confetti bush, noun phrase

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See quotation 1974.
Any of several species of Coleonema of the Rutaceae, especially C. pulchrum, bearing tiny pink flowers.
1971 Horticultural Terms (Dept of Nat. Educ.) 46Coleonema pulchrum Hook, (confetti bush).
1974 Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Gardening II. 646C. pulchrum, (confetti bush)...The numerous, bright pink flowers of this species resemble confetti. The leaves are pale to mid-green.
1986 M. Tweehuizen tr. of T. Engelbrecht’s Boys of Summer 34There was nothing left over; just an empty beach. All the confetti bushes, the sand violets and koekemakranka had vanished.
1989 Your Gardening Questions Answered (Reader’s Digest Assoc.) 330Confetti Bush,..Rounded, indigenous, evergreen shrubs with slender branches and fine, aromatic, green or yellow-green foliage. Small pink or white flowers from autumn to spring.
Any of several species of Coleonema of the Rutaceae, especially C. pulchrum, bearing tiny pink flowers.
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