funkia

[ fuhng-kee-uh, foong- ]

/ ˈfʌŋ ki ə, ˈfʊŋ- /

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Origin of funkia

1830–40; <New Latin; named after C. H. Funck (died 1839), German botanist; see -ia

Words nearby funkia

funiform, funis, funk, funked, funk hole, funkia, funkster, funky, fun-loving, funnel, funnel cake

How to use funkia in a sentence

Only white and pale-yellow flowers are grouped with this, and pale, fresh-looking foliage of maize and Funkia.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Some of the Harrisi were grouped among tufts of the bright-foliaged Funkia grandiflora on the cool side of a Yew hedge.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
White schizanthus along the edge, covered up the old forget-me-nots, and funkia lilies (subcordata) threw up their buds.
Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916|Various
Funkia, funk′i-a, n. a genus of Liliace allied to the day lilies, native to China.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

It is herbaceous and perfectly hardy, though it comes from the much warmer climate of Japan, whence are all the species of Funkia.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood