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Would the name of a plant put you off buying it?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I've got some hostas with some pretty dodgy names. 
    American Halo
    American Dream
    Praying Hands
    Randy Rachel 
    Elvis Lives 
    Night before Christmas
    Christmas Candy
    Christmas Tree 
    Diana remembered
    and many many more
    Devon.
  • strelitzia32strelitzia32 Posts: 758
    pansyface said:
    Not a plant name, but when I was young I met a boy who looked good, talked sense, had good manners. I asked him his name.

    Shirley.

    Sorry, call me shallow, but I couldn’t cope with a Shirley.

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Shirley he was joking!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm thinking that it might be better if plants were numbered
     e.g. Crocosmia 666,
    pumpkin 31/10 
     Cactus 25/12
    Daisy 29/9

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited June 2020
    @B3 said:
    I'm thinking that it might be better if plants were numbered -  Cactus 25/12

    better than Cereus peruvianus Cookie-Wookie Frou-Frou

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It would certainly need a smaller label
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mike AllenMike Allen Posts: 208
    JennyJ said:
    Silybum marianum😁. I haven't seen any coming up yet this year though. Normally it self-seeds well. Sticky willies are appearing all over the place though . And my cuttings of Clematis alpina "Willy" are coming on a treat.......

    JennyJ said:
    Silybum marianum😁. I haven't seen any coming up yet this year though. Normally it self-seeds well. Sticky willies are appearing all over the place though . And my cuttings of Clematis alpina "Willy" are coming on a treat.......
    I have a friend named Marion.  Very knowledgable but she always has to be one better.  We would often banter together and one day I thought I'd hit home.  I gave her a sedling of Silybum marianum.  My translation.  Silly bum (a****) Marion.  I never did come to know her thoughts.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    Oh dear. I've just come across Hylotelephium 'Stewed Rhubarb Mountain'. I love a bit of stewed rhubarb, but that just does not inspire me.
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited June 2020
    Too much of a good thing😕 . Had a look. It is sort of the colour of overcooked rhubarb.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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