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Biblical Plants
"K" wrote in message ... bluebell writes Which do you have? Does it matter what I have? The OP asked if there were any plants which available in Britain which are Biblical. I have something called a Rose of Sharron. Rose of Sharron is Bibliucal. But not perhaps the same plant which is called Rose of Sharon in the Bible? That was one of the points of Stewart's posting. I am an expert on the Bible as it happens. . You will have to go a long way to establish what on earth any plant in the Bible would be in modern parlance. They were not botanically trained. For them, any plant they called the Rose of Sharon would be the the Rose of Sharon. So Biblically I am correct. But thats another issue. No one will ever really know what plant was the Rose of Sharon. The best you can do is find a plant that has than name now - which is precisely what I suggested. It remains a fact I have one and I can grow plants , regardless of whether my knowldege is correct. It helps if knowledge is correct if it's being shared with other people. I have never come across Rose of Sharon being used for a hebe, and the most common use of Rose of Sharon is for Hypericum, which is certainly not in the hebe family. If the OP buys a hebe in the belief that he is buying the biblical Rose of Sharon, he's not getting what he wanted. I would suggest that anyone buying any plant would be best advised just to look at the label if they want the name of it. Its usually there id they are buying new plants. Having said that the experts in nurseries cannot be trusted. I have purchanced a " dafne" which turned out to be a willow. It was winter and it was not in leaf so I couldnt tell. I have had several other " surprise purchaces. But they are all plants. They can all be beautiful. You dont need their names for that. Thats my point. And there is your response, to Stewart's perfectly polite post showing that some of your information was totally incorrect. It would seem you too aspire to be a modern gardener. On that we would have to differ. I thought he was rude. There are ways of saying things and ways things have been said. Had he started off by simply saying, " Are you sure you have that right, I think...." ( which is actually very Biblical in terms of approach) and then gave his lengthy exposition of knowledge. Real politeness costs nothing. But his way was the modern aggressive version. I am getting tired of modern agression. Maybe thats why I spend my time on my smallholding/ garden? By the way, I also have qualifications ( like a degree) in botany and in horticulture to level 4. I made a mistake on that plant. Its easy to do. I am human. Its not one I deal with every day as I tend to grow peonies , roses, various species of bluebell , lots of herbs and a lot of medicinal plants of various kinds. As for the rest. I ventured here once. I will not be doing so again. I was hurt by the way he said what he said. I am hurt by your condoning that approach. I dont need that. Once bitten as they say. |
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