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Why Knowing The Common Plant Names In Your Windowsill Herb Garden Is Imporant

November 18th, 2009 | by |

Having the ample amount of knowledge regarding common plant names is quite important so that you can establish a good windowsill herb garden. A lot of botanical shops deal with seeds and full-grown plants with the use of common plant names, therefore you have to match such names with the scientific names. There are a lot of ways of doing this. Utilize plant databases and plant encyclopedias, because they can give you images of plants along with the list of all their names. If you have kept any of the seed packets when you bought your plants, you’ll see that they tend to name the scientific name with the common plant name.

 

In most cases, a common plant name is the latin version of the name translated into english. Various common plant names for herbs include Cudweed, Duckweed, Dove, Ammania, Beggarticks, Annual, Buttercup, Conzya, Crimson Monkeyflower, among others. For the flowering types, we have the African lily, Alpine thistle, bells of Ireland, tulips, roses, clover, Amaryllis, gerber daisy, Amazon lily, baby’s breath, and much more.

 

If you are living in a region where poisonous plants thrive and grow, being able to know their common plant names will be able to prevent any confusion if ever you or somebody you know (especially your loved ones) will be exposed to them. Toxic plant names include poison oak, belladonna, alder buckthorn, foxglove, monk’s hood, poison sumac, poison ivy, pokeweed, english ivy, poison hemlock and yew. If you think that you have been poisoned by one of these plants, you should look for medication as soon as possible. Keep in mind that poisonous plants should not be kept inside your home, unless you have taken the needed precautions to prevent any kind of injury. Herbs can also become toxic if used inappropriately, thus many references list useful herbs like cinnamons, garlic and chives as poisons if they are improperly used.

 

Despite this, knowing the common names of your plants alone isn’t really enough to make sure that you can keep them in your windowsill herb garden. You still need to do some research about your plants and ensure that you live in the proper climate for your plants too. Doing this will guarantee that your plant will live a long and healthy life. In order for you to get more helpful information, you can also watch programs that give herb garden tips on TV, as these can be helpful as well in taking care of your plants.