Re: The taxonomists are at it again!

Zem,
I thought it was interesting that Armitage wrote that little aside on
taxonomy for these plants.  He said he usually waits 2 yrs b4 adopting the
new name.  Well, those names were changed longer than 2 years ago.
Nurseries just won't budge on the names and keep selling them with the old
names.  Oh well, we've been selling 'Chocolate' at the MG sales under the
Ageratina name for 3 yrs now.
Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: <Zemuly@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 5:38 PM
Subject: [CHAT] The taxonomists are at it again!


> Just got my new issue of "Fine Gardening" and read the article on Joe Pye
> Weed.  Seems E. coelestinum is now Conoclinium coelestinum, which is just
about
> unpronounceable (?) for me, and E. rugosum is now Ageratina altissima.
Now I
> had only recently learned the names of my "hardy ageratum" and my E.
rugosum
> 'Chocolate' and was delighted at the fact I had four cultivars, as I also
have
> E. maculatum and E. purpureum.  I know renaming plants keeps these people
busy
> and that on some level it's a useful vocation, but it sure plays havoc
with
> this aging brain!
>
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
>
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