Re: Pulmonaria

> However before I correct names in my database it would be nice if it were
> more clear where this information came from. I have many books that treat
> the genus only few can be considered scientifically correct.
> So, who wrote this? Is this the latest scientific stadard or did this come
> from a book that copied opinions from other books? I am not a botanist but
> a nursery owner that puts pherhaps to much emphasis on correctly naming
> plants. To my knowledge there is some confusion about wich species
> cultivars belong to.
> 
> I write this just because I'm curious to find out wether 'Sissinghurst
> white is officinalis or saccharata.

Most places are now using the Royal Horticultural Society Index of
Garden Plants by Mark Griffiths as the canonical source for plant
nomenclature.  Hortus III used to be _THE_ reference, but being 20+
years behind the times has put it behind this publication put out
by Timber Press.

'Sissinghurst White' is listed as a P. saccharata cultivar.

I too would be interested in finding out what references were used, 
just for curiosity's sake.

Doing a mini-monograph like that takes time, and I really appreciate
the time and effort that went into it!  Many thanks to the author
(Meum71@aol.com -- is that Paul Henjum?)

Chris
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