THE naming of plants is a fascinating and even enlightening subject, it seems to reflect our eternal conversation with the natural world and the plants we cherish. Down through the ages plant names have been based on folklore, healing properties, location and more recently scientific classification.
There is a beauty and magic to some of the old country names of plants and yet sometimes they are confusing, too. A well-known example being that the plant often known as a bluebell in Scotland is called a harebell in England, with the English bluebell being a completely different plant. This (1753) and (1758), which are still in use today.
