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| Looking over into the spinney. I love the draped effect, of I think is a larch. The sun catches it early on in the morning |
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| A pot of nasturtiums with sweet peas intermingled, between my pots of runner beans, which are just beginning to flower |
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| Sweet Rocket, Dame's Violet, Hesperis Matronalis. Who would not be in love with flower names |
Yes. Who would not fall in love with flower names - Lily, Violet, Rose, Daisy, Hyacinth and Poppy. How come boys don't get flower names?
ReplyDeleteBecause the nursery rythmes say otherwise, history plods through everything, though I notice many children the last few years have been getting 'made up'names.
DeleteI used to teach a nice girl called Neika. The name was made up. Her dad was called Neil and her mother was called Karen. However, I don't think this practice would work well with all parental names. For example - Shirley and Terry - Shiter.
DeleteLove in a mist
ReplyDeleteNigella damascen immediately springs to mind when I think of that flower ;)and of course a female name.
DeleteJust a few years ago, I knew the Latin names for many of my plants. Some of that has left me but that’s OK, I am still enjoying their beauty.
ReplyDeleteYes Linnaeus did a good job there, but it is almost impossible to remember all the families.
ReplyDeleteThe blues look good together. Bluebells - one of my favourites
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Bluebells in a wood have a marvellous luminosity Cathy, they have passed me by once more as I did not get a chance to go looking for them.
DeleteYes, the names are more colorful than the flowers...sometimes!!
ReplyDeleterue, but the fascinating thing about the English wild flowers is their religious naming of old.
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