lisianthus

noun

1. Prairie gentian (Eustoma russellianum, syn. Eustoma grandiflorum, Lisianthius russellianus).

   “Recently the art and fashion worlds have also become acquainted with the 53-year-old floral designer: he created the arrangements for the opening of the Palazzo Grassi museum in Venice two years ago and erected a wall of pink dahlias, gerberas, hydrangeas and lisianthuses as the backdrop to Dries Van Noten ’s spring 2007 collection.”