Fashionista garden- some notes about plant names
Plant variety names crack me up. For example, there is a Hosta named 'Wheee!'. I am not misspelling it,the name really has three e's and an exclamation point. you can see 'Wheee!' here - http://www.plantdelights.com/Hosta-Wheee-for-sale/Buy-Hosta/. Thinking about the fun names that breeders come up with, particularly the names that are clothing and fashion based, I thought I'd start a Pintrest board for fashion named plants. It started with the classic and really fabulous Salvia 'Hot Lips' and has spiraled from there. It is a continuous collection, for sun or shade, and is basically added to whenever I find another great plant name. I've also found a few edibles for the list and I'd love to discover some more. The one plant I put on the list that is borderline name wise is Hosta 'Designer Genes'. I give that one a pass because unless you see it written, it sounds like 'Designer Jeans'. I'm also keeping an eye out for fashion themed garden art and accessories. If anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. Check out the board below and enjoy!
https://www.pinterest.com/athenaknits/fashionista-garden/
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