I have always been very gracious to people on this forum until somebody thought they were putting me right, when even (this is the fourth time I have said it) The Royal Horticultural Society call it a thistle!
This has been blown out of all proportion and reached the ranks of silliness now. Some of you getting so upset and throwing insults at me, it is ridiculous! You would have thought it was a personal affront to call an echinops a thistle!!!
I think you'll find that the RHS give its common name alongside it's correct botanical name ... that is widely accepted good practice ... it's very sad that you get so chippy when people are only trying to help. You have conceded that there are times when its better to use the correct botanical name ... so why can we not tell you what that is without being accused of being elitist?
I really think you're misreading people on this board. Perhaps you've been on other forums that are quite aggressive ... shame.
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There are also times when it's appropriate to refer to plants by the most lose colloquial term; "What's in a name? That which we call a Rosa Canina Dog Rose By any other name would smell as sweet"
It's entirely scientifically and horticulturally accurate to refer to any plant within the Cardueae tribe as being 'a thistle'. However this clearly does not provide the same level of information as narrowing it down to specific genus, species or cultivars.
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You have conceded that there are times when its better to use the correct botanical name ... so why can we not tell you what that is without being accused of being elitist?
I really think you're misreading people on this board. Perhaps you've been on other forums that are quite aggressive ... shame.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
"There are none so blind as those who WILL not see"
It's entirely scientifically and horticulturally accurate to refer to any plant within the Cardueae tribe as being 'a thistle'. However this clearly does not provide the same level of information as narrowing it down to specific genus, species or cultivars.