tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post2188904076826099795..comments2023-10-24T07:26:16.997-07:00Comments on Gardening While Intoxicated: Botanical gardens vs. winter 07EALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-20652983666097183942007-01-26T15:27:00.000-08:002007-01-26T15:27:00.000-08:00Hippeastrum just doesn't have the same quality - w...Hippeastrum just doesn't have the same quality - would it sound the same if the little girl taking piano lessons in "The Music Man" were called Hippeastrum instead of Amaryllis? <br /><br />EAL, I wonder if the lack of signage is deliberate - some places don't like to label rare and costly varieties because collectors are not always ethical in their pursuit of beautiful plants, as told in <b><i>The Orchid Thief</b></i>. Then again, maybe model train gardeners get more respect!<br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12157091.post-18134420220239130532007-01-23T13:33:00.000-08:002007-01-23T13:33:00.000-08:00"amaryllis (actually hippeastrum—why can't we have...<em>"amaryllis (actually hippeastrum—why can't we have just one name, preferably the correct one?)"</em><br /><br />I go nuts with the geranium/ pelargorium misnomers. People are so BELLIGERENT that they are going to say GERANIUM. Sigh. <br /><br />And here I've been using amaryllis without knowing I should use hippeastrum. Thanks for the heads-up!<br /><br />You got anymore I should take note of? I know that Cimicifugia is now Actaea. Do they do this just to drive us crazy?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.com