Koningin Wilhelmina Peony is named after Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands.
Who were they named after?
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Sir Winston Churchill Daffodils are named after Winston Churchill.
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I sometimes wonder who Graham Thomas was, I am guessing a good gardener because both the rose and the honeysuckle named for him are really good. Grew both at our last house, the honeysuckle is a strong grower and has great scent, the rose we grew as a stand alone specimen as we were told it can suffer in company, lovely yellow rose with buds that made a great buttonhole.
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@Oliver Buckle Graham Thomas was an English "plantsman" who wrote several books. Link to obit https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-may-01-me-thomas1-story.html
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Thank you for that, Nigelj, an interesting article. He sounds as though he was a very English Englishman in the best possible sense.
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Before she was Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, the wife of President Lincoln of the United States, she was Miss Mary Todd.
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Go back up the page eight posts , Louis 
I remembered him because I had to look him up, we Brits. don't get taught about the founding fathers.
I remembered him because I had to look him up, we Brits. don't get taught about the founding fathers.
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I like that, usually the merit in such variations is mainly their unusual nature, but that is also beautiful in itself.
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