Plants with military associations
Tina Carr2
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Please can anyone suggest Plants with military associations? These could include plants with something military in the name such as Fuschia Army Nurse. Thank you.
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Tina Carr2
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Water soldier
Ill try and think of a better one...
Clematis General Sikorski.
Apparently there's a persicaria called lance corporal...
Roses: Trumpeter, Braveheart, Stars n Stripes, Hero, Cloth of Gold, Captain Christy, Lady Godiva, Redcoat...
to name a few.
Maybe Lady Godiva is not exactly military, but the girl sure had chutzpah. How about rose Jeanne d'Arc, Or Chapeau de Napoleon?
In France they have cornflowers instead of poppies to remember the war.
Thank you so much for suggestions so far... All excellent. More suggestions are welcome.
..a Clematis I used to grow, and want to obtain again, is 'Souvenir du Capitaine Thuilleaux'....
...introduced in 1918 and bred by Monsieur Thuilleaux in memory of his son, who was killed in action in WW1....
...I like a plant with history...
I can remember back in the sixties my mum having a red/pink HT rose called General MacArthur. I think some people used to call Gallinsoga - "Gallant Soldiers" - due to mis-hearing the name.