"Linnea Borealis or Twinflower is the national flower of Sweden. Named after Linnaeus (the Swedish 'father of taxonomy'), Linnéa is a very delicate wild plant - just about 1 in. high - growing in the deep shadow of Northern spruce forests. The plant has two flowers on top of each very thin stem. Foliage is in the form of creeping runners growing in deep moss. The flowers are pink, bell-like, very fragrant and grow in pairs."
People are always surprised when I tell my name is the name of a flower. They are also surprised when I say it is a Swedish name. Many folks say it sounds Hawiian. At that point I tell them about Carl Von Linnaeus who found the flower. The definition and the picture above comes from the website I have listed above. I wanted to see a picture of the Linnea flower and this is one of the websites that came up when I did a search. Now my daughter and my granddaughter can see what the flower looks like since they both have Linnea for a middle name. One time I had a patient I was working with who knew exactly where my name came from when I told her my name. She was a retired botanist, so of course she recognized the name being a plant person.
I have accumulated several things with embroidery or drawings of the Linnea flower, but I wanted to see an actual picture. So there you are!
http://www.rook.org/earl/bwca/nature/shrubs/linnaea.html
The above is another website with more information about the Linnea flower.
1 comment:
It is so very, very pretty. I don't think I've ever actually seen a full on picture of the Linnea Flower. Very nice Nommy!
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