Comments
from Mr. PGC: Throughout
history, many people have made lasting contributions to the
world of plants. In these pages, we hope to pay tribute to
some of them. Our concentration will be primarily on those
who have introduced plants to the gardening world, those who
have helped spread the word about gardening and those who
have made significant contributions to landscaping and
landscaping design around the world.
This list will be constantly growing as we add
new names. If you have someone who you think should be on
the list, please send us an
Email.
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The
genus,
Achillea (Yarrow), was named for this Greek mythical
hero. Common species of yarrow include
Achillea
millefolium and
Achillea filipendulina

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The genus, Adansonia, is named for
this French botanist. Adansonia digitata is the genus of the
Baobab or monkey bread tree found in Africa.

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In 1699, he inherited Studley
Royal estate (Fountains
Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden) in North Yorkshire and designed the famous
crescent shaped moon
ponds a quarter of a century later. He brought the natural
landscape into the garden and surrounded it with large
yew
hedges.

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English gardener known for hybridizing
snowdrops (Galanthus sp.).
Plants named for him include Galanthus x
allenii,
Anemone nemorosa 'Allenii' and
Corydallis x allensii.

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Renowned English hybridizer of
Dianthus species and author of the 1950 book,
Carnations and All Dianthus and 1953's Carnations
for Everyman, he owned a nursery in Sussex,
England.
The plants resulting from his hybridizing
program bear the name
Dianthus x allwoodii and, perhaps, the
most widely grown cultivar is 'Doris'.

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Alstroemeria
pelegrina, commonly
called the Peruvian Lily, is named after the Baron who was a
student of
Linnaeus.

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Lady Amherst spent many years in India and
introduced many of the plants she found there back to her
native
England. Included in this group are
Clematis
montana and
Anemone vitifolia.

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Plantsman and horticultural author, he was
founder of the Alpine Garden Society. He travelled widely
and brought many plants back to
England
to be introduced.
Plants named for him include
Sedum 'Bertram
Anderson',
Thymus pulegiodies 'Bertram Anderson', Galanthus 'Bertram Anderson', and
Pulmonaria
longifolia 'Bertram Anderson'

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Arends was a very prolific breeder of perennials
and his specialty was the genus,
Astilbe. He owned a
nursery and lived in Ronsdorf, Germany and developed over 74 cultivars of the crosses
which were given his name,
Astilbe x arendsii.
He used 4 species in his breeding efforts. They
included A. japonica, A. thunbergii, A. astilboldes and
A. chinensis.
Over his long career, he also hybridized
Bergenia,
Sedum,
Phlox and
Campanula.
In 1905, he introduced a hosta which he named
Funkia fortunei var. robusta which is now known as
the classic giant blue plant called
Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'.
This plant is found in the background of a large percentage of
the new cultivars registered each year.

Other plants named
in his honor included
Rosa 'Georg Arends' and
Rhododendron 'Georg Arends'
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Dr. Armitage is well known as a
writer, speaker and researcher on the topic of
herbaceous
perennials throughout
the world. He has evaluated garden plants in Montreal, Canada, East Lansing, Michigan and now
in Athens, GA where he is a professor at the University of
Georgia. He holds his B.S. from MacDonald College, Quebec, M.S.
from University of Guelph, Ontario and his Ph.D. from
Michigan
State University.
Armitage is the author
of 10 books. He is best known for his classroom and reference
text, Herbaceous Garden
Plants.


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The
genus,
Artemisia, is named after this Greek mythological
goddess. Common species in this genus include Artemisia
schmidtiana and Artemisia tridentata.

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French botanical artist
worked at the Jardin du Roi (Jardin des Plantes) in Paris.
The genus,
Aubrieta
(Rock Cress),
is named for him.

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(1926 - )
A
world renowned
rose breeder and writer, Austin lives in Shropshire,
England. His breeding program centers on the Old
Garden Roses (Gallicas,
Damasks,
Alba roses, etc.) with emphasis
on repeat blooming and a wide flower color range. That unique
breeding program has resulted in his own category of roses
called simply, "Austin Roses."
In 2003, David Austin was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honor by
the Royal Horticultural Society for his services to
horticulture. He has received an Honorary MSc from the
University of East London for his work on rose breeding and the
lifetime achievement award from the Garden Centre Association in
2004.
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