London pride

British  

noun

1. a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers

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London pride

And so the rhyme, London pride amongst the rock-work, the ornamental water, a rustic bridge, shining laurel leaves, mahogany-coloured liver, warmth, light, and sweet airs all became mingled in one gracious memory.

From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Sarah Grand

And then, in little square patches all round the garden, were planted London pride, blue bachelor's buttons, yellow marigolds, tall larkspur, many-coloured asters, hollyhocks and stocks.

From Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling by Sara Cone Bryant

London pride is common enough, but I like it and grow it.

From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Barry Pain

In vain; nothing would grow but some spindly London pride and scarlet geraniums.

From A Pair of Clogs by Amy Walton

Here, too, we gathered sweet blue violets, yellow buttercups, Ladies' traces and London pride, with all the beautiful variety of simple meadow flowers, and entwined them into pretty wreaths, or fragrant boquets.

From Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland by Abigail Stanley Hanna