The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (46 page)

cerastioides
D. Don. ke-ras-tee-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Cerastium
. Himal.

elegans
M. Bieb.
el
-i-ganz. Annual baby’s breath. Lat. elegant. Ukraine, W Asia.

paniculata
L. pan-ik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Baby’s breath. Lat. in panicles (the flowers). C and E Eur., W and C Asia, W China.

repens
L.
ree
-puhnz. Lat. creeping. C and S Eur.

gypsywort
Lycopus europaeus

hackberry
Celtis
.
Chinese
C. sinensis
.
common
C. occidentalis
.
Mediterranean
C. australis
.
netleaf
C. reticulata
.
southern
C. laevigata

Hacquetia
Necker ex DC. (Apiaceae). ha-
ket
-ee-uh. After Balthazar Hacquet (1739–1815), French-born Austrian physician, naturalist and geologist. 1 sp., herb. C Eur.

epipactis
(Scop.) DC. e-pee-
pak
-tis. Gk. name for a plant used to curdle milk.

Hakonechloa
Makino ex Honda (Poaceae). ha-kon-ee-
kloh
-uh. From Hakone (Japanese town) and Gk. grass. 1 sp., grass. Japan.

macra
(Munro) Honda.
mak
-ruh. Lat. slender (it was originally named as a species of the much more robust
Phragmites
).

Halesia
J. Ellis ex L. (Styracaceae). ha-
leez
-ee-uh,
hale
-zee-uh. After Stephen Hales (1677–1761), English clergyman, botanist and physiologist. 3 spp., shrubs, trees. E USA, China.

carolina
L. ka-ro-
lee
-nuh. Silverbell, snowdrop tree. Lat. of the Carolinas. E USA.
Monticola Group
. mon-
ti
-ko-luh. Lat. growing on mountains.
Vestita Group
. vest-
ee
-tuh. Lat. clothed (with hairs, the leaves).

diptera
Ellis.
dip
-tuh-ruh. Two-wing silverbell. Gk. two-winged (the fruit). SE USA.
Magniflora Group
. mag-ni-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. large-flowered.

monticola
(Rehder) Sarg. =
H. carolina
Monticola Group. var.
vestita
Sarg. =
H. carolina
Vestita Group

tetraptera
Ellis =
H. carolina

×
Halimiocistus
Janch. (Cistaceae). ha-lim-ee-oh-
sis
-toos. From the names of the parents (
Cistus
×
Halimium
). Shrubs. S France.

sahucii
(Coste & Soulié) Janch. sa-
huek
-ee-ee. After French notary and archaeologist Joseph Sahuc (1863–1924), who collected plants with authors Hippolyte Jacques Coste and Joseph Auguste Soulié in the early 20th cent.
C. salviifolius
×
H. umbellatum
.

wintonensis
O. & E. F. Warb. winton-
en
-sis. Of Winchester (old name Winton), where it was raised. Cult.

Halimium
(Dunal) Spach (Cistaceae). ha-
lim
-ee-oom. From the resemblance of the leaves of some to
Atriplex halimus
. 9 spp. shrubs. Medit.

calycinum
(L.) K. Koch. kal-i-
see
-noom. Lat. with a (conspicuous) calyx. Spain, Portugal, Morocco.

commutatum
Pau =
H. calycinum

formosum
(Curtis) Willk. =
H. lasianthum

lasianthum
(Lam.) Spach. laz-ee-
anth
-oom. Gk. with woolly flowers (long hairs on the sepals). Spain, Portugal. subsp.
formosum
(Curtis) Heywood =
H. lasianthum

ocymoides
(Lam.) Willk. ok-i-
moy
-deez. Like
Ocimum
. Spain, Portugal, Morocco.

umbellatum
(L.) Spach. um-buhl-
ah
-toom. Lat. in umbels (the flowers).

Halimodendron
Fisch. ex DC. (Fabaceae). ha-lim-oh-
den
-dron. Gk. of the sea, tree (it grows in salty places). 1 sp., shrub. E Eur., W and C Asia.

halodendron
(Pall.) Voss. ha-loh-
den
-dron. Salt tree. Gk. salt tree.

Hamamelis
L. (Hamamelidaceae). ha-muh-
mel
-is. Witch hazels. Gk. name used by Hippocrates for
Mespilus germanica
. From Gk. apple, together (the fruits and flowers are borne at the same time). 5 spp., shrubs, trees. E Canada, E and C USA, NE Mex., China, Korea, Japan.

‘Brevipetala’
. brev-ee-
pet
-uh-luh. Lat. with short petals.

×
intermedia
Rehder. in-ter-
mee
-deeuh. Lat. intermediate (between the parents).
H. japonica
×
H. mollis
. Cult.

japonica
Sieb. & Zucc. juh-
pon
-i-kuh. Japanese witch hazel. Of Japan. Korea, Japan.

mollis
Oliv.
mol
-is. Chinese witch hazel. Lat. soft (with hairs, the leaves). Korea, Japan.

vernalis
Sarg. ver-
nah
-lis. Ozark witch hazel. Lat. of spring (flowering). C USA.

virginiana
L. vir-jin-ee-
ah
-nuh. Lat. of Virginia. E Canada, E and C USA, NE Mex.

handkerchief tree
Davidia involucrata

Hardenbergia
Benth. (Fabaceae). harduhn-
berg
-ee-uh. After Countess Franziska von Hardenberg (1794–1870). 3 spp. climbers. Australia.

violacea
(Schneev.) Stearn. vie-o-
lay
-see-uh. Coral pea. Lat. violet (the flowers). SE Australia.

harebell
Campanula rotundifolia

hare’s ear
Bupleurum
.
shrubby
B. fruticosum

harlequin glorybower
Clerodendrum trichotomum

Harry Lauder’s walking stick
Corylus avellana
‘Contorta’

Hatiora
Britton & Rose (Cactaceae). hat-ee-
or
-ruh. Anagram of
Hariota
, which it was originally called, a name that had already been used. After Thomas Harriot (Hariot) (1560–1621), English mathematician and astronomer. 5 spp. cacti. Brazil.

gaertneri
(Regel) Barthlott.
gairt
-nuh-ree. Easter cactus. After Joseph Gaertner (1732–1791), German botanist.

haw, black
Viburnum prunifolium.
blue
V. cassinoides

hawthorn
Crataegus
.
Chinese
C. pinnatifida
.
common
C. monogyna
.
downy
C. mollis
.
green
C. viridis
.
Indian
Rhaphiolepis indica
.
Midland
C. laevigata
.
oriental
C. orientalis
.
scarlet
C. coccinea

hazel, American
Corylus americana
.
beaked
C. cornuta
.
California
C. cornuta
subsp.
californica
.
common
C. avellana
.
corkscrew
C. avellana
‘Contorta’.
Turkish
C. colurna

hearts on a string
Ceropegia linearis
subsp.
woodii

heartsease
Viola tricolor

heath
Erica
.
Cornish
E. vagans
.
cross-leaved
E. tetralix
.
Irish
E. erigena
.
Spanish
E. australis
.
St. Dabeoc’s
Daboecia cantabrica.
tree
Erica arborea
.
winter
E. carnea

heather
Calluna vulgaris
.
bell
Erica cinerea

Hebe albicans
(Petrie) Cockayne =
Veronica albicans

brachysiphon
Summerh. =
Veronica brachysiphon

buchananii
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica buchananii

cupressoides
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica cupressoides

×
franciscana
(Eastw.) Souster =
Veronica
×
franciscana

hulkeana
(F. Muell.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica hulkeana

macrantha
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica macrantha

ochracea
Ashwin =
Veronica ochracea

odora
(Hook.f.) Cockayne =
Veronica odora

pimeleoides
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica pimeleoides

pinguifolia
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica pinguifolia

rakaiensis
(J. B. Armstr.) Cockayne =
Veronica rakaiensis

recurva
G. Simpson & J. S. Thomson =
Veronica albicans
Recurva Group

salicifolia
(G. Forst.) Penell =
Veronica salicifolia

topiaria
L. B. Moore =
Veronica topiaria

vernicosa
(Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan =
Veronica vernicosa

‘Youngii’
=
Veronica
‘Youngii’

Hedera
L. (Araliaceae).
hed
-uh-ruh. Ivy. Lat. name for
H. helix
. 12 spp. climbers. Eur., N Africa, W Asia to Japan.

algeriensis
Hibberd. al-jeer-ree-
en
-sis. Of Algeria. N Africa.

colchica
K. Koch.
kol
-chi-kuh. Persian ivy. Lat. of Colchis on the Black Sea (now part of Georgia). Caucasus.
‘Dentata Variegata’
. den-
tah
-tuh va-ree-uh-
gah
-tuh. Lat. toothed, variegated (the leaves).

helix
L.
hee
-lix. Common ivy. Gk. to turn. Eur., W Asia.

hibernica
Bean. hie-
bern
-i-kuh. Irish ivy. Lat. of Ireland. W Eur.

Hedychium
J. König (Zingiberaceae). he-
dik
-ee-oom. Ginger lily. From Gk. sweet snow, referring to the fragrant white flowers of the type species,
H. coronarium
. 88 spp. perenn, herbs. Himal., trop. Asia, Madagascar.

aurantiacum
Roscoe =
H. coccineum
Aurantiacum Group

coccineum
Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. kok-
sin
-ee-oom. Scarlet ginger lily. Himal., S China.
Aurantiacum Group
. o-ran-tee-
ah
-koom. Lat. orange (the flowers).

coronarium
J. König. ko-ro-
nair
-reeoom. Butterfly lily. Lat. of garlands (it has been used as a hair decoration in parts of Malaysia). E Himal., India, SE Asia.