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Callirhoe digitata

Callirhoe digitata

9.9
A plant that comes back each year with bright rose or purple flowers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Callirhoe digitata, often called the poppy mallow, is celebrated for its stunning rose-purple flowers that bloom abundantly in summer.

Examples

  • Gardeners often choose Callirhoe digitata for its attractive, deeply lobed leaves and striking magenta blooms.

  • Callirhoe digitata thrives in well-drained soils and full sun, making it ideal for prairie gardens.

  • A patch of Callirhoe digitata can add vibrant color to native wildflower meadows in the summer.

  • The Callirhoe digitata blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Many gardeners love the Callirhoe digitata for its vibrant flowers.

  • In a sunny garden, Callirhoe digitata produces vibrant blooms that attract numerous pollinators.

  • You can easily spot Callirhoe digitata in the wild, where its colorful flowers brighten the landscape during the flowering season.

Surface Forms

Callirhoe digitata singular
Callirhoe digitatas plural

Morphology

Callirhoe + digitata

This is a Latin binomial (a scientific species name) rather than a compositional English phrase; knowing the parts 'Callirhoe' (a genus) and an unknown epithet 'digitata' does not allow a B1 learner to infer the full meaning ‘a species of perennial poppy mallow native to the southern plains’. Scientific names function as labels and are non-compositional for general learners—even if 'digitata' has a Latin root suggesting 'finger-like', that does not convey the species identity or range.

Etymology

Callirhoe digitata may come from a Greek water nymph, Callirhoe, and the Latin word digitata, which means 'fingered'. The 'fingered' part describes the deep leaf lobes that look like spread fingers, and the nymph name gives a picture of its showy rose-red flowers.