The Greek language is a racy source of names that define the genera and the smorgasbord of many efflorescence industrial plant . Take the example of " chrysanthos " whose factor " chrysos " meaning " amber " and " anthemon " meaning " flower " suggest a " favourable flower " better known as the chrysanthemum ( Dendranthema x grandiflorum ) . Some derivations are less obvious and some are rather surprising .
Daffodil
Narcissus is the genus of the flower referred to as Narkissos in Greek . Narkissos was a mythological huntsman , an exceptionally well-favored young serviceman who light in sexual love with his own reflection in a stream . The gods turned him into a bloom ( likely the daffodil or Narcissus shammer - narcissus ) because of his vanity . " Narkissos " probably derives from the Holy Writ narkao / narke , intend " benumb , " for the potent properties of the plants and their harmful effects on the nervous system , if applied to open wounds .
Despite their potency , Narcissus pseudonarcissus are ideal garden efflorescence . Daffodils respond good to well - drain land and full sun . flora daffodil bulbs in the fall , about 6 inch apart and 8 inches deep , with the pointed ends upwards .
Larkspur, Hyacinth
The roquette larkspur ( Delphinium ajacis ) is a flowering yearly indigenous to southerly Europe . Its blooms are pink , white and blue , growing safe in full sun in well - drained dirt . Its Greek name , Hyakinthos , is for the ascetical prince of that name whom the immortal , Apollo and Zephyros , favored . However , Zephyros in a fit of green-eyed monster , mastermind the prince ’s destruction from the nose candy of a disk to his head . An inconsolable Apollo conjure the larkspur from his blood as a tribute . In another fable , Aias / Ajax was a Greek sub of the Trojan War who killed himself over a perceived injustice . The larkspur grew from his roue . In a different version of the same introductory legend , the hero is Hyacinthus , from the Greek root word , hyakinthos , and its floral counterpart is the hyacinth ( Hyacinthus nonscriptus ) .
Violet
The violet ( Viola odorata ) is " ion " in Greek . harmonize to legend , Iamos was the Word of the houri , Euadne , and Apollo , an Olympian god . Euadne abandon her newborn boy , will him on a layer of violets where shepherd observe him . They nominate him Iamos , after the violet .
These sweet-scented perennial flower in purple , blue , white and occasionally yellow , usually in April and May . They flourish in rich , moist soil , and they prefer a localisation in the garden that offers partial shade . When uprise under controlled , organic condition , the petals and the leaves of violets are edible . The petals garnish patty and pastries and decorate ice third power , while the folio heighten green salads . Folklore has it that violets bring good luck , and that dreams of violets foretell a life change for the better .
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