Shirley poppy

noun

1. a cultivated strain of the corn poppy, having variously colored single or double flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shirley poppy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; after a subspecies selected and named by William Wilks (1843–1923), English horticulturist, of Shirley vicarage, Croydon, Surrey

Example Sentences

Of flowers, mixed asters and Shirley poppy are to be recommended, the poppy being an early blooming flower and the aster late blooming.

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The Shirley Poppy makes a brave show about the last of July, but after that it soon dies.

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