I don't think it is that simple ChrisWM. If we want to communicate about plants, we need to know what it is we are talking about, and it is a regular occurrence on here, that there is confusion, because people are not talking about the same things.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
It’s not as simple as it being about personal choice ... some of us here answer queries and use the correct botanical names for clarity ... then we get slagged off for being elitist and when we explain that we use the correct names to avoid confusion we are again criticised and called elitist ... ☹️
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I don't think it is that simple ChrisWM. If we want to communicate about plants, we need to know what it is we are talking about, and it is a regular occurrence on here, that there is confusion, because people are not talking about the same things.
Perhaps we agree. If I ask a question on here especially as a novice, I’d use the Latin for preciseness. With my lovely wife, I’d use the common name. A good example being Lonicera Periclymenum (my first of the genus). I need as much accuracy as I can get, and there are many types of Lonicera out there, and it’s best to be precise when seeking advice. With my family, it would sound silly, so I say honeysuckle.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero
It’s not as simple as it being about personal choice ... some of us here answer queries and use the correct botanical names for clarity ... then we get slagged off for being elitist and when we explain that we use the correct names to avoid confusion we are again criticised and called elitist ... ☹️
I fail to see how it could be branded elitist. If so, I’m an elitist. Fine. Move on - nothing to see here. Such is the phenomenon of social media.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero
In domestic discussion, and especially with non gardeners, honeysuckle in that context is fine and meaningful.
On a gardening forum or in any other horticultural discussion it is far too vague to be of value when offering advice or info or experience on growing plants. Then you need the botanical name to differentiate it from other forms and this is where the accusations of elitism have arisen.
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Did you read my post @Obelixx? We’re in agreement, and I find using terms like facile an example of the social media phenomenon I was also mentioning. Say to someone’s face, and you’d get a reaction. But ok for anonymous postings obviously.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Cicero
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If we want to communicate about plants, we need to know what it is we are talking about, and it is a regular occurrence on here, that there is confusion, because people are not talking about the same things.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
In domestic discussion, and especially with non gardeners, honeysuckle in that context is fine and meaningful.
On a gardening forum or in any other horticultural discussion it is far too vague to be of value when offering advice or info or experience on growing plants. Then you need the botanical name to differentiate it from other forms and this is where the accusations of elitism have arisen.