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Have you ever wondered how flowers got their names? Flower names range from
simple to say and spell, like daisy, to more difficult names like
chrysanthemum. Flowers all have both a Latin and a common name. The Internet
is a wonderful place to find out what flower names are and where they
originated.
The
Latin names are universal and consist of a genus name which is followed
by a species name. Many Flower Names are based on color,
some include references to size. Some are directly related to something
that they are associated with, such as petunias, whose name is derived
from “petun”, which is Brazilian for tobacco, a plant that is related
to the flower.
Some flowers are named after people. Monarda, which is commonly known as bee
balm, is named after Nicolas Monardes, a physician and botanist in Seville
in the 1500’s. Perovskia, or Russian sage, gets its name from a Russian
general, V.A. Perovski.
All
of the interesting information about where flower names originated is found
online. The information on various websites is vast. When you need to find
the answers that you’re looking for, the Internet is the best place to look.
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