Beautiful botany

Learning the language of flowers can be fun! For your learning pleasure, we spotlight prominent botanists and historical events and the plants that commemorate them. Each week, we illustrate a botanical name with a beautiful example.
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PlantFiles Pictures: Euphorbia Species, Cat Tails Euphorbia (Euphorbia leucadendron) by RWhiz
View picture of Cat Tails Euphorbia (Euphorbia leucadendron) at Dave's Garden. All pictures are contributed by our community.
PlantFiles Pictures: Creeping Jenny, Moneywort 'Goldilocks' (Lysimachia nummularia), 1 by darylmitchell
Photo of Creeping Jenny, Moneywort 'Goldilocks' (Lysimachia nummularia)
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Types of hostas. Zones 3-8. Blooms summer or fall. Light to full shade. 6 to 3 tall, 6 to 5 wide. - My Garden Your Garden
Identifying Wildflowers: Spring Beauty; Claytonia virginica
Spring wildflowers are right around the corner. check out this little jewel.
PlantFiles Pictures: Cornus Species, Eastern Dogwood, Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) by designart
On March 6, 1918, the Commonwealth of Virginia adopted the Dogwood blossom (Cornus florida) as the official floral emblem.
PlantFiles Pictures: Magnolia Species, Bull Bay, Evergreen Magnolia, Large-Flowered Magnolia, Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) by jperilloux
June 8, 1638 Pierre Magnol, French botanist, was born in Montpellier. He would become professor of botany and director of the Royal Botanic garden of Montpellier. The Magnolia genus is named for him.
PlantFiles Pictures: Echinacea Species, Eastern Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) by chavelonni
June 7, 1886 H.C.F. Meyer sent a dried Echinacea purpurea plant to the Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists as part of his efforts to have his "Meyer's Blood Purifier" medicine legitimized. The term "snake oil salesman" was originally applied to Mr. Meyer.
PlantFiles Pictures: Camellia Species, Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia (Camellia japonica) by palmbob
On May 25,1999: The native oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) replaced the Camellia (introduced from China) as the state flower of Alabama.
PlantFiles Pictures: Linnaea Species, Twin Flower, Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) by Grasmussen
May 23, 1707 Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist, was born in Smaland. He would develop a lasting system of scientific classification and be recognized as the father of botany. Despite his profound influence on the world of botany, only one genus, Linnaea (commonly known as twinflower, pictured here) and a few species are named for him.
PlantFiles Pictures: Clematis, Jackman Clematis, Late Large-flowered Clematis 'Jackmanii' (Clematis) by msanjelpie
May 17, 1875, Joel Elias Spingarn, American educator, horticulturist, and authority on Clematis, was born in NYC. PIctured here is Clematis 'Jackmanii'.
PlantFiles Pictures: Gaillardia Species, Annual Blanket Flower, Firewheel, Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) by htop
The Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) was named the state wildflower by the Oklahoma legislature on May 7, 1986
PlantFiles Pictures: Philadelphus Species, Gordon's Mockorange, Lewis Mock-Orange, Wild Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii) by alicewho
On May 6, 1806, Frederick Pursh documented the first collection of Lewis's Mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii) collected along the Clearwater River in Idaho.
PlantFiles Pictures: Epigaea Species, Ground Laurel, Mayflower, Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) by CindyLouhoo
On May 1, 1918 Massachusetts decreed that the Mayflower (Epigaea repens) would become the official state flower.
PlantFiles Pictures: Black Raspberry, Wild Black Raspberry, Black-Cap, Thimbleberry (Rubus occidentalis) by NatureWalker
Today in 2004, Alabama named the blackberry (Rubus occidentalis) the state fruit.