The a to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants (49 page)

hop
Humulus lupulus

hop bush
Dodonaea viscosa

hop hornbeam
Ostrya carpinifolia
.
American
O. virginiana

hop tree
Ptelea trifoliata

Hordeum
L. (Poaceae).
hor
-dee-oom. Lat. name used by Pliny for barley. 32 spp. grasses. Eur., Africa, Asia, Americas.

jubatum
L. jue-
bah
-toom. Foxtail barley. Lat. crested (the inflorescence). E Asia, Canada to N Mex.

vulgare
L. vul-
gar
-ree. Barley. Lat. common. SE Eur., N Africa, Asia.

Horminum
L. (Lamiaceae).
hor
-minoom. Gk. name of a sage, possibly
Salvia horminum
, from Gk. to excite (it was believed to be an aphrodisiac). 1 sp., herb. S Eur.

pyrenaicum
L. pi-ruh-
nay
-i-koom. Pyrenean dead-nettle. Lat. of the Pyrenees.

hornbeam
Carpinus
.
American
C. caroliniana
.
European
C. betulus
.
Japanese
C. japonica

hornwort
Ceratophyllum

horse chestnut
Aesculus, A. hippocastanum
.
Indian
A. indica
.
red
A
. ×
carnea

horsefly weed
Baptisia tinctoria

horsemint
Monarda

horseradish
Armoracia rusticana

horsetail
Equisetum

Hosta
Tratt. (Asparagaceae).
hos
-tuh. Plantain lily. After Nicolaus Thomas Host (1771–1834), Austrian botanist
and physician. 45 spp. herbs. China, Korea, E Russia, Japan.

clausa
Nakai.
klaw
-suh. Lat. closed (the flowers). Korea.

‘Elegans’
.
el
-i-ganz. Lat. elegant.

fortunei
(Baker) L. H. Bailey. for-
tewn
-ee-ee. After Robert Fortune (1812–1880), Scottish botanist and plant collector. Cult.
‘Albopicta’
. al-boh-
pik
-tuh. Lat. painted white (the foliage appears).

lancifolia
Engl. lahn-si-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with lance-shaped leaves. Cult.

plantaginea
(Lam.) Asch. plan-tuh-
jin
-ee-uh. Like
Plantago
. China.

sieboldiana
(Hook.) Engl. see-bold-ee-
ah
-nuh. After German physician and botanist Philip Franz von Siebold (1796–1866), who studied the flora and fauna of Japan. Cult. var.
elegans
Hyl. =
H.
‘Elegans’

‘Undulata’
. un-dew-
lah
-tuh. Lat. undulate (the leaves).

‘Undulata Univittata’
. un-dew-
lah
-tuh ew-nee-vi-
tah
-tuh. Lat. undulate with one stripe (the leaves).

ventricosa
Stearn. ven-tri-
koh
-suh. Lat. with a swelling on one side (the corolla). China.

venusta
F. Maek. ven-
oos
-tuh. Lat. handsome. Korea, Japan.

yingeri
S. B. Jones.
ying
-uh-ree. After American horticulturist Barry Yinger, who, with others, collected the type specimen and introduced it in 1985. S Korea.

hot water plant
Achimenes

Hottentot fig
Carpobrotus edulis

Hottonia
L. (Primulaceae). hot-
oh
-nee-uh. After Petrus Hotton (1648–1709), Dutch physician and botanist. 2 spp. aquatic herbs. USA, Eur.

palustris
L. puh-
lus
-tris. Water violet. Lat. of marshes. Eur.

hound’s tongue
Cynoglossum
.
Chinese
C. amabile
.
Himalayan
C. nervosum

houseleek
Sempervivum
.
cobweb
S. arachnoideum

Houstonia
L. (Rubiaceae). hew-
stoh
-nee-uh. After William Houston (1695–1733), Scottish botanist and surgeon. 20 spp. herbs. N and C Am.

caerulea
L. kie-
rue
-lee-uh. Bluets. Lat. blue (the flowers). E N Am.

Houttuynia
Thunb. (Saururaceae). how-
tie
-nee-uh. After Maarten Houttuyn (1720–1798), Dutch naturalist and physician. 1 sp., herb. E Asia.

cordata
Thunb. kor-
dah
-tuh. Lat. heart-shaped (the leaves).

Hoya
R. Br. (Apocynaceae).
hoy
-uh. After Thomas Hoy (ca. 1750–1822), gardener to the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House. 200 spp., climbers, epiphytes. China, SE Asia, Pacific Is., E Australia.

carnosa
(L.f.) R. Br. kar-
noh
-suh. Wax plant. Lat. fleshy (the leaves). S China, SE Asia, E Australia.

huckleberry, California
Vaccinium ovatum
.
red
V. parvifolium

Humulus
L. (Cannabaceae).
hum
-ew-loos. From
humela
, an old German name for hops. 3 spp. herbaceous
climbers. Eur., N Africa, Asia, E N Am.

lupulus
L.
lup
-ew-loos. Hop. Lat. a small wolf (it is thought to be the
lupus salictarius
, willow wolf, of Pliny the Elder, as it climbs over willows).

hyacinth
Hyacinthus orientalis
.
grape
Muscari
.
Roman
Bellevalia romana
.
summer
Ornithogalum candicans
.
tassel
Muscari comosum

Hyacinthoides
Heister ex Fabr. (Asparagaceae). hie-uh-sinth-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Hyacinthus
. 8 spp. bulbous herbs. W Eur., N Africa.

hispanica
(Mill.) Rothm. his-
pan
-ikuh. Spanish bluebell. Lat. of Spain. Spain, Portugal, N Africa.

non-scripta
(L.) Chouard ex Rothm. non-
skrip
-tuh. Bluebell. Lat. not written upon (compared to the hyacinth of Gk. myth., which grew from the blood of Hyacinthus after his death and was marked by Apollo with the word ‘alas’). W Eur.

Hyacinthus
Tourn. ex L. (Asparagaceae). hie-uh-
sinth
-oos. After Hyacin-thus of Gk. myth. (see
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
). 3 spp. bulbous herbs. SW Asia.

orientalis
L. o-ree-en-
tah
-lis. Hyacinth. Lat. eastern.

Hydrangea
L. (Hydrangeaceae). hie-
drane
-juh. From Gk. water vessel, referring to the shape of the fruit. 35 spp., shrubs, trees, climbers. E Asia, Americas.

anomala
D. Don. uh-
nom
-uh-luh. Lat. unusual (the climbing habit). Himal., China, Taiwan. subsp.
petiolaris
(Sieb. & Zucc.) E. M. McClint. peetee-o-
lah
-ris. Climbing hydrangea. Lat. with a (conspicuous) petiole. E Russia, Korea, Japan.

arborescens
L. ar-bor-
res
-uhnz. Lat. becoming tree-like. E USA.

aspera
Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don.
as
-puh-ruh. Lat. rough (the foliage). Himal., China, SE Asia. subsp.
sargentiana
(Rehder) E. M. McClint. sar-jen-tee-
ah
-nuh. After American botanist Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927), first director of the Arnold Arboretum and colleague of both E. H. Wilson, who collected the type specimen in 1907, and Alfred Rehder, who named it. China.

heteromalla
D. Don. het-uh-roh-
mal
-uh. Gk. variably hairy. Himal., N Myanmar, China, N Vietnam.

involucrata
Siebold. in-vo-lue-
krah
-tuh. Lat. with an involucre (of bracts around the flowerhead). Japan.

macrophylla
(Thunb.) Ser. mak-
ro
-filuh. Gk. large-leaved. E Asia.

paniculata
Siebold. pan-ik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Lat. in panicles (the flowers). E Russia, China, Japan.

petiolaris
Sieb. & Zucc. =
H. anomala
subsp.
petiolaris

quercifolia
Bartram. kwurk-i-
foh
-leeuh. Oak-leaved hydrangea. Lat. with leaves like
Quercus
. SE USA.

seemannii
Riley. see-
man
-ee-ee. After German botanist Berthold Carl Seemann (1825–1871), who collected the type specimen in Durango in 1849. Mex.

serrata
(Thunb.) Ser. se-
rah
-tuh. Lat. toothed (the leaves). S Korea, Japan.

serratifolia
(Hook. & Arn.) F. Phil. suh-rah-ti-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with toothed leaves. Argentina, Chile.

hydrangea, climbing
Hydrangea anomala
subsp.
petiolaris
.
oak-leaved
H. quercifolia

Hydrocleys
Rich. (Alismataceae). hid-
rok
-lee-is. From Gk. water, club-shaped, from the shape of the pistils. 5 spp. aquatic herbs. C and S Am.

nymphoides
(Wiild.) Buchenau. nimf-
oy
-deez. Water poppy. Like
Nymphaea
.

Hymenoxys
Cass. (Asteraceae). hie-muhn-
ox
-is. From Gk. membrane, sharp, referring to the pointed pappus scales. 25 spp. herbs. Americas.

hoopesii
(A. Gray) Bierner.
hoops
-ee-ee. Owl’s claws, orange sneeze-weed. After Thomas Hoopes (1834–1925), American businessman, explorer and plant collector. It was described from plants grown from seed he collected in 1859. W USA.

Hypericum
L. (Hypericaceae). hie-
pe
-ri-koom. St. John’s wort. The Gk. name, from Gk. above, image (the plant was hung over religious icons to deter evil spirits). 450 spp., herbs, shrubs, trees. Widespread in temp. regs.

androsaemum
L. an-dro-
see
-moom. Tutsan. Gk. name for a plant with red sap, from Gk. man, blood. Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

ascryon
L.
as
-kree-on. From Gk. name of a species of
Hypericum
. C and E Asia, SE Canada, E USA.

calycinum
L. kal-i-
see
-noom. Aaron’s beard, rose of Sharon. Lat. with a (conspicuous) calyx. Bulgaria, Turkey.

frondosum
Michx. frond-
oh
-soom. Golden St. John’s wort. Lat. leafy. SE USA.

×
inodorum
Mill. in-oh-
dor
-room. Lat. unscented (compared to the goat-scented
H. hircinum
).
H. androsaemum
×
H. hircinum
. SW Eur.

kalmianum
L. kal-mee-
ah
-noom. After Swedish botanist and student of Linnaeus Pehr Kalm (1716–1779), who collected the type specimen. SE Canada, NE USA.

kouytchense
H. Lév. kuet-
chen
-see. Of Kweichow (now Guizhou). China.

lancasteri
N. Robson. lang-
kas
-tuhree. After English plant collector and horticulturist Roy Lancaster (b. 1937), who, with Keith Rushforth, introduced it to cultivation in 1980. China (Yunnan, Sichuan).