Thread: Hedysarum coronarium
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Old 10-05-2008, 01:30 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Hedysarum coronarium
In article , (Jeff Layman)
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Anyone got any idea why the common name of this is French Honeysuckle?

Some plant names don't make a lot of sense? Or whoever named it attached more significance to
some feature other than the scent? Or he was a marketing man? :-)

I've grown it from seed a couple of times, and seen it in several gardens.

I'm having a second try at it. Last time, it got bad powdery mildew. I did have it in very dry
soil though.



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