Comments on: Marsh Marigold

By: marly youmans

marly youmans — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:52:24 +0000

In reply to Dave Bonta. Yes, those lists of names are already a kind of communal poem, made by many over a long time.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0000

In reply to marly youmans. Yes. For some of the plants in this series, I avoided mentioning any of the alternate common names, so as not to let them out-compete my own attempts at poetry.

By: marly youmans

marly youmans — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:36:17 +0000

Well, I love them. Always such a mix of low and high in common plant names.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:05:22 +0000

In reply to marly youmans. I'm not sure. "Cowslip" is the only one I'm positive is American, albeit reflecting nostalgia for a different, Old World flower.

By: marly youmans

marly youmans — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:56:49 +0000

In reply to Dave Bonta. Grand list. How many ours, how many theirs?

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:38:52 +0000

In reply to James. All real, too! Helps that it's native to England as well as the eastern U.S. , of course.

By: James

James — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 03:18:09 +0000

What wonderful names.