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Centaurea
Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called
it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA |
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* La Puce wrote, On 30/05/2007 18:02:
Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA I've always known it as Cornflower. -- Cheers, Serena If you are going through hell, keep going. (Winston Churchill) |
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On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower
wrote: Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA I've always known it as Cornflower. You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this: http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi |
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"La Puce" wrote in message oups.com... On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower wrote: Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA I've always known it as Cornflower. You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this: http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi The first I would call perennial cornflower and the second a knapweed, but it illustrates the short comings of "Common" names -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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In message , Charlie Pridham
writes "La Puce" wrote in message roups.com... On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower wrote: Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA I've always known it as Cornflower. You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this: http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi The first I would call perennial cornflower and the second a knapweed, but it illustrates the short comings of "Common" names For French and English names of various species of Centaurea see http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurea -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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On 30 May, 20:36, "Charlie Pridham"
wrote: The first I would call perennial cornflower and the second a knapweed, but it illustrates the short comings of "Common" names Thanks Charlie. I was making sure I wasn't making a mistake. It is so easy to call all centaurea 'cornflowers'. The chap I was talking to about this is not yet on line. Lets see what he says when he is ;o) |
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* La Puce wrote, On 30/05/2007 19:43:
On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower wrote: Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it? http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA I've always known it as Cornflower. You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this: http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi More often than not, I've also heard that one called cornflower but also knapweed. If it was important to make it clear which one I meant, I'd probably use its proper name. -- Cheers, Serena Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. |
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