and boring!?
2007-02-19 00:45:53 · 11 answers · asked by Coco32 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Angelina'... has the right idea, don't worry about it. If you see a beautiful flower, taste a wonderful fruit or vegetable or try to rid yourself of a noxious weed, you'll remember its name even if its Latin or common. A biology professor once told me never to memorize anything you don't need daily or can look up in a book (I guess these days he would include Yahoo). Being so involved with plants these days I've gravitated toward Latin to clarify many common names like daisies or bluebells. I still forget and mispronounce the names of many plants, but my professor would be happy I found Yahoo. RScott
2007-02-19 06:16:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Others are right. It will only become less tedious to you if it means something to you. Why do you want to know the Latin names ? I agree give your favourite plants the names that mean something to you. If you insist on learning the Latin names, learn what they mean - you might understand more about the plant. eg. vulgaris - does not mean crude but common. Any plant whose second name is vulgaris is nearly always a weed, or originates from a weed (naturally growing wild plant).
2007-02-23 00:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by Aunty Wendy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha, You may find it tedious, boring and uninteresting now but in years to come you will be proud of the fact that you can name them one after the other. I had no interest in plants, flowers anything to do with gardening when i was living with my parents, now i wish i had taken note and learned the names as well. Don't get downhearted, learn them you will be proud of yourself in the end. Good luck to you.:))))
2007-02-19 00:50:43 · answer #3 · answered by Duisend-poot 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, George W ~~~~ you should be the right kind of person to find that anything but tedious and boring!
Peace & Love
2007-02-19 02:19:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not boring at all. Don't learn them all at once. Take an interest in gardening , enjoy it and the names will come naturally to you.
2007-02-19 00:50:27 · answer #5 · answered by celianne 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are on the wrong study course.
No point in going on if you find it boring.
I don't think Cynara Cardunculous is at all boring or is it
Cynaria Cardunculous!!!!!
2007-02-19 00:50:24 · answer #6 · answered by Jewel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because even if you remember their names, they're still not going to sleep with you. Or at least, won't give consent.
2007-02-19 00:49:48 · answer #7 · answered by Dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit whining at least you've got one less to remember than I did when I was a kid
2007-02-19 00:48:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they all have Latin names.
2007-02-19 00:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to many of them, this would have to be your lifes work.
2007-02-19 00:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by **ZARA** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋