Sunday, November 20, 2011

Are you able to find the name of a flower or a plant for each letter of the alphabet?

For example: A = aspidistra, ... and so on?


Thank you

Are you able to find the name of a flower or a plant for each letter of the alphabet?
There are all sorts of combinations possible due to the fact that there are so many flowers or plants. Most plants have an original name and often also have a common name that has been adopted in English like "Buttercup","Lady's Mantle","Harebell", "Umbrella Plant","Busy Lizzie","Meadowsweet", "Red Hot Poker", "Lily of the Valley", "Solomon's Seal" and so on....


These charming names vary from country to country.


Here is the list that came to my mind from plants and flowers I have had contact with. I tried to avoid those already given by others above:





Anemone


Bergenia


Campanula


Delphinium


Epimidium


Freezia


Gentiana


Hellebore


Impatiens


Kalanchoe


Lobelia


Mimosa


Nasturtium


Origanum


Phlox


Quassia


Rose


Salvia


Tradescantia


Utricularia


Viola


Weigela


Xanthium


Yucca


Zenia





There are plants beginning with X . I have one in my garden. http://dictionary.die.net/xanthium


Names starting with K,O,Q,U,and W,X,Y,Z are the most scarce...just as in Scrabble!
Reply:ABELIA


BEGONIA


CROCUS


DAHLIA


ERYNGIUM


FRITTILARIA


GERANIUM


HELIANTHUS


IRIS


JASMINUM


KNIPHOFIA


LABURNUM


MAGNOLIA


NICOTIANA


OSTEOSPERNUM


PEONY


QUERCUS


RHODODENDRUM


SALVIA


THYMUS


UNCINIA RUBRA


VERBENA


WISTERIA


NO PLANTS WITH X


YELLOW BEAN


ZANTEDESCHIA
Reply:a = aspidistra ;)


b = black-eyed Susan


c = chrysanthemeum


d = daisy


e = eggplant


f = forget-me-not


g =


h = hyacinth


i = ivy


j =


k =


l = lavender


m = mombrecia (sp?)


n = nasturtiums


o = olive tree?


p = poppy


q =


r = rhododendron


s = sweetpea


t = tulip


u =


v =


w = ...wildflower? =)


x =


y =


z =





...Best I can do, m'afraid!
Reply:Try The Royal Horticultural Society A to Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants by Christopher Brickell.
Reply:yes you groovy flower puff


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