Maiden Blue-eyed Mary (Noun)
Meaning
Small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The maiden blue-eyed Mary grows in the dry open woods and rocky slopes of British Columbia.
- The small widely branching plant of maiden blue-eyed Mary produces tiny blue-and-white flowers that attract bees and butterflies.
- During the spring season, maiden blue-eyed Mary can be spotted in the meadows of California and Colorado.
- Maiden blue-eyed Mary is often found in association with other plants such as Oregon grape and Western buttercup.
- The tiny blue-and-white flowers of maiden blue-eyed Mary bloom from March to May in the dry open woods of Ontario.