oxlip
Plant closely related to the cowslip.
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oxlipPlant closely related to the cowslip. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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England is still Shakespeare's 'precious stone set in a silver sea' -- the Arcadia 'where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine'. Where the oxlips and violets grow Its skin was a luminous fire The polyanthus group contains not only its namesake but also our wild primroses, oxlips and cowslips that seem to remind us of days gone by and its hardiness and ability to flower in late winter gives it its popularity. |
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