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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Example Sentences

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

From A Pair of Clogs by Walton, Amy

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

From The New Gulliver and Other Stories by Pain, Barry

And that's London pride, and that's ragged robin.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Frederic, Harold

Since Nell Gwyn no such scented cognomen, redolent of cuckoo's boots, London pride, blood-red poppies, purple fox-gloves, lemon stocks, and vermillion zinnias, has blown its delicate odour across our scene....

From Interpreters by Van Vechten, Carl

It had a mixed border of forget-me-not and London pride.

From White Lilac; or the Queen of the May by Walton, Amy