Flower names (obscure)

The names

• Margarita

  Spanish, Russian, Greek

  "pearl, daisy"

  Margarita is an international form of Margaret that shares its meaning of "pearl", but also directly translates to "daisy" in Spanish and Greek. Despite being widely associated with the alcoholic…

  

• Eugenia

  Feminine variation of Eugene, Greek

  "wellborn, noble"

  Eugenia, a name scarcely used at all since the 1980's, is another that flourished a century ago and could be due for a revival. Eugenia has some interesting literary references, including the…

  

• Sanvitalia

• Crossandra

• Aglaonema

• Dipradenia

• Saxifraga

• Alcea

• Scaevola

• Draceana

• Alstroemeria

• Scaevola

• Gaura

• Amsonia

• Scalora

• Gazania

• Sennetti

• Angelonia

• Gerbera

• Somphrenia