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Bill who putters wrote:

Plant trivia: 'Pink' originally refered to the *notching* found on
the flower petals, and only later came to mean the *color* that is
typical of most pinks. (The older meaning of the word continues
in use for the special type of scissors known as "pinking shears.")

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Pat in Plymouth MI

Looks like a big topic.

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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?