthus, a thick bushy plant with leaves like parsley and a riotous show of flowers, pink, crimson, white and purple.
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