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Plant names for people

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  • john cairnsjohn cairns Posts: 3

    there's a white pelargonium called 'Hermione'

  • lisa69lisa69 Posts: 119

    What a lovely idea and santa monika that link is great, there are quite a few and some very striking, it'd be good to match the planting to personalities, the fuschia 'Lorraines Delight' sounds nice.

    Good luck Claire it'd be nice to know which plants you decide to use.

  • Gary HobsonGary Hobson Posts: 1,892
    asilvert wrote (see)

    .....it'd be good to match the planting to personalities....

    An alternative approach would be to select a variety of plants that represent obvious characteristics of the various people.

    For example:

    • Someone who is difficult to get along with, could be represented by a pyracantha, or holly bush.
    • The office beauty could be represented by a rose (with or without thorns).
    • An ice queen might be represented by a lily.
    • Someone less attractive might be represented by a patch of wallflowers.
    • A person with a lanky appearance might be represented by a climber, or vertical conifer.
    • A short fat person might be represented by a pumpkin or little box bush.
    • A sciver, who doesn't contribute much, might be represented by a patch of weeds or some other unproductive plant.
    • Etc


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  • 53clogger53clogger Posts: 16

    Thanks George nice idea but I want to stay with the names.

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,109

    Probably safer too image 


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  • 53clogger53clogger Posts: 16

    Nut cutlet We have plenty of roses but some are coming to the end of thier time so some new replacemtns will be good. Graham Thomas is deffinalty one of them and possibly Sarah Van Fleet. It is a very old property and gardens main part of the house was built in the mid 1740s.

     

  • 53clogger53clogger Posts: 16

    Chilli lover no it is an old garden which I have been bring back to life over the past 5 years.

     

  • Val Jerath 760Val Jerath 760 Posts: 1
    I want to by my granddaughters a rose each , one Rachel and one Nicola , any suggestions.? 
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904
    sotongeoff said:

    This is always useful-just enter a name and see what come up

    http://apps.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/

    Graham for example gets 19 suggestions-Nicola 11............

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    Try this as suggested above. Just click on the link.
  • pbffpbff Posts: 433
    Rosa 'Rachel' - a rather lovely HT available from Peter Beales
    https://www.classicroses.co.uk/rachel-bush-rose.html



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