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This tiny UK wild flower is called Stitchwort - do you think we should adopt it?
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It is a very pretty flower.
I really do like the first part of its name.
I really do like the first part of its name.
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Ah! But is this Stellaria holostea or Stellaria graminea?
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The former. Probably.
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asterixsew
22 May 2013
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Yes Sue and I have loads of it growing in the garden and in lanes near the house.
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We call it chickweed here, but I like YOUR name better. We do need an official flower. ;)
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Our chickweed is much smaller and weedier than this.
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I like it! The double petal for top and bottom threads and I thought "wort" meant weed in German, but it means word. It is "stitching word" which if I had an Native American Indian Name I would like "StitchingWort". In English it means "used in combination, and -- I am taking this directly from the audioenglish.org... when talking about plants, it means lacking a permanent stem, many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests. Yep I think this flower is perfect!
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graceandham
22 May 2013
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Like have an official flower, official animal, official herb? Maybe. Do the British feel differently about -wort flower names than Americans? I think they deserve a better sounding name. Lungwort got it doubly bad! I love the little-bloomed and herbal looking flowers!
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How about Hogwart?....................................oh, sorry, I'm getting confused with that Harry Potter chap.........lol
Yes you are. I suppose he is global, however heavily licensed. lol
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