silver lace
Noun: 1. A flowering shrub: A bushy, long-living plant (Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, formerly Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum) native to the Canary Islands. It is characterized by its silvery-white, finely textured foliage that resembles lace, and its clusters of small, white flowers.
The term "silver lace" is used primarily as a common name for this specific ornamental plant. It is used in gardening, horticulture, and botanical contexts. - The silver lace in the border adds beautiful texture and a cool color contrast. - For a drought-tolerant garden, consider planting silver lace. - The botanical name for silver lace is *Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum.*
- The name is descriptive, combining "silver" for the color of its downy (dustlike) foliage and "lace" for the delicate, fine structure of its leaves.
- It is sometimes used in poetic or descriptive language to evoke an image of delicate, silvery fabric, drawing a direct metaphor from the plant's appearance.
- Dusty Miller: A common name shared by several other plants with silvery foliage, which can sometimes lead to confusion. "Silver lace" refers to one specific species.
- Silver Lace Vine (): A completely different, fast-growing climbing plant. The shared "silver lace" in the name refers only to the similar visual quality of its flower clusters, not a botanical relation.
- Silver Lace Bush
- Silver Feather (a less common name highlighting the feathery leaf texture)
"Silver lace" is a compound noun functioning as a single common name for a plant. It does not have separate meanings for "silver" and "lace" in this context. Its meaning is fixed to this specific horticultural subject.
- shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum