Plant names that evoke memories or lead you into deep thought
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
October 13, 2015 11:47pm CST
I have come across some plant names that make me laugh, think or even meditate.
Yesterday I came a across a post that mentioned Jacob's ladder. Its the name of a plant .. but has a great Biblical connotation and significance for me. We have been discussing the same thing in our Bible study for weeks now.
Other names like
Mother in laws tongue for sanservera satvia.
corpse flower
mother in laws cushion for a cactus ( mother in laws are singled out for funny names)
Forget me not
The wandering Jew
Kiss me over the garden gate
Lady's slippers
Do you know of any funny sounding plants that evoke memories of objects or lead you into thought
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
15 Oct 15
@sofssu I swear that wasn't there the first time , or maybe it was and I forgot. Now I have to think of another one. Foxglove? I mean, do foxes wear gloves? How about cool plants like Deadly Nightshade? I mean, that would put you off planting it.
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@sofssu (23662)
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15 Oct 15
@Rollo1 LOL .. never mind but these two are really good.. imagine foxes with gloves and yeah the creepy deadly night shade.
We have a few of the deadly night shade growing in the yard next to ours.
How about shoe flower.. how could someone come up with name like that for a beautiful flower?
@allknowing (130088)
• India
14 Oct 15
There are several. We have this weed touch me not, 'mother-in-law's tongue' 'tiger tail' to name a few.
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@arthurchappell (45004)
• Preston, England
14 Oct 15
My gran used to keep plants with names like Spider Lillies and Busy Lizzies. I have no idea where the names came from.
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@sofssu (23662)
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14 Oct 15
@arthurchappell I do have a spider lily here.. Busy Lizzy is something I have heard of but I am not sure what it is. Yeas these names do conjure up some images.
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@jstory07 (133787)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Oct 15
for get me nots is one flower I have heard of. I am allergic to flowers so I do not mau attention o the names of them.