If you are looking for the answer to a worksheet entitled "5-10 Items Named After People" then the answer is Poinsettia.
The Dahlia.
The name "Dahlia" is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the name of the flower, which is named after the botanist Anders Dahl. It symbolizes elegance, inner strength, and standing out from the crowd.
It comes from the name Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist.
The gardenia was named in honor of the Scottish botanist Alexander Garden, who was a correspondent of the famous Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus. Linnaeus named the flower after Garden to recognize his botanical contributions and work in promoting the study of plants.
Gloxinia was named after the Gloxinia flower, a tropical flowering plant known for its vibrant and colorful trumpet-shaped blossoms. The flower was named in honor of the German botanist Benjamin Peter Gloxin, who first discovered it in the 18th century.
Perhaps the question should be "named by a botanist?" Hydrangea - or one of the plants known as the Christmas Flower (also Euphorbia pulcherrima/ Poinsettia) was first named by Carl Linnaeus - the "father" of modern botanical taxonomy.
The Dahlia.
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The name "Dahlia" is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the name of the flower, which is named after the botanist Anders Dahl. It symbolizes elegance, inner strength, and standing out from the crowd.
It comes from the name Anders Dahl, a Swedish botanist.
The camellia flower is pronounced as "kuh-MEE-lee-uh." The emphasis is on the second syllable, "MEE." This pronunciation is derived from the name of the botanist George Kamel, after whom the flower is named.
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Dahlia flowers were not invented. The flower existed for many thousands of years. But many people have hybridized it so there are many thousands of different dahlia.
The chaconia, also known as the "Wild Poinsettia," was named after the 19th-century Trinidadian botanist and horticulturist Dr. Albert Chacon. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago and is celebrated for its vibrant red blooms. The flower symbolizes resilience and beauty, reflecting the spirit of the nation.