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The medieval garden. March 2019The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus in 1735 devised the classification system and gave Latin names to plants. We are using his system now.Blooming now are white Iris Germanica. Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow, messenger to the Olympian gods. ?Ancient Egyptian kings marveled in the iris’s exotic nature, and drawings have been found of the flower in a number of Egyptian palaces.Egyptians placed it on the brow of the Sphinx and on the sceptre of their kings, the three leaves of its blossoms typifying faith, wisdom and valor.During the Middle Ages, the meaning of irises became linked to the French monarchy, and the Fleur-de-lis eventually became the recognized national symbol of France. From their earliest years,purple Irises were used to make perfume and purple dyes.Iris is native to middle eastern countries.NarcissusThere are several versions in Greek and Roman mythology about Narcissus. All have in common that he was a beautiful young man who should not look at his reflection. He was so self-absorbed that he could not fall in love with girls. One day he saw his reflection in a pool and fell in love with himself. That caused him to wither away and turn into a flower we call today Narcissus. We also call someone like that narcissistic.is He was warned not to lookRoman Hyacinth,Hyacinthus orientalisalbulusYou find them outside the fence close to the arch.Legend has it, the?origin?of?hyacinth, the highly fragrant, bell-shaped flower, can be traced back to a young Greek boy named Hyakinthos. As the?story?goes, two gods – Apollo the sun god, and Zephyr the god of the west wind – adored Hyakinthos and competed for his attention.Homer, in the Iliad, ascribed to some date between the 10th and 8th centuries BC), as being among the flowers which formed the couch of Hera, Queen of heaven and earth.It is one of the species used to breed our modern Hyacinths we see now. The flowers are pressed to make an oil used in perfumes or give blue dye. Hyacinths have no medicinal value. They are native to eastern Mediterranean countries.Narcissus bulbocodium,?Hoop-petticoat Daffodil,[2]?is?native?to southern and western?France,?Portugal, and?Spain. The flower is just one inch across, the smallest Daffodil flower. It has ornamental use only. It grows next to the arbor. ................
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