Definition

Noun 1. A flowering plant: A shrubby perennial plant (Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum, formerly Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum) native to the Canary Islands. It is characterized by its white flowers, silvery-white, finely dissected leaves, and stems covered with a fine, downy hair.

Usage Notes

• This is a specific botanical term for a particular ornamental plant. It is not a common compound word in general English.
• It is primarily used in horticultural, botanical, or gardening contexts.
• It is often written with a hyphen: . It may also be written as one word () or two words (), but the hyphenated form is standard for the plant name.

Examples

• The silver-lace adds beautiful texture to the garden border with its feathery foliage.
• We purchased a silver-lace plant for its drought-tolerant properties.
• In the botanical garden, the label identified the silvery shrub as , commonly called silver-lace.

Advanced Usage

• The name "silver-lace" is a descriptive common name, referring to the plant's lacy, silver-colored leaves.
• It is sometimes used in landscape design terminology to describe a plant that provides "silver foliage contrast."

Variants and Related Words

• Dusty miller: A common name for several other plants with silvery foliage, which can sometimes lead to confusion with .
• Silver lace vine (): A completely different, fast-growing climbing plant. The similarity in names is due to the appearance of their leaves or flowers, not a direct relationship.
• Tanacetum ptarmiciflorum: The current botanical (Latin) name.
• Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum: A former botanical name.

Synonyms

• Silver lace bush
• Silver feather (a less common common name)

Related Phrases

• Silver foliage plant: A general category of plants that includes .
• Drought-tolerant perennial: A description that often applies to the plant.

Noun

1. shrubby perennial of the Canary Islands having white flowers and leaves and hairy stems covered with dustlike down; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum