When Naming Your Plant Becomes a Headache
Do you love plants, but are a little confused about the different terms used to name them? No problem! Here’sContinue Reading
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Do you love plants, but are a little confused about the different terms used to name them? No problem! Here’sContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson There’s a long history of giving plants a scientific name in honor of an important person. Such aContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Question: I’ve sent you the photo of the tomatoes that grew in our garden this summer. Can youContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Over the last few months, usually after I’ve published a list of plants for various uses (groundcoversContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson For over 230 years now, gardeners have known that their garden geraniums (zonal geraniums, scented geraniums, ivyContinue Reading
By Larry Hodgson Back in the 16th century, two new tubers were introduced into the British Isles at much theContinue Reading
Lavatera × clementii ‘Rosea’ is now Malva × clementii ‘Rosea’. Photo: gardenersdream.co.uk Yes, the genus Lavatera is gone, taxonomically speaking at least, and itsContinue Reading
Name the mystery plant! Photo: www.crocus.co.uk Quick! What is the name of the plant in the photo above? I’ll bet 9 gardenersContinue Reading
Both of these are marigolds, but are in fact very different plants. Tagetes patula (left) and Calendula officinalis (right). CommonContinue Reading
Just a sample of the wide variety of citrus fruits. Photo: Bernhard Voß, Wikimedia Commons Collective nouns are names forContinue Reading
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