Comments on: “a rose by any other name

By: Mariah & Hannah

Mariah & Hannah — Fri, 02 May 2008 02:50:35 +0000

your favorite flower? well, it has to be Ava…

By: Lexi

Lexi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:48:12 +0000

Agree! Dreadful name, and so hard to remember. When I was a flower snob working at Stems and Vines back in the day, I would tell Kåre as tactfully as possible that I preferred ranunculus, hydrangea, or delphinium, for example, to roses and babies’ breath. Do you think the poor guy could remember what he was looking for when he got to the flower shop? At least I haven’t gotten roses with babies’ breath since.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:38:37 +0000

You are all too clever! Kelly, I can’t believe that you lived where ranunculus grow in large fields. Sounds amazing.

So do you agree about the dreadful name? Honestly, it’s sounds like a vaccination for a rhinoceros.

By: Kelly @ Love Well

Kelly @ Love Well — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:49:02 +0000

I agree; those have to be ranunculus. I fell in love with them during our time in San Diego. The Carlsbad Flower Fields sport millions of them this time of year, in every shade of the rainbow, on a hill overlooking the ocean. Sigh. Now I'm homesick.

By: huberhadley

huberhadley — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:15:32 +0000

Ranunculas is right! And they are beautiful – still looking look from Tuesday?

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:17:33 +0000

At first glance I thought they were peonies (but the leaves didn’t look like the peonies in my garden) then I remembered the ranunculus. If only my MIL were here to help me out, she’s a flower whiz. So, my tentative answer is ranunculus. Poor, poor flower, you simply cannot create a rhyme with that one!