I learned most of what I know about perennials from books; so, I learned the Latin name. I don't know many of the common names. Add to that the problem of several plants going by the same name and mail order companies making up common names, and the situation defies my comprehension. I have started a flow chart of Latin nomenclature changes, and I refer to plants by both the "old" Latin name and the new one. (Of course there is always the problem of old "old" Latin names, e.g. Gertrude Jekyll's Megaseas.) I would hope that new gardeners would not be put off from using Latin names because they are intimated by the Latin pronunciation. They should realize that there is no standard prounuciation. While I normally try to follow the Church Latin pronunciations, I also make exceptions for those plants named in honor of persons with non-Latin surnames. Heucher=HOY-kehr-a Forsythe=For-SITHE-eea Kniphof=Knip-HOFF-eea And then there are personal quirks -- I say hoe-sta. (I just can't be hostile toward my plants. ;> ) I don't correct anyone's way of saying it, as long as I can figure out what he or she means.

Just had another one of these moments today. Someone stopped me today because she heard I was a botanist and wanted to know why her red maple was growing so slowly. I asked if the leaves were turning yellow (thinking it might be chlorosis from growing on alkaline soil). She said no, the leaves are red. At that point I figured it was a Japanese maple and told her it was probably just naturally slow growing. Then she wanted to know how long before she could sit under it for shade, and I said that if it was a Japanese maple then it might not ever get that big. "No", she replied, "what I have is a red maple". When I suggested possibly planting a red-leaf Norway spruce if shade was what she desired she said "I already have a red maple" and walked away.

This is the NC State site, they have a lot of perennials and natives. You can search by either, and there are fact sheets for the plants they have- http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/index.html Here's a link the the Plants Database of the USDA. You can search by common or botanical name. There isn't any real info about the plant besides it's genus and family. Hope they help! Here is a link that might be useful: Plants Database

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