Amelanchier × grandiflora
am-el-ANK-ee-er: From a French name for one of the species
gran-dih-FLOOR-uh: From Latin grandis, large, and flora, flower
Amsonia hubrichtii
am-SO-nee-uh: For John Amdon, colonial physician and botanist
hew-BRICK-tee-eye: For Leslie Hubricht, American biologist
Andropogon gerardii
and-row-POE-gone: From Greek andros, man, and pogon, beard
ger-AR-dee-eye: For Louis Gerard, French botanist
Buxus sempervirens
BUCK-sus: Latin word for boxwoods
sem-per-VEER-ens: From Latin semper, always, and virens, green
Cedrus deodara
SED-rus: Latin for cedar
dee-oh-DAH-rah: From the name for this tree in northern India
Cercis canadensis
SIR-sis: From Greek kerkis, weaver’s shuttle
can-ah-DEN-siss: Of Canada
Cornus florida
CORE-nus: Latin for horn
FLOR-ih-duh: From Latin flos, flower
Cotinus coggygria
co-TIE-nus: From Greek kotinus, olive
codge-ee-GREE-uh: From kokkugia, Greek word for smoke bushes
C. obovatus
ob-oh-VAY-tus: From Latin ob, reverse, and ovum,…
