Plants called Peter
 

Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

rgds
Keith

"Keith" wrote in message
...
Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

Err, no. I suggest you call your next sons (sweet) William and Basil. :-))

Steve

In article , Keith ksalexander@atnoh
amorspam.stisted.freeserve.co.uk writes
Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

Buddleia davidii (the common bomb site one), Viburnum davidii,
Epimedium, Fritillaria, Lilium, Rosa .....

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

there's a very nice heather called Peter Sparkes.


--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

In message , Keith
writes
But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

A rockery?

Living rock cacti?

Rock roses?

Or, more obviously, there is a rose 'Peter Pan'
--
Klara, Gatwick basin

Klara wrote:
:: In message , Keith
:: writes
::: But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
::: Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?
::
:: A rockery?
::
?
:: Living rock cacti?
::
??
:: Rock roses?
::
???
:: Or, more obviously, there is a rose 'Peter Pan'


--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country
and our people, and neither do we."
- George W. Bush, 5.8.2004

Keith wrote:
Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

rgds
Keith

Get some unclassified plant from the Amazon and name it after you son :-)

Phil L wrote:
Klara wrote:
:: In message , Keith
:: writes
::: But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
::: Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?
::
:: A rockery?
::
?
:: Living rock cacti?
::
??
:: Rock roses?
::
???
:: Or, more obviously, there is a rose 'Peter Pan'



More obvious in Italian ;-)

Pietro=Peter, Pietra=Rock.

i.e. The name Peter is derived from stone or rock.

Allthougth I'm sure some highbrow could give you a more fundamental
Latin or Greek explanation!

Hi Keith

Go to the RHS Plant Finder online and search for Peter. It will give you a long list of all plants which have Peter in their name.

Zoe

Roger wrote:
Keith wrote:
Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to
buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close
to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

rgds
Keith

Get some unclassified plant from the Amazon and name it after you
son
:-)

There's _Petroselinum crispum_, aka "parsley". (Honest, I didn't have
to look it up! It just stuck in my memory way back.)

What I did have to look up, though, are three wild pinks:
_Petrorhagia prolifera_ , P. saxifraga_, and _P. nanteullii_. The
first and the last may be useful, as Collins Field Guide says the
little pink flowers are borne in dense clusters, May-September. I've
never seen any of them, though: nanteullii and saxifraga are, it
says, found but rare in Britain.

--
Mike.

Roger wrote:
More obvious in Italian ;-)

Pietro=Peter, Pietra=Rock.

i.e. The name Peter is derived from stone or rock.

Allthougth I'm sure some highbrow could give you a more fundamental
Latin or Greek explanation!

In Greek:
Petros = Peter = Rock[1]
hence 'petrified' etc.

Theo
(not claiming to be highbrow, just Greek :-)

[1] In Modern Greek rock is 'petra' (feminine). It's not 'stone', which is
'lithos' (eg lithography)

Phil L wrote:
Klara wrote:
In message , Keith
writes
But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

A rockery?

?
Living rock cacti?

??
Rock roses?

???
Or, more obviously, there is a rose 'Peter Pan'

Obviously R.E. wasn't on the syllabus at whatever school it was you
attended...

--
In memory of MS MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
:: Phil L wrote:
::: Klara wrote:
::::: In message , Keith
::::: writes
:::::: But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called
:::::: Peter, no Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?
:::::
::::: A rockery?
:::::
::: ?
::::: Living rock cacti?
:::::
::: ??
::::: Rock roses?
:::::
::: ???
::::: Or, more obviously, there is a rose 'Peter Pan'
::
:: Obviously R.E. wasn't on the syllabus at whatever school it was you
:: attended...

It was but they didn't teach us about Latin / Italian / Greek spellings for
obscure plants, it was more about God, Yahweh, Iseraelites and such likes,
what a strange school you must have attended.
:-p


--
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we.
They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country
and our people, and neither do we."
- George W. Bush, 5.8.2004

In article , Phil L
writes
Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:
::
:: Obviously R.E. wasn't on the syllabus at whatever school it was you
:: attended...

It was but they didn't teach us about Latin / Italian / Greek spellings for
obscure plants, it was more about God, Yahweh, Iseraelites and such likes,
what a strange school you must have attended.
:-p
Maybe it's a girls' school thing - you mean you didn't get the biblical
story about Jesus referring to Peter as his 'rock' (or something like
that ...)?

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"

On 19/4/05 22:57, in article , "Keith"
wrote:

Hopefully some of you may be able to help

I have three Sons Peter, David and Alden
In an effort to get them involved in the Garden, I am trying to buy
plants that they can 'adopt'

I have planted a row of Alders around our pond which is as close to
Alden as I am likely to get!

I have planted Acer Davidii and Davidia Involucrate for David

But can I find a Tree or for that matter anything called Peter, no
Anyone know of any plants with Peter in their name?

There's a rhododendron called 'Blue Peter'. But what about "Peter Peter
Pumpkin Eater"? He can nurture that himself!
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds for email)

Kay wrote:
In article , Phil L
writes
Miss Perspicacia Tick wrote:

Obviously R.E. wasn't on the syllabus at whatever school it was
you
attended...

It was but they didn't teach us about Latin / Italian / Greek
spellings for obscure plants, it was more about God, Yahweh,
Iseraelites and such likes, what a strange school you must have
attended. :-p
Maybe it's a girls' school thing - you mean you didn't get the
biblical story about Jesus referring to Peter as his 'rock' (or
something like that ...)?

Matt.16.18: ...thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my
church; and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

Bizarre kind of RE that didn't mention it, or that "Peter" was the
big fisherman's nickname.

--
Mike.