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Okay, I will just add a new word onto this post everyday.....I'll try to keep it in alphabetical order too......so let's see todays word will be:
4-Ageratum--ah-JER-ah-tum (usually pronounced ah-juh-RAY-tuhm). See this is a common one that actually has 2 different ways to say it....Also called the Floss Flower Zones 1-24. Blue flowers in tight clusters resemble powder puffs. Most form foot wide clumps and have soft green leaves that are usually heart shaped. Full sun to part shade.
7-Amaryllis--am-uh-RIL-is Okay an easier one to pronounce for most of us probably, but maybe not for some.....Also called Belladonna Lily, or Naked Lady. Perennial from bulb, zones 4-24. Full sun. Long lived plant that performs best in areas with warm, dry summers. Clusters of 4-12 fragrant rosy pink trumpet shaped flowers. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/amaryllis.html
10-Aspidistra--as-puh-DIS-truh. Cast Iron Plant. Common as houseplant. Moderate to Regular Water...Dark green leaf blades are 1-2 1/2 feet lont, 3-4 inches wide. Thrives in conditions unacceptable to most plants.
11-Astilbe--as-STIL-bee. False Spiraea. Perennials. Zones 1-7, 14-17. Full sun in cooler climates only, regular water. Mainstay of the shady perennial border. Small white, pink, or red flowers. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/astilbe.html
12-Bougainvillea--boo-guhn-VIL-ee-uh. Evergreen shrubby vine. Zones 12-17, 19, 21-24. Full sun. Moderate to regular water. Reaches 15-30 ft depending on variety. Comes in many different vibrant colors in single and double flowered types. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/pdj/03280058.JPG
13-Buddleia--BUD-lee-uh. Butterfly Bush. Full Sun in North, full sun to part sun in south. Average moisture best, but tolerates drought. Zones 5 to 10; tops die to ground in zones 5 and 6. Lightly scented tapered sprays of flowers come in purple, blue, lavender, pink, or white. http://www.thegardenhelper.com/Buddleia.htm
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woooohoooo thats not so hard...thank you!!!
Linda
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From: midlothian, illinois | Registered: Oct 2004
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This is wonderful - keep on with this. That's the reason I rarely speak of plants by their botanical names - I never know how to pronounce them.
I can spell just about anything, but pronouncing it? Ha!
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Ha, I have just the place for it. It says it will almost grow in the dark. There is a corner of my apartment where I could really use something like this.
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From: triangle, virginia | Registered: Mar 2005
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Glad you guys like the guide .......and you know, I have a few darker corners that I could stick a cast iron plant in myself.....not a bad idea....My hubby would just shake his head and say not ANOTHER houseplant.....He claims that it's starting to feel like the jungles of South America here in the house.....he he he. Just the way I like it.....the more plants in the house, the better I feel......
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From: Beautiful Western Maryland...zone 6 | Registered: May 2003
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Who me, have a tomato to add to this? *innocent look*
Azoychka: Ah-ZOYCH-ka, Russian heirloom, early indeterminate, on the larger size for an early (8-12 oz), mild flavour. Seeds available from Tomato Grower's Supply.
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I'm adding 8 new words alphabetically in the pronunciation guide.....the new words will have a * in front of them to signify that they are new.....
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From: Beautiful Western Maryland...zone 6 | Registered: May 2003
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Thanks for the list. Now I know why garden center folk laugh at me. I always thought they were just happy folk. Tee Hee!
From: Independence, Missouri | Registered: Jun 2005
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Oh mistress-o-the-spoken-word, could you please add these to your pronounciation guide.
Cotoneaster Liriope Canpanula (I was just informed that I was pronouncing that wrong all this time) Heuchera Mandevilla
ps. we have kinda lazy speech down here and pronounce some of them slightly differently: Dif-en-BAHK-ee-ah Clem-AA-tis RU-beck-ee-ah (the little d must have gone to Big D to shop) Ga-YARD-ee-ah (but oddly, not Amar-EE-is, because we only speak Spanish 50% of the time?
Here's a special one for your tongue twister collection. Ampelopsis brevipendunculata. (my mom calls this the Pina colada plant)
And one for the 'names so cool, I'll name a child this one day'....Metasequoia Glyptostraboides. (can't you just see that one on a personalized mug. And you thought 'Apple' was weird).
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OMG, Loz! I just stumbled on this thread by accident and I'm going to have to visit it again soon when I have some time. I have been trying to pronounce some of those plants names and I'm sure I'm not even coming close to what the real pronunciation is! Thanks a lot for all the hard work!
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Oh thank you for adding this....Haven't had a clue what some people are referring to when they talk like that. Usually say something stupid, like does it bloom? lol. How do you say Russian Olive in fancy talk?
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thats not so hard...thank you!!!
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You wouldn't believe how I've been pronouncing it! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I have been trying to pronounce some of those plants names and I'm sure I'm not even coming close to what the real pronunciation is! ![[clappy]](graemlins/claps.gif)
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