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Nom de bloom: A guide to names and their related plants

Sunday 15 February 2009 01:00 GMT
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Adam: Ficus, Hedera, Monarda,

Alan: Hemerocallis

Alexander: Clematis, Rhododendron, Rose

Alexandra: Fragaria, Gladiolus

Alice: Acer, Bellis, Dianthus, Escallonia, Fragaria, Geranium, Gladiolus, Hydrangea, Potentilla, Rhododendron

Alison: Pelargonium, Rose

Amy: Fargesia, Fuchsia, Hebe, Hemerocallis, Pelargonium

Andrew: Diascia, Fuchsia

Angela: Agapanthus, Pelargonium

Anita: Hebe, Hedera

Ann: Geum, Magnolia

Annabel(le): Calluna, Clematis, Fuchsia, Helianthemum, Hydrangea

Anne: Hosta, Pelargonium, Primula, Schizostylis

Anthea: Achillea, Agapanthus

Arabella: Calluna, Clematis, Fuchsia, Rhododendron, Saxifrage

Arnold: Juniperus

Audrey: Aster, Nerine

Barbara: Clematis, Fuchsia, Viola

Beatrice: Agapanthus, Primula

Beth: Argyranthemum, Pear

Bruce: Delphinium

Camilla: Dianthus, Primula

Carol: Geranium, Peony

Caroline: Achillea, Aeschynanthus, Fuchsia, Rhododendron, Schizostylis

Carolyn: Ballota, Calluna

Catherine: Calluna, Hosta

Cecily: Aster

Charles: Dianthus

Charlotte: Anemonella, Gladiolus

Chloe: Aster

Chris: Geranium

Christabel: Gladiolus, Hebe,

Christina: Alstroemeria, Calluna

Christine: Achillea, Dahlia, Fragaria, Primula

Christopher: Dianthus, Gazania, Rose

Claire: Delphinium

Clare: Dianthus, Narcissus, Primula, Saxifrage, Sempervivum

Colin: Hedera

Constance: Clematis, Crocosmia, Dianthus, Erica, Fuchsia

Daphne: Dianthus, Magnolia, Pelargonium,

David: Bergenia, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Helianthemum, Heuchera, Miscanthus, Phlox, Rhododendron, Saxifrage

Debbie: Agapanthus, Camellia,

Deborah: Acer

Denis: Dianthus

Diana: Acer, Agapanthus, Aster, Calluna, Celastrus, Fuchsia, Gentiana, Geum, Hibiscus, Poppy

Diane: Dianthus, Geum, Hamamelis, Larix, Pelargonium, Rhododendron, Salvia, Sempervivum

Dominic: Hemerocallis

Doris: Dianthus

Duncan: Carmichaelia

Edith: Cardamine, Clematis, Picea

Elaine: Begonia, Calluna, Pelargonium

Eleanor: Hemerocallis, Pelargonium, Rose

Eleanora: Aconitum

Elisabeth: Agapanthus, Helianthemum, Hosta

Elizabeth: Acer, Aster, Astilbe, Campanula, Carpentaria, Crocosmia, Cyrtanthus Dianthus, Diascia, Gentiana, Geranium, Hedychium, Magnolia, Pittosporum, Potentilla, Rhododendron, Rose, Viola

Ellen: Acer, Calluna, Helianthemum, Hosta, Narcissus,

Emily: Fragaria, Fuchsia, Geranium, Gladiolus, Narcissus, Primula

Emma: Diascia, Viola

Erica: Aster, Astilbe, Primula

Esther: Aster, Chrysanthemum, Saxifrage

Eugenie: Anemone

Eva: Anthemis, Aster, Erica, Geranium, Hedera, Phlox, Sambucus

Eve: Agapanthus, Nerine

Evelyn: Camellia, Malus, Penstemon, Rose

Felicity: Erigeron, Magnolia,

Fenella: Delphinium

Fiona: Aubrieta, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Pulmonaria, Rose, Viola

Florence: Buddleja, Prunus

Frances: Campanula, Erica, Sambucus

Frank: Narcissus

George: Argyranthemum, Iris

Gloria: Acer, Astilbe

Gordon: Iris

Grace: Cotinus, Pelargonium

Hannah: Campanula

Harry: Hamamelis, Leucanthemum

Heidi: Achillea, Dianthus, Poppy

Helen: Agapanthus, Aster, Astrantia, Dianthus, Erodium, Rhodohypoxis, Viola

Helena: Acer, Euphorbia, Pelargonium, Polystichum

Henrietta: Hedera

Henry: Gentiana

Hilda: Anemone

Ian: Dianthus

Irene: Aster

Isobel: Chamerion

Jack: Buxus

Jacqueline: Achillea, Astilbe, Erica, Lilium

Jamie: Abies, Camellia

Jane: Acer, Magnolia, Primula, Sempervivum

Janet: Erica, Hebe, Hosta, Nerine, Potentilla, Primula, Rose, Viola

Jean: Aster, Erica, Hemerocallis, Parahebe

Jennifer: Fuchsia, Schizostylis

Jenny: Actinidia, Aster, Calluna, Clematis, Narcissus, Primula, Rhododendron

Jeremy: Pinus

Jill: Calluna, Podocarpus

Joanna: Eremurus, Erythronium, Geranium, Hebe, Iris, Primula

Jock: Rhododendron

Johanna: Agapanthus, Narcissus, Primula

John: Hamamelis, Iris

Joy: Antennaria, Aubrieta, Dianthus, Fargesia, Geranium, Narcissus, Parahebe, Pelargonium, Penstemon, Primula

Joyce: Centaurea, Fuchsia, Iris, Primula

Judith: Crocosmia

Judy: Hebe, Magnolia, Phlox

Julia: Aster, Calluna, Chrysanthemum, Fuchsia, Hosta, Parahebe, Pelargonium, Primula, Rubus, Viola

Julian: Dianthus

Juliet: Hippophae, Iris, Rose

Karen: Iris, Primula

Katie: Camellia, Pelargonium

Kenneth: Malus

Kevin: Hedera

Kirsty: Agapanthus, Geranium

Laura: Clematis, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Malus, Phlox, Viola

Linda: Buxus, Hebe, Hemerocallis, Pelargonium, Rhododendron

Lionel: Fuchsia

Louisa: Malus, Rhododendron

Louise: Aster, Chrysanthemum, Hebe, Pelargonium Rhododendron

Lucia: Anemone

Lucinda: Alstroemeria, Aster, Camellia, Fuchsia, Pelargonium, Rhododendron

Lucy: Aster, Pelargonium, Rhododendron

Lyn: Coprosma, Galanthus

Mabel: Ixia

Margaret: Acer, Chrysanthemum, Fuchsia, Gentiana, Primula

Marianne: Calluna

Marie: Calluna

Marina: Alstroemeria, Hibiscus

Marjorie: Aster, Clematis, Crocosmia, Hebe, Nerine

Maria: Berberis

Marian: Acca

Marianne: Agapanthus

Mariette: Agapanthus

Marilyn: Caltha

Marina: Arbutus

Marion: Abutilon, Primula

Marjorie: Agapanthus, Aster

Mark: Pelargonium, Primula

Martin: Erica

Mary: Chrysanthemum, Erica, Fuchsia, Nymphaea, Pelargonium, Primula

Matthew: Dianthus

Max: Narcissus

Melanie: Acer, Gentiana, Hedera, Pelargonium, Sempervivum

Michael: Fuchsia

Monica: Primula, Rhododendron

Nancy: Iris, Rhododendron

Naomi: Rhododendron

Natalie: Alstroemeria, Geranium, Pelargonium

Nathalie: Erica, Gladiolus

Nicola: Fuchsia, Geranium, Hosta

Nigel: Nymphaea, Primula

Oliver: Delphinium

Olivia: Lily, Magnolia, Pelargonium

Pamela: Aster, Clematis, Pelargonium, viola

Pat: Cistus, Primula

Patricia: Hemerocallis, Hosta, Rose

Patrick: Hibiscus

Pauline: Clematis, Iris, Primula

Penelope: Rose, Saxifrage

Peter: Dahlia, Hedera

Polly: Alocasia, Calluna, Malus, Rose

Rachel: Erica, Hebe, Heuchera, Primula, Rose

Rebecca: Dianthus, Pelargonium, Prunus, Rose

Richard: Buxus

Robert: Bellis, Hamamelis, Heuchera, Lythrum

Robin: Begonia, Hamamelis, Lythrum, Pelargonium

Roger: Narcissus

Rosalie: Acer, Erica, xHeucherella, Primula

Rosealind: Deutzia

Rosemary: Agapanthus, Geranium

Rosie: Achillea, Fragaria, Gaultheria, Geranium, Hebe,

Rupert: Lachenalia

Ruth: Helianthemum, Magnolia, Nerine, Rhodohypoxis

Sally: Achillea, Hedera, Primula

Samantha: Narcissus

Sandra: Acer, Geranium, Hamamelis, Phlox, Primula

Sarah: Agapanthus, Kalmia, Narcissus, Phlox

Sebastian: Hemerocallis

Sheila: Pelargonium, Primula, Rhododendron

Shirley: Calluna, Fuchsia, Primula

Simon: Geranium

Sonia: Aster

Sophia: Aster, Calluna

Sophie: Alstroemeria, Fragaria, Gladiolus, Pelargonium, Primula

Stella: Campanula, Narcissus, Prunus, Rhodohypoxis

Stephanie: Achillea, Agapanthus, Erodium, Geranium, Nerine

Susan: Acer, Aster, Dianthus, Euonymus, Geranium, Halimium, Magnolia, Primula, Rhododendron, Rose

Susannah: Dianthus, Primula

Susanne: Acer

Suzanne: Fothergilla, Hedera

Sylvia: Agapanthus, Camellia, Dahlia, Pelargonium, Prunus, Rhododendron

Tanya: Abelia, Alstroemeria, Camellia

Teresa: Achimenes

Tessa: Alstroemeria, Rhododendron, Rose

Thomas: Fuchsia

Toby: Narcissus

Tony: Aster, Pelargonium, Primula

Trevor: Dianthus

Valerie: Fuchsia, Primula

Vanessa: Parrotia, Viola

Vera: Argyranthemum, Clematis, Hippeastrum, Primula, Schizostylis

Victor: Aster, Helianthemum

Victoria: Alstroemeria, Ceanothus, Clematis, Enkianthus, Erica, Kniphofia, Magnolia, Narcissus, Pelargonium, Primula, Prunus, Rhubarb, Salvia

Virginia: Agapanthus, Pelargonium

Walter: Iris#

Wendy: Acer, Agapanthus, Picea, Pinus

William: Coprosma

Yvonne: Coprosma, Erica, Pelargonium

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