| 单词 | blue spiraea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblue spiraea blue spiraea n. †(a) a North American plant (not identified) (obsolete); (b) any of several blue-flowered perennial plants of the genus Caryopteris (family Lamiaceae ( Labiatae)), commonly grown as ornamentals; esp. C. incana from China and Japan, and the hybrid C. × clandonensis. ΚΠ 1891 F. F. Victor Atlantis Arisen x. 144 Nature has adorned the hill-sides hereabouts [sc. Coos Bay, Oregon] with the elegant rhododendron, the blue spirea, nutmeg, myrtle, and other trees and shrubs. 1895 Meehan's Monthly Jan. 14/1 Though in no way whatever resembling or related to the spiræa family, it is being circulated as ‘blue spiræa’. 1917 E. E. Shaw Garden Flowers Autumn 40 Blue Spiraea is a new friend in the garden, a small shrub, native of China and Japan. 2005 M. Myers Minnesota Gardener's Guide 165/2 Bees love this plant. I have my blue spirea by the front entrance, and no one has been bothered. < as lemmas |
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