Editorial
“I am fascinated by the names we give to flowers in addition to their official botanical monikers, which you rarely hear spoken. Many of these ‘local’ names are charmingly rustic or fun, and some are simply strange. My mother grew swathes of antirrhinums, and as a child I loved squeezing their sides to make their ‘mouths’ open. However, I didn’t know them as ‘snapdragons’ but as ‘bunny rabbits’. I’ve no idea where that name came from! Does anyone else know of obscure names for popular flowers? I’d love to hear them.”…