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FLOWER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Searching for an Aurora Flower Dear Kathleen, Thanks,
Dear J.C., Not that I can find. Best, Kathleen
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English name derived from the tree name, from Latin acacia, from Greek akakia, meaning "thorny Egyptian tree."(Photo courtesy of 
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, meaning "noble sort." Also from Latin alyssum and Greek alysson, meaning "not rabies," as the plant was believed to cure rabies. (Photo courtesy of Manfred Morgner, Wikimedia Commons) 
Feminine form of Latin Amaranthus, meaning "unfading." (Photo courtesy of 
English name derived from the flower name amaryllis, from Greek amarysso, meaning "to sparkle."
Greek name derived from the word anemos, meaning "wind." In mythology, this is the name of a wind nymph. 
Aster is from the Greek word for "star". Asters are believed to have healing properties. 
English name derived from the name of the flower, from the Greek word azaleos, meaning "dry."
American flower name popular in the 19th century, but rarely used today. 
English name derived from the Latin name of the flowering evergreen shrub, camellia, named after the Czech-born missionary/botanist George Josef Kamel, from the word kamel, meaning "camel." 
English name derived from the flower name, from French carnation, meaning "complexion," from Italian carnagione, meaning "flesh-colored." 
Feminine form of Greek Chrysanthos, meaning "golden flower." Japanese emperors sat on the Chrysanthemum throne. 
English name derived from the name of the flowering vine clematis from Greek klema, meaning "branch or brushwood." 
English name derived from the plant name columbine, from Late Latin columbina, meaning "verbina" or "dovelike," so-called because when inverted the flower resembles a cluster of doves. 
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin asphodelus, from Greek asphodelos, meaning "asphodel flower." In Greek mythology, it is described as a pale yellow deathless kind of lily flower that overspreads the plains of Hades and is the favorite food of the dead. 
English name derived from the flower name, from the surname of Swedish botanist Anders Dahl, meaning "valley," hence "dahlia flower" or "valley flower." 
English name derived from the flower name, from Old English dægeseage, "day's eye." 
French form of Latin Delphinia, meaning "woman from Delphi." Because of its association with the "delphinium," this name is sometimes given as a flower name. 
The name comes from German edel (meaning noble) and weiss (meaning white). 
English name derived from the vocabulary word fern, from Old English fear meaning "fern," a type of leafy plant. The name was first used in the 19th century when flower, plant or other "dainty" names were popular. 
English name derived from the flower name, meaning simply "garden flower." 
Feminine form of Albanian Genti, meaning "gentian flower" or "(well)-born."
Latin form of Greek hyakinthos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a youth loved by Apollo who accidentally killed him, after which the hyacinth flower sprouted from his blood. 
Greek name meaning "rainbow." In mythology, this is the name of a rainbow goddess. In use by the English as a feminine name, and by the Jews as a unisex name. 
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Persian yasmin, meaning "jasmine flower," a plant in the olive family. Compare with masculine Jasmin. 
English color and flower name derived from the vocabulary word, from Anglo-Saxon lavendre, from Late Latin lavendula which may ultimately derive from lividus, meaning "bluish, livid." Since 1840, the word has had the meaning "pale purple."
English name derived from the name of the flowering bush. A pale purple color is generally known as lilac after the flower. 
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin lotus, from Greek lotos, a name for various kinds of plants before it came to designate the Egyptian "white lotus." The Greek word may ultimately come from Hebrew lowt, meaning "covering, veil." 
English name derived from the name of the flowering tree.
English name derived from the flower name, composed of the name Mary "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion" and the word "gold." 
Latin form of Greek Narkissos, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep." In mythology, this is the name of a vain youth who fell in love with his own reflection and eventually was turned into a kind of lily or daffodil flower known as the narkissos. 
Nasturtium flower's botanical name, Tropaeolum majus, is Latin for trophy, a warlike reference. 
English name derived from the flower name, from Greek orkhis, meaning "testicle," from Proto-Indo-European orghi-, the base root for for the word "testicle." The plant was given this name because of the shape of its root. 
English name derived from the flower name, from the Old French word pensee, meaning "thought." 
English name derived from the flower name, peony, which was named after the physician god Paeon because the flower was formerly used in medicine. 
English name derived from the flower name, from French petun, an obsolete word for the tobacco plant. 
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin papaver, which may be a reduplication of the base *pap-, meaning "to swell." 
English name derived from the flower name, from Latin prima rosa meaning "first rose." (Photo courtesy of 
Greek name meaning "rose." In the bible, this is the name of a servant in the house of Mary
This name was in use throughout the Middle Ages (long before herb and flower names became popular) and probably originated as a short form of longer Germanic names containing the word hrod, meaning "horse." 
English name derived from the name of the spice which comes from the crocus flower, ultimately from Arabic aṣfar, meaning "yellow."(Photo courtesy of 
The name "sunflower" originates from the Greek helios meaning "sun" and anthos meaning "flower," since these flowers always turn towards the sun. 
The name for tulips comes from the headdress worn by many Middle Eastern peoples known as a turban or taliban. In Latin, this translates to "tulipa." 
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin viola, meaning "violet color" or "violet flower." 
A vine with purple blossoms, named for the eighteenth century Philadelphia physician, Caspar Wistar. 
A flower named for the German botanist Johann Zinn. The original zinnias were found in the early 1500s in the wilds of Mexico. 
