ursinian.
/əːˈsɪnɪə/ An annual or perennial aromatic herb of the genus of this name, belonging to the family Compositæ, native to South Africa, and bearing orange, yellow, or white flowers.
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1928 Gardeners' Chron. 7 July 9/1 This Ursinia remains open until dark.
1959 Listener 26 Mar. 572/1 For the cool greenhouse ursinias make lovely pot plants.
1976 Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 1140/1 The annual ursinias of the flower garden are grown from seeds planted indoors or directly in the open.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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