Re: hum...now sad...

There is a Daylily 'Hannah Belle' (Hemerocallis) and  Hemerocallis 'Savannah
Hannah' and Hemerocallis 'Hannah Lillian' and then there is Anemone nemerosa
'Hannah Gubbay'  and then I checked RHS with these results for Hannah:

Allium  (Alliaceae):  1 record
 Anemone  (Ranunculaceae):  1 record
 Arctotis  (Asteraceae):  2 records
 Callistemon  (Myrtaceae):  3 records
 Campanula  (Campanulaceae):  2 records
 Chrysanthemum  (Asteraceae):  4 records
 Dahlia  (Asteraceae):  1 record
 Dianthus  (Caryophyllaceae):  3 records
 Fuchsia  (Onagraceae):  4 records
 Geranium  (Geraniaceae):  1 record
 Ilex  (Aquifoliaceae):  1 record
 Lathyrus  (Papilionaceae):  1 record
 Lilium  (Liliaceae):  1 record
 Pelargonium  (Geraniaceae):  3 records
 Polemonium  (Polemoniaceae):  1 record
 Rosa  (Rosaceae):  4 records
 Schizostylis  (Iridaceae):  1 record
 Solenostemon  (Lamiaceae):  1 record
 Streptocarpus  (Gesneriaceae):  1 record

Got to: http://212.78.71.150/databases/summary.asp
and type in Hannah

Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] hum...now sad...


> Thanks you! I love this idea!  How does one find a plant named to match
> their pet though?  For me- I would be looking for "Hannah"
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Theresa
>
> MyTGoldens@aol.com wrote:
>
> >Kitty, that is a sweet idea. I've thrown away gallons of shed fur  over
the
> >years, and never thought of keeping a bit of it that way.
> >
> >Sometimes it helps to know that other people grieve as we do,  especially
> >when it's not obvious on the surface. In a lifetime of dog ownership,  I
don't
> >doubt that our homebred Penny was our family's all time favorite dog.
She died
> >in January, 2002, so I was surprised one day a few months ago, to find,
out
> >of the blue, this tribute to her written by my 26 yo son, as his "Away
> >Message" on my AOL Buddy List:
> >
> >
> >"I remember the day I met our first  golden retriever, Rumpel. I was 5
years
> >old, but I remember it clearly. He  used to sit in his puppy crate under
the
> >desk, and I sat next to him,  talked to him, let him lick my fingers
through
> >the bars. Rumpel had a wonderful  personality. I was very fond of him,
but when
> >he died I did not cry.
> >
> >Our
> >Akita, Tilly,  had a huge heart and a loving soul, but when she died I
did
> >not  cry.
> >
> >To this day I still can't look at a picture of Penny without a tear
forming.
> >She knew me. She understood me. She loved me so much. She made my life
> >better every single day she was alive. She was more than just a dog. When
I  talked
> >to her, she talked back. She purred like a cat and loved like a person. I
> >cried for Penny. RIP"
> >
> >I have a tiny, cute daylily in my  planted in my garden, called
> >"Pennysworth". And I just got a brand new  Hydrangea, named "Penny Mac".
Rumpel, who was
> >Penny's father, somehow got  nicknamed "Doodlebug", and I actually have a
> >daylily by that name as well! Maybe  it's a silly reason to buy a plant,
but, well,
> >I'm just silly! My best friend, a  veterinarian and gardener, does the
same
> >thing, so that makes 2 silly people!  Usually it's not too hard to find
some
> >plant with a particular name, especially  with the thousands of named
varieties
> >of such plants as Irises and Daylilies,  but I'm not sure about finding
> >something named "Nuts"! That's our 16 yo cat, and  as for the name, he
came with my
> >DH, so he's responsible for that!
> >
> >I think now is a good time to go  outside and plant "Penny Mac".
> >
> >
> >Maddy Mason
> >Hudson Valley, NY  zone  5/6
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 6/27/2005 12:02:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> >
> >Maddy, I  felt the tears too while typing.  I still have Spot's fur filed
> >under  Nepeta in Hortus Third.
> >
> >Kitty
> >- ----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: <MyTGoldens@aol.com>
> >To: <gardenchat@hort.net>;  <gardenchat-digest@hort.net>
> >Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 8:06  AM
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] hum...now sad...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Cathy, I am so  sorry for the loss of your dear Jason. How awful it
must
> >>
> >>
> >have
> >
> >
> >> been for him with all that suffering, and for you, watching him  go
> >>
> >>
> >through
> >
> >
> >>it.
> >>
> >>Most of us have been through the  loss of beloved pets, and there  seems
to
> >>
> >>
> >be
> >
> >
> >>so little, if  anything, to ease our pain. Society in general doesn't
> >>
> >>
> >really
> >
> >
> >>take  our emotional attachments to pets that seriously, and while  we
> >>
> >>
> >endure
> >
> >
> >>such awful grief, we have a buried, nagging feeling that  we shouldn't
> >>
> >>
> >feel that
> >
> >
> >>way. Afterall, it's just a cat! (dog, bird,  fish, etc.)
> >>
> >>Some people find a bit of solace in burying their  pets, either in
their
> >>
> >>
> >own
> >
> >
> >>yards, or at a pet cemetery. I have  always had mine cremated, then I
> >>
> >>
> >plant
> >
> >
> >>whatever plants I can find  that have names the same or similar to
theirs.
> >>
> >>
> >When
> >
> >
> >>I lost my  dearly beloved Akita, Tilly, I planted a dwarf Japanese Maple
in
> >>her  honor, and when I moved, I was able to dig it up and take it with
me.
> >>
> >>I better stop now- I can't type through tears. Take time  to grieve,
> >>
> >>
> >Cathy,
> >
> >
> >>and do whatever eases your pain.
> >>
> >> Hugggs,
> >>Maddy Mason
> >>Hudson Valley, NY  zone   5/6
> >>
> >>
> >
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