Whats blooming part 5

Howdy Laurie. No,, that's not a bowling ball, actually. I think that's Rachel you are remembering because I don't have any bowling balls. This is just a mosaic piece I bought. I COULD have made it, but I didn't. LOL!

Love sedums!! Tough as nails and many wonderful varieties.

Yes, Honorine Jobert is completely white. I didn't pick up on the pink in Soferdig's photo.

Just a close up for you people who know everything. I am so intimidated for all the people who can remember all the latin. I guess growing up non-catholic weakens me for Latin memory. LOL

That DOES have a flush of pink! Lovely!
So, how did you make it through vet school if you are so Latin-impaired?

The ability to use BS and cover up all worthless knowledge kept me moving forward. Latin is something I might have used if I spent a lot of time in Rome 2000 years ago but not needed now. English is pretty good here in America.

Good answer!! As a young girl I sang hymns in Latin for choir, but that was my only experience with it.

Hmmmmmmmmm, Latin plant names do let us all keep on the same plant identification page - I do know that the US is the epicentre of the world (smiling), but it doesn't mean that those of us in the lesser areas use the same common names for plants. I like some of the names you use, but it can get a tad confusing - Latin names clear a lot of that up.

A plea for a measure of commonality (to paraphrase dear Freud).

And if you haven't read it yet, I just finished Pavord's epic piece of work "The naming of names" - charting the development and standardization of classifying plants, and attributing the latin names - a very good winter read. And great pictures!! Put it on your christmas list.

Personally I love the latin names, even though they apparently change with irritating regularity in some cases. Not only does it put everyone on the same page, but it is a great exercise for the little grey cells. If I can remember the latin for a plant it makes me feel as though I'm not completely losing my mind. Not only that, but regardless of how much the US is or is not the center of the universe, it's such a large country that common names differ across it. Soferdig knows all this. He's just being onery.

Here here Pix - there is nothing like being able to trip off a good latin name or two - except when I get the emphasis on the wrong syllable and someone corrects me - as husband does by prefacing it saying "there is no real way of knowing where the emphasis lies, but I would say it may be............." - hmphf.

I may be ornery but I am also common. Latin leads to elitist separation with those of us at Daves who daily talk (in English) about the plants we love. If confusion exists a simple sentence or forum heading clarifies this confusion. Yes Latin makes those who live with definition and distinction comfortable but I feel that Linnaeus failed in choosing a language that separates the professional from those he/she communicates with. I as a professional communicate with my client in language they understand and my clients remember this as good. I just think that it could have been different and more effective with an either numerical or other useful method of communicating identity. Not a language lost to antiquity.

And in the end they say you remember what you want to remember . . . I can remember some of the Latin names, but where did I put my cup of coffee . . . .?

And I can't because the submersion of latin in my (unrelated) veterinary profession. Too much for the mind of man and woman to connect in a world of specificity. Maybe in those days of no daily immersion of new and latest it was good, now we need access to plant files. Which all of DG does use to remember.
I know this one only has to remember color, taste, and instinct. How fortunate for the simple.

I think that there are ups and downs to both. with common names there can be overlaping names and same plants with two names. the latin, well.... it's latin. However, I have found that the latin name actually says a lot about the plant itself. So, even if I don't actually know what the plant is, a person can sometimes tell enough of it's attributes to know if they do or don't like or want it. Since I love dark red plants, I knew right away that I was going to like the plant cosmos atrosanguineus since atrosanguineus means dark red (actually dark bloodred). The first time someone ever asked me about lilly of the valley (I had no clue what it was) was the first time I realized the issue with common names. So I had to show that I was clueless about the plant and ask them if they wanted the tree, the perennial, or the shrub. At that point, even they were confused! lol

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Regarding Latin vs English..its all Greek to me!

Blue cardinal flowers

A yellow rose & bud

Sunflower reaching to the cloudy sky!

greek sounds about right to me! I love how the sunflower almost glows against the grey clouds!

Well, as someone famous allegedly said at some point, "A rose by any other name smells as sweet.".. Or something like that.

Leycesteria formosa. These are the coolest berries.

Symphoricarpus Kolcharm 'Charming Fantasy' (snowberry).

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Hydrangea paniculata 'Quickfire'.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ayesha'.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Jogasaki', I think. Pix, this is one of the rooted branches from you. It has two blossoms on it . . .

Tricyrtis 'Imperial Banner'

Gladiolus callianthus

Mystery persicaria from Heidi at Dragonfly - I got it at the Green Elephant last fall. It has grown 5 times its original size.

Most of my favorite plants are NOIDs that came from neighbors. LOL

Lovely pictures all.

Beahive....love the sunflower, hope my get to bloom. They're trying, but this weird weather.........

I think that's cool, Sally - much more fun when you remember people from seeing the plant.

Here's my Nikko blue - came with the house - this guy is so reliable.

And I have cyclamen heredifolium blooming . . .

And I have cyclamen heredifolium blooming . . .

Yep,I can't remember Latin names, but I know which one Wanda gave me, and the one's that came from Donna's and Louise's. And I got a new red daylily from Sara today. It's funny you said that, because that's how I think of them.

You need Sheri (outtamygourd) to help you come up with your own Latin names. Donnataxus Louisimus . . .

well, my favorite, although it's not at all original, is definitely "Plantus Unknownus."

"Plantus unknownus"!! Roflol!! Well, Kathy, I'm certainly pleased for you that your Jogasaki from me bloomed for you!! Now at least I know that this plant will bloom because I've had the mother plant now for two years without a bloom in sight. I think it must need more sun. Where is yours sited?

I think this is Hydrangea m. 'madame emile mouilliere'. That's going by memory.

And here's a NOID from my neighbor's yard. I took a cutting two years ago. This is this year's crop of blooms. Next year should be even better. I call it 'Stephan's Big Blue Lacecap by the Back Door'. Theirs gets to be about 7 feet tall.

LOL Good one redchic!!

Another good one!!

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This is 'Uzu'. And it's blooming on that new berm a bunch of people helped me put in this year.

Those are really pretty Pixydish, mine didn't bloom very well at all this year.

Melissa - The Jogasaki is on the south side of a small outbuilding. It gets morning sun (when we have it), but no afternoon sun as there's a forest on the west side of it.

Hmmm. I wonder if I better move mine.
Sally, that's strange that yours didn't do well this year. Except for one or two, mine did really well and enjoyed the cooler temperatures. Are yours established shrubs?

Here is 'Harlequin'.