Need plants/trees named Jane

13 years ago

Can anyone tell me any plants named Jane. A friend's mother passed away and her name was Jane. So friends and I want to buy her something to plant in memory of her mother. I know there is a Japanese Magnolia named Jane, but that is about all I have been able to find. Does anyone have any ideas? Or jsut soemthing with a mother connection?

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brandon7 TN_zone7
13 years ago
There is...

an amaryllis (Hippeastrum) named 'Lady Jane'
an anthurium named 'Lady Jane'
a begonia (B. hiemalis) named 'Jane'
a camellia named 'Sweet Jane'
a daylily named 'Jane'
a geranium (Pelargonium Ã domesticum) named 'Jane'
a tropical hybiscus (H. rosa-sinensis) named 'Jane'
a maple (Acer palmatum) named 'Jane'
a tulip named 'Lady Jane'

for starters. I'm sure there are more if you wanna dig through Google a little.
pam_3
13 years ago
Hey Kathy, long time no see. I love the idea of using plants named for loved ones. I have plants with my kids' names in my gardens!

I went to Dave's Garden and plugged in the name in the Cultivar spot (on their plant search). It's fun. It's nice of you to do this for your friend.
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brandon7 TN_zone7
13 years ago
Pam,

I thought about using PlantFiles on DG for this lastnight after I went to bed. I actually just got on here to see what it would pull up. To my surprise, it doesn't even pull up many of the ones I listed above, and with a quick skim-through I didn't see any new ones without another name attached (My guess is that something like 'Jane Cowel' isn't really going to work). PlantFiles is what you had in mind isn't it?
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One other thing I thought about lastnight was a downside in using plants for this. A quick story to show my point...

When I was in highschool, I can still remember the time the next door neighbor came over the day of my parent's anniversary with a container of various plants in a windowsill pot. A note was attached that said something like (obviously, I don't work for Hallmark, LOL), "As you watch these plants grow and become more beautiful, may it remind you of your wonderful marriage." Well within about a month, the plants were dead as a doornail. I don't know what happened to those plants, but they went down hill quickly. I remember thinking it was so funny, but I don't think my mom shared my sense of humor about the situation. Sometimes using plants as a memorial doesn't work out as we hope.
pam_3
13 years ago
Brandon...yeah, that is a problem with the Plant Files. You could also do a google search with the words "cultivar" and "jane," but that would probably be too many other things. A person named Jane doing horticultural work and what not. I've used it with some success, tho.

I had a son named Evan and I purchased the Echinacea purpurea "Evan Saul" (also known as Sundown), and I've lost at least 3-5 of them. It's something that happens with plants. Whatever happens, the love is always there, right?
chezron
13 years ago
A beautiful Magnolia named 'Jane' with pink spring flowers would be nice.