100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names

by Wells, Diana

• ISBN13: 9781565121386
• ISBN10: 1565121384
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-02
• Publisher: Algonquin Books

Summary

Illustrations by Ippy Patterson. From Baby Blue Eyes to Silver Bells, from Abelia to Zinnia, every flower tells a story. Gardening writer Diana Wells knows them all. Here she presents one hundred well-known garden favorites and the not-so-well-known stories behind their names. Not for gardeners only, this is a book for anyone interested not just in the blossoms, but in the roots, too.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Abelia	1	(2)
African Violet	3	(2)
Anemone	5	(2)
Aster	7	(2)
Astilbe	9	(2)
Azalea	11	(2)
Baby Blue Eyes and Poached Eggs	13	(2)
Balloon Flower	15	(2)
Bear's Breeches	17	(2)
Beauty Bush	19	(2)
Begonia	21	(2)
Bleeding Heart	23	(2)
Bluebell	25	(2)
Bougainvillea	27	(2)
Butterfly Bush	29	(2)
California Poppy	31	(2)
Camellia	33	(2)
Candytuft	35	(2)
Carnation, Pink, Sweet William	37	(2)
Christmas Rose	39	(2)
Chrysanthemum	41	(2)
Clematis	43	(2)
Columbine	45	(2)
Crape Myrtle	47	(2)
Crocus	49	(2)
Cyclamen	51	(2)
Daffodil	53	(3)
Dahlia	56	(2)
Daisy	58	(2)
Datura	60	(2)
Daylily	62	(2)
Deutzia	64	(2)
Dogwood	66	(2)
Evening Primrose	68	(2)
Everlasting Flower	70	(2)
Forget-Me-Not	72	(2)
Forsythia	74	(3)
Foxglove	77	(2)
Fuchsia	79	(2)
Gardenia	81	(3)
Geranium	84	(2)
Gladiolus	86	(2)
Gloxinia	88	(2)
Hollyhock	90	(3)
Honeysuckle	93	(2)
Hosta	95	(3)
Hyacinth	98	(2)
Hydrangea	100	(2)
Impatiens	102	(2)
Iris	104	(2)
Japonica or Flowering Quince	106	(3)
Jasmine	109	(2)
Kerria	111	(2)
Lady's Mantle	113	(2)
Larkspur and Delphinium	115	(3)
Lavender	118	(3)
Lilac	121	(2)
Lily	123	(3)
Lobelia	126	(3)
Loosestrife	129	(2)
Love-in-a-Mist	131	(3)
Lupine	134	(2)
Magnolia	136	(3)
Marigold	139	(3)
Montbretia	142	(3)
Morning Glory	145	(2)
Mountain Laurel	147	(3)
Myrtle	150	(2)
Nasturtium	152	(3)
Orchid	155	(3)
Oregon Grape Holly	158	(3)
Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, or Monarda	161	(2)
Peony	163	(3)
Petunia	166	(3)
Phlox	169	(3)
Plume Poppy	172	(2)
Poinsettia	174	(2)
Poppy	176	(3)
Primrose	179	(3)
Red-Hot-Poker	182	(2)
Rhododendron	184	(3)
Rose	187	(3)
Rudbeckia	190	(3)
Scarlet Sage	193	(2)
Silver Bell	195	(3)
Snapdragon	198	(2)
Spirea	200	(2)
Stock	202	(3)
Sunflower	205	(2)
Sweet Pea	207	(2)
Tobacco Plant	209	(2)
Trumpet Vine	211	(3)
Tulip	214	(3)
Violet and Pansy	217	(3)
Water Lily	220	(3)
Weigela	223	(3)
Wisteria	226	(3)
Yarrow	229	(2)
Yucca	231	(2)
Zinnia	233	(2)
Further Reading	235	(6)
Index	241