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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

"as in pinking shears, since the flowers often have zig-zag edges" -- wow!

Thanks for solving this mystery!!

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Anne Thomas's avatar

That’s one theory anyway! I guess it’s quite an old name—maybe you saw the footnote that the color pink may have actually been named after the flower!

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Kollibri terre Sonnenblume's avatar

I missed that footnote the first time, but just went to read it. Second wow!

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Susan Thomas's avatar

Such amazing variety. Beautiful pictures. Your descriptions help me appreciate the flowers even more!

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Anne Thomas's avatar

Hooray!

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