Re: heuchera
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] heuchera
- From: P* H*
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 02:03:02 EST
In a message dated 01/28/2001 8:34:41 PM Central Standard Time,
voltaire@ISLANDNET.COM writes:
<< villosa means with soft hairs >>
Yes, villose means soft hairs, technically the hairs are long and stand out
from the leaves and stems-meaning they are not laying down (Tomentosa) or
tangled (Arachnoid) There are a hundred or more terms for plant hairiness.
Heuchera villosa has villous stems and leaf veins.
Paul
