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star-glory

star-glory

9.9
A climbing plant with bright red star-shaped flowers and feathery leaves
  • noun
translation icon : gloria de la mañana
  • The star-glory is prized for its bright red flowers that attract hummingbirds to the garden.

Examples

  • Gardeners often plant star-glory along fences so its vines can climb and create a colorful display.

  • In warm climates, star-glory can grow quickly and spread easily beyond cultivated areas.

  • The star-glory blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Have you seen a star-glory in full bloom?

  • Gardeners often plant star-glory along fences so its vines can climb and create a colorful display.

  • In warm climates, star-glory can grow quickly and spread easily beyond cultivated areas.

  • The star-glory is prized for its bright red flowers that attract hummingbirds to the garden.

Synonyms

Ipomoea quamoclit
vsstar-glory
  • Specialized
9.9

A climbing plant with thin feathery leaves and bright red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds

has star-shaped flowers rather than tubular ones in most descriptions
Quamoclit pennata
vsstar-glory
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical climbing plant with fine feathery leaves and red or white flowers

is described as naturalized more broadly outside its native range
cypress vine
vsstar-glory
8.3

A climbing plant from tropical America with finely divided leaves and red star-shaped flowers

is noted for being widely naturalized rather than chiefly cultivated

Surface Forms

star-glory singular
star-glories plural

Morphology

star-glory = star + glory (transparent) = star + glory

The name combines the clear concepts 'star' (shape) + 'glory' (splendor), so the botanical name transparently evokes star-shaped, showy flowers.

Etymology

The word star-glory comes from two simple English words, star 'a bright point of light in the sky' and glory 'great beauty or praise'. Gardeners gave this name because the plant's small, star-shaped red flowers and quick-climbing vines make fences and gardens look very showy, so the name matches the plant.