Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored tote Cold Hardy to 15 degrees

Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Southern Peninsular Ranges (Riverside

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Plant Characteristics Family Name Lamiaceae Species Name Salvia 'Starlight' Common Name Starlight Sage Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun

June Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 6ft

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Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored tote Cold Hardy to 15 degreesSince Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field. Without it, they might buy a Hellebores foetidus and be unprepared for its fetid smell, or a Potentilla reptans with the expectation