I got married in September 1998 and I honestly don’t remember what flowers were in the arrangements on the tables at the reception, but my wife does. They were Eustoma, although my wife calls them “Lisianthus”, which is how florists refer to them.
The genera Eustoma and Lisianthus are both in the family Gentianaceae. The wildflower, [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Lisianthus: Beautiful and Confusing
Posted in As Kind on July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lilies: True and Faux
Posted in As Kind on July 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In upstate New York there are many lilies in bloom through June and July. As you drive along a county road you are likely to pass rafts of orange daylilies. They are native to western Asia, but they have been widely cultivated in the United States and frequently spread away from where they have been [...]
