Flower names

[jollywife]

I've only heard of some of them and only in a gardening context. I don't think I like any of hem as actual names.

My favorite flower name is Dahlia.

[Oliver's Bear]

Aubretia -- no
Bergenia -- no
Clematis -- sounds way to much like a Hollywood stereotypical Southern man's name, and can see this getting shortented to Clem, which I hate
Diascia -- no
Eglantine -- not terrible, but I want to break out in song (from the movie Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
Freesia -- the flower is so sickly sweet to me, I can't imagine naming someone this
Gaura -- I think this would constantly get confused with Laura
Heliantha --- prefer Heliotrope if you must go in that direction
'Ilima -- no
Justicia -- not bad, but I'd go with Justine
Kerria -- like
Lupin -- no
Malva -- no bad, but not great
Nigella -- NO, NO, NO (Nigella Lawson has ruined this name for me)
Orris -- feels masculine
Plumeria -- like freesia, this flower is sickly sweet to me and I can't imagine naming someone this
Quince -- feels masculine, but I love quince jam!
Ruellia -- I'd go with just Rue if I were going to use this name
Scilla -- Where's the Pris?  It feels like someone left off the first part of the name
Tamarisk -- I can't get past thinking Tamarind, but I like Tamar
Ursinia -- I'm not fond of it, and keep thinking about bears when I hear/look at it
Vinca -- no
Wulfenia -- no
Xeranthe -- not terrible, I might consider it as a middle name.  I'd automatically suspect anyone using it would have gone for the cool X initial but couldn't use Xavier/Xaviera
Yarrow -- no
Zephyranthe -- I have a guilty pleasure liking for Zephyr for a boy, but this feels a bit much

My favorite flower names:
Astrid
Hyacinth
Saffron
Tansy

[Widget123]

Most of the flower names you mentioned are a big fat "no" from me. I do like the more popular flower names though like Violet, Dahlia, Astrid, Rose, Lily, etc.

[helenahhandbasket]

I love Freesia and Plumeria.

The other names sound too scientific or something, and I love floral/ nature names in general.

[helenahhandbasket]

My favorite "unusual" floral names are Amaryllis, Clover, Begonia, Zinnia and Calla.

[honeylemon]

Really not a fan of any of those.

Maybe Xeranthe. MAYBE

[Deleted]

I'm more of a Lily type girl so those are a bit out there for me and most it seems would be pronounced incorrectly forever.
Love : Rose, Margaret/ nn Daisy, Violet

[adorebel]

I've met a Nigella and an Eglantine, and I love both of those. Yarrow? NERP.

[cabbagecabbage]

Those are all botanical but not all have a floral element. I think Tamar means palm and Quince is most associated with fruit, not the flower. I mean Lemon isn't really a floral name in my eyes even if lemon trees make flowers. My daughter has my favorite floral name, Iris. I also love Rose, Magnolia, Violet, Poppy but I'm anti theme, so I'll never use them.

[daystardreams]

I LOVE Aubrieta. So pretty! I think the others are too scientific sounding or too difficult to spell or pronounce. Though most of them are lovely, I think it could be difficult having such a difficult, unrecognized name.

My favorite flower name is Azalea.

[lgraceh]

I know a little girl named Lupine. Her little sister is Lake.

[bromios]

I would not look askance at any of the following as names:

Heliantha

Nigella

Tamarisk (major GP for me)

Ursinia

Zephyranthe

My favorite flower/plant names:

Saffron

Anthea

Ianthe

Iris

Rose

Juniper

Alstroemeria

Asphodel

Violet

Myrrha

Camellia

Aster

[olenka]

I've met a few Lupines. I don't mind Orris, for some reason. The rest are a bit too much for me.

[ottertails]

I like Orris and, like Oleander, I prefer it on a boy.

Other ones I like (including GP): Zinnia, Linnea, Acacia, Magnolia, Poppy, Ivy, Laurel, Delphine (depending on whether you consider it related to delphinium or not), and Tulip .

[susykat77]

FYI Tamarisk is an invasive species here in the U.S. It has totally changed (for the worse) the river landscape. Here in the west, they are trying to eradicate it.