Re: Pronounciation book
I will never forget when my sister and I were beginning gardeners, long
before I grew perennials. We called allyssum assylum and schizanthus we
called schizo's. We planted these flowers for our mental health. Oh to be
a giggly young girl again...
> > Speaking of pronounciations, how does everyone say Helleborus?
> Until
> > recently, I thought it was hell-a-bor'-is...now I find it's
> hell-eb'-orus.
> > True?
> >
> > Joanie (who, as a fledgling gardener, said cotton easter instead of
>
>
> Well, Joanie, think it depends on where you're from and what kind of
> accent you have. I've always said hell-a-bor'-is, myself, but Graham
> Birkin - breeder extraordinaire - says 'hell-y-borus' in this super
> British accent...wish I could duplicate it:-) Can't say I've ever
> heard hell-eb'-orus spoken:-)
>
> FWIW, before I heard Cotoneaster spoken, I said cotton easter,
> myself. And you'd really chuckle if you could have heard what I
> called Gypsophila before I knew any better:-) Really, the
> pronunciation of botanical names varies greatly depending on where
> people are from and I really think actually knowing the name and
> hanging it on the right plant is more important than "correct" (what
> is that?) pronunciation...
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
> Edito
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