Coral Gem (Noun)
Meaning
Low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The coral gem plant flowers bloom in shades of bright orange and vibrant red in the United States gardens.
- Gardeners love coral gem for its clusters of small but showy purple flowers.
- In the Canary Islands, coral gem grows wild with low-growing and much-branched stems.
- Coral gem flowers are long-lasting and bloom from mid-summer to early fall in warmer climates.
- Landscapers use coral gem as an ornamental plant due to its bright orange-red scarlet flowers.