schizanthus
(skɪtˈsænθəs)
[mod.L. (H. Ruiz & J. Pavon Floræ Peruvianæ et Chilensis Prodromus (1794) 6), f. schizo- + Gr. ἄνθος flower.]
= poor man's orchid s.v. poor man 5 a.
| 1823 Curtis's Bot. Mag. I. 2404 (heading) Wing-leaved Schizanthus. 1908 Garden 30 May 263/3 Much has been done in the way of improving the Schizanthus. 1931 Daily Tel. 21 May 17/1 The pansy-flowered schizanthus. 1959 [see poor man's orchid s.v. poor man 5 a]. 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. |