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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 |
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"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 |
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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" |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 :-) |
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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! |
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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 |
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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. |
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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) |
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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/ |
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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 |
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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" |
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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) |
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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. |
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