botanical names

What’s in a Name? Whence They Came

by Nancy J. Ondra December 17, 2010 – Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Plants, Miscellaneous

Oryza sativa ‘Red Dragon’ Fun, fanciful, or even downright silly, cultivar names often offer some clues as to what a plant might look like. If you want a hint as to where that plant might grow best, though, the botanical name is a better place to look. I’m going to save specific place names for [...]

What’s in a Name? Uses, Flavor, and Fragrance

by Nancy J. Ondra December 2, 2010 – Posted in: Miscellaneous

This post is now available at Hayefield: http://hayefield.com/2010/12/02/whats-in-a-name-uses-flavor-and-fragrance/

What’s in a Name? Form and Function

by Nancy J. Ondra November 19, 2010 – Posted in: Miscellaneous

Linum perenne ‘Sapphire’ Ages ago, I started the What’s in a Name series with an intro post (Part the First) and several color-themed posts: Through the Rainbow I, Through the Rainbow II, and White, Black, and Shades of Gray. I recently ran across the file I’d been keeping of interesting botanical names and realized that [...]