bocconia

• Substantiv, das eine Pflanze bezeichnet: entweder ein aus China und Japan stammendes Kraut, das wegen seiner cremeweißen Blüten kultiviert wird, oder ein kleiner mittelamerikanischer Baum mit purpur-grünen Blüten.

A noun referring to a plant, either a herb from China and Japan cultivated for its creamy white flowers, or a small Central American tree with purple-tinted green flowers.

1. Plume poppyC2formalscientific

   A tall herbaceous plant native to China and Japan, widely grown for its large, feathery clusters of creamy white flowers.

   Feder-Mohn

   • The bocconia in the garden produced stunning white plumes this summer.
   • Bocconia is often used as an ornamental plant in temperate climates.
   • The creamy white panicles of bocconia attract many pollinators.

   Synonymemacleaya

2. Tree poppyC2formalscientific

   A small Central American tree with loose clusters of green flowers tinged with purple.

   Baummohn

   • The bocconia tree is native to the tropical forests of Central America.
   • Its unusual purple-tinted green flowers make the bocconia a unique species.
   • Bocconia trees are rarely seen outside their native habitat.