Latin to English
A-Z of Latin Names, including English name where applicable.
I have a feeling this could be a long and tortuous process as I set about naming all of the plants and trees I have on file. Please be patient!!!
Underlined names are clickable, and open up an image of that particular species.
All info is in good faith, but I've been as accurate as I can be - the info that is my own experience will almost definitely need taking with a pinch of salt depending on where you live (I'm in Stockport, near Manchester, so southern folk may need to apply some common sense with their own climes). Some of the info is also from the "RHS ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PLANTS AND FLOWERS", available from RHS book shops, good retail bookshops, and via the RHS website (www.rhs.org.uk). Nothing has been directly plagarised, as far as possible, but info from there has been used - it is the best reference material I have come across, and I would heartily recommend purchasing it! There is also some information from the "FLORA BRITANNICA" by Richard Mabey, which is a beautifully presented book with information about species found wild in the country, and the folklore surrounding them.
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Japanese Maple |
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Summer flowering tuberous perennial; frost hardy; needs sun & well drained soil; propagate in early spring (either seed or division); does not like being in pots (from experience!); contact with foliage may aggravate allergies. |
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| Anemone Appenina | Blue Anemone |
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Aster frikartii 'Wunder von Stafa' |
Michaelmas Daisy |
Daisy-like heads borne in summer through to autumn (last ages, excellent in hanging basket, and return year on year). Propagate by softwood cuttings or division in spring. Michaelmas daisies were introduced from North America in the 18th Century. |
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Masterwort |
Good cut flower. |
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Paper flower |
Frost tender - widely found in Meditteranean countries, and is particularly pretty. I've requested this for my 1st Wedding anniversary from the wife! |
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Knapweed/Perennial cornflower |
Perennial which flowers in early summer |
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Blue Flash |
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Carthusian Pink |
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Echinacea purpurea 'Robert Bloom' |
Coneflower |
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Echinacea purpurea 'White Lustre' |
Coneflower |
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Silver Filigree |
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Treasure Flower |
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Welsh Poppy |
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Blue Poppy |
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Decurrent Mutisia |
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Water lily |
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| Passiflora caerulea | Passion Flower |
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Pasque flower |
Naturally ocurring in the British Isles is purple ('alba' denoting white in this case). Grows naturally best on chalk. Flowers around easter (hence the "pasque" in the common name, which refers to easter. Is fully hardy, needs well drained soil, and roots that don't like to be disturbed. Seeds must be fresh for propagation. |
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Marmalade |
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