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| Verbena hastata ‘Rosea’ |
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
Ok, all (ten) of you who find this stuff interesting, it’s time for more fun with botanical nomenclature. Now that White, Black, and Shades of Gray are out of the way, let’s move on to the names of more exciting colors.
Continue reading What’s in a Name? Through the Rainbow Part I
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| Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. alba |
Text and photos ©Nancy J. Ondra
When I decided to write a series of posts exploring the meanings behind many botanical names, I knew right away which batch I wanted to investigate first: names that relate to colors. There are so many that I ended up breaking into it two parts. First up, white to black and the tones in between.
Continue reading What’s in a Name? White, Black, and Shades of Gray
Text ©Nancy J. Ondra
Bringing up the whole issue of botanical names versus common names is always a touchy subject with any group of gardeners. It’s been debated other times on other garden blogs, and I’m not intending to rake up the controversy again, interesting though it is. Personally, I used to be firmly in the “botanical names only” camp. When I had my own nursery way back when, I’d tend to get frustrated with customers who insisted on using only common names, mainly because many of the plants I grew didn’t have common names. Now, I consider myself lucky if I can remember any names some days.