Who were they named after?

[Oliver Buckle]

Thank you for that, Nigelj, an interesting article. He sounds as though he was a very English Englishman in the best possible sense.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Mr. Lincoln Rose was named after President Abraham Lincoln of the United States.
https://flic.kr/p/Hgvzkz

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Duchess de Nemours Peony
https://flic.kr/p/r1GPf

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Before she was Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, the wife of President Lincoln of the United States, she was Miss Mary Todd.
Mary Todd Daylily
https://flic.kr/p/nY54gs

 

[LouisFerdinand]

John Hancock Asiatic Likly

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/573575702548466797/

 

[Oliver Buckle]

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.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Pope John Paul II Hybrid Tea Rose

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/398990848212938130/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Alfred Sisley Shrub Rose is named after the Impressionist painter Alfred Sisley.
https://flic.kr/p/8EZkcx

 

[Oliver Buckle]

I like that, usually the merit in such variations is mainly their unusual nature, but that is also beautiful in itself.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Professor Einstein Daffodil is named after Albert Einstein.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/4925880833208693/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

The weigela part of Weigela's botanical name comes from a German scientist named Christian Ehrenfried Weigel.

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Vermeer Calla Lilies are named after Vermeer the Dutch painter.
https://flic.kr/p/75e8Eh

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Amadeus Mozart Daffodil
https://flic.kr/p/EYQ2mV

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Laura Bush Floribunda Rose is named after First Lady Laura Bush.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/829154981418496056/

 

[LouisFerdinand]

Pink Grootendorst Rose was discovered in The Netherlands by F. J. Grootendorst.