Who were they named after?

[LouisFerdinand]

Magnolias were named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/712553972268219110/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The Zinnia flower was named after Johann Gottfried Zinn, an 18th century botantist and doctor.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/342695852887864825/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The Nicotiana flower was named after Jean Nicot, a 16th century French man who sent dried leaves and seeds to the mother of the Queen of France.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Lewis' Blue Flax was named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The Henry Hudson Rose was named after Henry Hudson. He was a 17th century explorer from England. The Hudson River was named after him.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/87679523969886627/

Henry Hudson Rose
https://flic.kr/p/bY127m

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Alstroemeria was named after the Swedish botanist Baron Klas von Alstroem. He collected seeds on a trip to Spain in 1753, among which were seeds of the South American flower Alstroemeria.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Shreveport Grandiflora Rose was named to honor the city that is the home to the headquarters of the American Rose Society.
https://flic.kr/p/6iDnnV

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The Darwin Tulip, named for Charles Darwin, was bred in the late 1880s in Haarlem by E. H.Krelage and Son.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Thomas Edison Dahlia was named after Thomas Edison.
https://flic.kr/p/8wqcYx

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Martha Stewart Narcissi was named in honor of Martha Stewart.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/37647346868551644/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/94083079704067557/

 

[The Preserver]

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The very obscure fir-like genus, Keteleeria, was named in honor of French nurseryman Jean Baptiste Keteleer, who lived from 1813-1903.

https://davisla.wordpress.com/category/keteleeria-davidiana/

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[LouisFerdinand]

Rosie the Riveter Floribunda Rose is named to honor the hard working women that kept American shipyards and factories productive during the Second World War.
https://flic.kr/p/2jzehMD

 

[DirtMechanic]

Magnolias were named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/712553972268219110/

Risking the obvious, I simply cannot pass on wondering about the habit and this man's hair.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Heidi Klum Rose

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/498210777527758672/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Shirley Temple Peony is a beautiful light rose pink which fades to white.
https://flic.kr/p/eEDefE