Tag: botanical names

What’s in a Name? Body Talk

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

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We’re finally seeing a few signs of the growing season starting here in Pennsylvania, but there are still several more days before spring officially arrives, so I’ll indulge now in one of my favorite winter topics: botanical nomenclature. One subject I haven’t covered yet… Continue Reading “What’s in a Name? Body Talk”

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What’s in a Name? Let’s Get Animal

Posted on January 15, 2013 by

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It’s the season for studying seed catalogs and seed-exchange lists, which always gets me thinking about how fascinating botanical names can be. For this part of my What’s in a Name? series, I’ve collected a bunch of epithets that relate to mammals. Sometimes, these… Continue Reading “What’s in a Name? Let’s Get Animal”

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What’s in a Name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ordinary

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

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Asclepias speciosa (showy milkweed) Ready for another ramble through the wonderful world of botanical nomenclature? This time, let’s look at names that relate to…well, let’s call them value judgments – not specific traits like leaf shape, flower color, or geographic origin, but more subjective… Continue Reading “What’s in a Name? The Good, the Bad, and the Ordinary”

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A festive collection of lovely little leatherflower clematis: some species (including Clematis addisonii, C. glaucophylla, C. versicolor, and C. viorna), as well as several natural crosses #leatherflower #clematis #speciesclematis #nativeclematis #clematis #hayefield #hayefieldseeds
Smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata) is considered to be a federally endangered species. Several years ago, I received a gift of seeds from a mystery donor and have been enjoying it in my garden ever since. The plant-to-plant variation is really interesting—different color intensity and petal widths, for example—but all show the typical drooping petals and smooth leaves and stems. It has been flowering for a good 3 weeks already, while E. purpurea is just starting to flower. Easy from winter-sown seed. I’ve had it germinate in warm conditions too, without any chilling, but at a lower germination percentage. Lovely as a single plant in the garden and gorgeous in groups! It hates soggy soil but has been adaptable otherwise. #echinacealaevigata #smoothpurpleconeflower #endangeredplants #nativeperennials #hayefield #hayefieldseeds
Large-flowered collomia (Collomia grandiflora): perfectly peachy, with blue pollen as a perfect finishing touch. It’s an annual native to western North America, flowering here in PA from mid or late May to mid or late June, at around 3 feet tall. #collomiagrandiflora #largefloweredcollomia #nativeannuals #hayefield #hayefieldseeds
Another annual native to California that adapts easily to life elsewhere, including here in PA: Farnsworth’s jewel flower (Streptanthus farnsworthianus). The small flowers are cute by themselves, but against those purple bracts—just wow. I started the seeds indoors in early March and set out the seedlings in April; the best show is from late May to late June. #streptanthusfarnsworthianus #farnsworthsjewelflower #annualflowers #hayefield #hayefieldseeds
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