RE: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants

Great!  Thanks, Susan.....I'd like to get that book.  As I already see from
others on the list, the author's name may be coming sooner than I thought.
Craig Wallace
craig.wallace@emotors.com
Brighton, Illinois
zone 5

"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose, I would always greet it in a
garden." -Ruth Stout


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> From: 	Saxton, Susan[SMTP:SSaxton@Schwabe.com]
> Reply To: 	perennials@mallorn.com
> Sent: 	Monday, May 10, 1999 4:13 PM
> To: 	'perennials@mallorn.com'
> Subject: 	Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants
> 
> Craig wrote: 
> 
> > Her eyes are the color of the ocean (sometimes light 
> > blue/sometimes green).
> 
> Hmm.  I'd have to ponder on that.  Many books break down things by flower
> color and I think online they do as well.  Anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> > One question, how do you all learn all the scientific names of these
> > flowers?  I know the common names, but that's about it.  
> > Perhaps in the next
> > few years I'll learn the proper names as well.
> 
> Everyone learns differently, but for me, I read everything I could get my
> hands on.  Words and spellings come fairly easy for me and stick in my
> head.
> 
> ONE BIG SUGGESTION:  Never order from a catalogue that uses only common
> names.  They are not taking you seriously and they are not serious
> themselves about providing quality plants to you.  They figure if you'll
> go
> for something called "twinkle toes" (yes, this is the voice of experience)
> -- you'll go for crummy stock, small plants, junk plants, etc.
> 
> The MOTIVATION for learning them was:  I got tired of the blank stares I
> got
> when I asked for plants at local nurseries after reading about them, but
> only remembered their common name.  Problem is, common names are used
> interchangeably for somethings and that happens a lot around the country
> as
> well.  There has to be ONE standard world-wide, and that is botanical
> names.
> 
> You'll get tired of getting the wrong plants, or reading about the growing
> conditions for the wrong thing...  for me it wasn't about perfection, but
> RESULTS.  And the best way to get results was to be "on the same page" as
> the pros.
> 
> I would recommend getting a book of plant names.  There is a little one
> that
> I like, it's been very useful to me.  It's small and called "Dictionary of
> Plant Names" I believe, can't remember the author (will get that if you
> like) but it's only about $11.00 and has the pronunciation guide too, so
> that you can speak the same language as the people who are trying to help
> you!
> 
> And really it's not that hard, because it IS consistent, at least.  Alba
> is
> white, etc.  So once you learn a few basic words, you'll have some basic
> understandings and can build upon those.
> 
> One thing about gardening, you'll never learn it all, EVER!  You'll never
> be
> bored!!!
> 
> Susan Saxton, zone 6b
> For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
> together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
> likewise.
> Celia Thaxter
> 
> I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!
> 
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