Nom de bloom: A guide to names and their related plants
Adam: Ficus, Hedera, Monarda,
Alan: Hemerocallis
Alexander: Clematis, Rhododendron, Rose
Alexandra: Fragaria, Gladiolus
Alice: Acer, Bellis, Dianthus, Escallonia, Fragaria, Geranium, Gladiolus, Hydrangea, Potentilla, Rhododendron
Alison: Pelargonium, Rose
Amy: Fargesia, Fuchsia, Hebe, Hemerocallis, Pelargonium
Andrew: Diascia, Fuchsia
Angela: Agapanthus, Pelargonium
Anita: Hebe, Hedera
Ann: Geum, Magnolia
Annabel(le): Calluna, Clematis, Fuchsia, Helianthemum, Hydrangea
Anne: Hosta, Pelargonium, Primula, Schizostylis
Anthea: Achillea, Agapanthus
Arabella: Calluna, Clematis, Fuchsia, Rhododendron, Saxifrage
Arnold: Juniperus
Audrey: Aster, Nerine
Barbara: Clematis, Fuchsia, Viola
Beatrice: Agapanthus, Primula
Beth: Argyranthemum, Pear
Bruce: Delphinium
Camilla: Dianthus, Primula
Carol: Geranium, Peony
Caroline: Achillea, Aeschynanthus, Fuchsia, Rhododendron, Schizostylis
Carolyn: Ballota, Calluna
Catherine: Calluna, Hosta
Cecily: Aster
Charles: Dianthus
Charlotte: Anemonella, Gladiolus
Chloe: Aster
Chris: Geranium
Christabel: Gladiolus, Hebe,
Christina: Alstroemeria, Calluna
Christine: Achillea, Dahlia, Fragaria, Primula
Christopher: Dianthus, Gazania, Rose
Claire: Delphinium
Clare: Dianthus, Narcissus, Primula, Saxifrage, Sempervivum
Colin: Hedera
Constance: Clematis, Crocosmia, Dianthus, Erica, Fuchsia
Daphne: Dianthus, Magnolia, Pelargonium,
David: Bergenia, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Helianthemum, Heuchera, Miscanthus, Phlox, Rhododendron, Saxifrage
Debbie: Agapanthus, Camellia,
Deborah: Acer
Denis: Dianthus
Diana: Acer, Agapanthus, Aster, Calluna, Celastrus, Fuchsia, Gentiana, Geum, Hibiscus, Poppy
Diane: Dianthus, Geum, Hamamelis, Larix, Pelargonium, Rhododendron, Salvia, Sempervivum
Dominic: Hemerocallis
Doris: Dianthus
Duncan: Carmichaelia
Edith: Cardamine, Clematis, Picea
Elaine: Begonia, Calluna, Pelargonium
Eleanor: Hemerocallis, Pelargonium, Rose
Eleanora: Aconitum
Elisabeth: Agapanthus, Helianthemum, Hosta
Elizabeth: Acer, Aster, Astilbe, Campanula, Carpentaria, Crocosmia, Cyrtanthus Dianthus, Diascia, Gentiana, Geranium, Hedychium, Magnolia, Pittosporum, Potentilla, Rhododendron, Rose, Viola
Ellen: Acer, Calluna, Helianthemum, Hosta, Narcissus,
Emily: Fragaria, Fuchsia, Geranium, Gladiolus, Narcissus, Primula
Emma: Diascia, Viola
Erica: Aster, Astilbe, Primula
Esther: Aster, Chrysanthemum, Saxifrage
Eugenie: Anemone
Eva: Anthemis, Aster, Erica, Geranium, Hedera, Phlox, Sambucus
Eve: Agapanthus, Nerine
Evelyn: Camellia, Malus, Penstemon, Rose
Felicity: Erigeron, Magnolia,
Fenella: Delphinium
Fiona: Aubrieta, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Pulmonaria, Rose, Viola
Florence: Buddleja, Prunus
Frances: Campanula, Erica, Sambucus
Frank: Narcissus
George: Argyranthemum, Iris
Gloria: Acer, Astilbe
Gordon: Iris
Grace: Cotinus, Pelargonium
Hannah: Campanula
Harry: Hamamelis, Leucanthemum
Heidi: Achillea, Dianthus, Poppy
Helen: Agapanthus, Aster, Astrantia, Dianthus, Erodium, Rhodohypoxis, Viola
Helena: Acer, Euphorbia, Pelargonium, Polystichum
Henrietta: Hedera
Henry: Gentiana
Hilda: Anemone
Ian: Dianthus
Irene: Aster
Isobel: Chamerion
Jack: Buxus
Jacqueline: Achillea, Astilbe, Erica, Lilium
Jamie: Abies, Camellia
Jane: Acer, Magnolia, Primula, Sempervivum
Janet: Erica, Hebe, Hosta, Nerine, Potentilla, Primula, Rose, Viola
Jean: Aster, Erica, Hemerocallis, Parahebe
Jennifer: Fuchsia, Schizostylis
Jenny: Actinidia, Aster, Calluna, Clematis, Narcissus, Primula, Rhododendron
Jeremy: Pinus
Jill: Calluna, Podocarpus
Joanna: Eremurus, Erythronium, Geranium, Hebe, Iris, Primula
Jock: Rhododendron
Johanna: Agapanthus, Narcissus, Primula
John: Hamamelis, Iris
Joy: Antennaria, Aubrieta, Dianthus, Fargesia, Geranium, Narcissus, Parahebe, Pelargonium, Penstemon, Primula
Joyce: Centaurea, Fuchsia, Iris, Primula
Judith: Crocosmia
Judy: Hebe, Magnolia, Phlox
Julia: Aster, Calluna, Chrysanthemum, Fuchsia, Hosta, Parahebe, Pelargonium, Primula, Rubus, Viola
Julian: Dianthus
Juliet: Hippophae, Iris, Rose
Karen: Iris, Primula
Katie: Camellia, Pelargonium
Kenneth: Malus
Kevin: Hedera
Kirsty: Agapanthus, Geranium
Laura: Clematis, Dianthus, Fuchsia, Malus, Phlox, Viola
Linda: Buxus, Hebe, Hemerocallis, Pelargonium, Rhododendron
Lionel: Fuchsia
Louisa: Malus, Rhododendron
Louise: Aster, Chrysanthemum, Hebe, Pelargonium Rhododendron
Lucia: Anemone
Lucinda: Alstroemeria, Aster, Camellia, Fuchsia, Pelargonium, Rhododendron
Lucy: Aster, Pelargonium, Rhododendron
Lyn: Coprosma, Galanthus
Mabel: Ixia
Margaret: Acer, Chrysanthemum, Fuchsia, Gentiana, Primula
Marianne: Calluna
Marie: Calluna
Marina: Alstroemeria, Hibiscus
Marjorie: Aster, Clematis, Crocosmia, Hebe, Nerine
Maria: Berberis
Marian: Acca
Marianne: Agapanthus
Mariette: Agapanthus
Marilyn: Caltha
Marina: Arbutus
Marion: Abutilon, Primula
Marjorie: Agapanthus, Aster
Mark: Pelargonium, Primula
Martin: Erica
Mary: Chrysanthemum, Erica, Fuchsia, Nymphaea, Pelargonium, Primula
Matthew: Dianthus
Max: Narcissus
Melanie: Acer, Gentiana, Hedera, Pelargonium, Sempervivum
Michael: Fuchsia
Monica: Primula, Rhododendron
Nancy: Iris, Rhododendron
Naomi: Rhododendron
Natalie: Alstroemeria, Geranium, Pelargonium
Nathalie: Erica, Gladiolus
Nicola: Fuchsia, Geranium, Hosta
Nigel: Nymphaea, Primula
Oliver: Delphinium
Olivia: Lily, Magnolia, Pelargonium
Pamela: Aster, Clematis, Pelargonium, viola
Pat: Cistus, Primula
Patricia: Hemerocallis, Hosta, Rose
Patrick: Hibiscus
Pauline: Clematis, Iris, Primula
Penelope: Rose, Saxifrage
Peter: Dahlia, Hedera
Polly: Alocasia, Calluna, Malus, Rose
Rachel: Erica, Hebe, Heuchera, Primula, Rose
Rebecca: Dianthus, Pelargonium, Prunus, Rose
Richard: Buxus
Robert: Bellis, Hamamelis, Heuchera, Lythrum
Robin: Begonia, Hamamelis, Lythrum, Pelargonium
Roger: Narcissus
Rosalie: Acer, Erica, xHeucherella, Primula
Rosealind: Deutzia
Rosemary: Agapanthus, Geranium
Rosie: Achillea, Fragaria, Gaultheria, Geranium, Hebe,
Rupert: Lachenalia
Ruth: Helianthemum, Magnolia, Nerine, Rhodohypoxis
Sally: Achillea, Hedera, Primula
Samantha: Narcissus
Sandra: Acer, Geranium, Hamamelis, Phlox, Primula
Sarah: Agapanthus, Kalmia, Narcissus, Phlox
Sebastian: Hemerocallis
Sheila: Pelargonium, Primula, Rhododendron
Shirley: Calluna, Fuchsia, Primula
Simon: Geranium
Sonia: Aster
Sophia: Aster, Calluna
Sophie: Alstroemeria, Fragaria, Gladiolus, Pelargonium, Primula
Stella: Campanula, Narcissus, Prunus, Rhodohypoxis
Stephanie: Achillea, Agapanthus, Erodium, Geranium, Nerine
Susan: Acer, Aster, Dianthus, Euonymus, Geranium, Halimium, Magnolia, Primula, Rhododendron, Rose
Susannah: Dianthus, Primula
Susanne: Acer
Suzanne: Fothergilla, Hedera
Sylvia: Agapanthus, Camellia, Dahlia, Pelargonium, Prunus, Rhododendron
Tanya: Abelia, Alstroemeria, Camellia
Teresa: Achimenes
Tessa: Alstroemeria, Rhododendron, Rose
Thomas: Fuchsia
Toby: Narcissus
Tony: Aster, Pelargonium, Primula
Trevor: Dianthus
Valerie: Fuchsia, Primula
Vanessa: Parrotia, Viola
Vera: Argyranthemum, Clematis, Hippeastrum, Primula, Schizostylis
Victor: Aster, Helianthemum
Victoria: Alstroemeria, Ceanothus, Clematis, Enkianthus, Erica, Kniphofia, Magnolia, Narcissus, Pelargonium, Primula, Prunus, Rhubarb, Salvia
Virginia: Agapanthus, Pelargonium
Walter: Iris#
Wendy: Acer, Agapanthus, Picea, Pinus
William: Coprosma
Yvonne: Coprosma, Erica, Pelargonium
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