Fringe Cups (Noun)
Meaning
Plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Fringe-cups often thrive in shaded woodland environments where other plants struggle to grow due to lack of sunlight.
- Their delicate, pale pink fringed flowers typically bloom in late spring and are a sight to behold.
- Fringe-cups prefer well-drained, moist soil that mimics their natural habitats of stream banks and coastal wetlands.
- Plant enthusiasts should carefully handle the fragile flowers of fringe-cups when transplanting the plants into their gardens.
- With carefully controlled conditions and adequate care, fringe-cups can grow in both containers and garden beds.