Some flowers sound elegant and noble just by looking at their names, such as peony, hibiscus, crabapple, and iris.

Some plants have festive, auspicious, and meaningful names and are also very popular, such as Kalanchoe, lucky bamboo, and money tree.

However, there are also many flowers that are hindered by their names. They are obviously beautiful and powerful, but they are neglected because of their "rustic" names...

Today, let’s take stock of those flowers that have been misled by their names.

Aquilegia

If flowers and plants had the right to change their names, Aquilegia would be at the forefront: Change my name! Right now!

Such a beautiful fairy flower, elegant and gorgeous, but it is treated as a "dish"!

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The pointed sepals and round petals make for a beautiful color combination! They also have a long tail called a "spur", which is a little cute!

Picture: Autumn of Three Stones

Originally, the flower shape of Aquilegia was mostly single-petal, but in recent years, more and more double-petal varieties have come into our view. The layers of petals are like the dress of a dancing girl, elegant and romantic.

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Aquilegia columbine looks delicate, but it is extremely cold-resistant and can survive the winter in the open field in North China and East China. It is not picky about the planting environment and can be planted in gardens, depressions, streams, etc., or it can be potted on the balcony.

Photo: Aliang's balcony garden

It's a pity that such beauty and strength were almost defeated by a rustic and vulgar name.

Landmine Flower

It is named because its seeds resemble mini mines. It is also known as evening primrose, purple jalapa, pink bean flower and rouge flower.

There are many names and colors of flowers, the most common of which is purple. The colorful flowers bloom in clusters on the branches, like fireworks blooming among the green leaves, lively and beautiful.

However, the colors of the landmine flower are not only purple and red, there are also white, yellow, spotted and striped ones, and its appearance is not low at all.

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Image: Jade Jiaolong

As a "wild flower" that can be seen everywhere in the countryside, the landmine flower has a strong ability to survive. The landmine-like seeds can sow on their own, and one plant this year will grow into a large patch next year, with almost no effort.

Sweet potato flower

This name is so down-to-earth that it is impossible to associate it with bright flowers. However, sweet potato flowers are really beautiful, with all kinds of colors and shapes, and are very popular in rural areas.

Look, the beautiful and eye-catching flower below is the sweet potato flower.

Picture: Clownfish

In fact, the official name of the sweet potato flower is dahlia, which is native to Mexico and is the national flower of Mexico. After it was introduced, it got this common name only because its tuber resembles sweet potato. In addition, most of the varieties planted in rural areas are primitive varieties with monotonous colors and shapes, so they look rustic.

You would never imagine that this common flower has already become one of the world's famous flowers. The flower colors are as rich as a palette, and the flower shapes are varied, making you dazzled. Some are gorgeous, some are soft, and some are majestic. The sweet potato flower also has a variety of temperaments.

It would be so beautiful if you cut a few and put them in a vase!

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Astilbe

What a weird name! I don't understand the train of thought of the person who came up with it.

Astilbe, belongs to the Saxifragaceae family. The flower stems are slender and upright, and the feathery inflorescences are light and agile, with a hazy and graceful beauty, just like a bride in a wedding dress.

Picture: Qianqian is a farmer

Astilbe originally grows in the woods and prefers a semi-shady environment. As long as there is bright scattered light, it can bloom in large pieces, in white, pink or rose red, like clouds and fog, dreamy and beautiful.

Astilbe is also a common flower material in the flower art world. It can be used as cut flowers and is often used to make bouquets. If you want to keep this beauty, making it into dried flowers is also very effective.

Photo: FLORI Flower Art

Dogtooth Flower

Seeing the name of this flower, I instantly remembered the nicknames of rural children in those years: Goudan, Gouwa, Ergouzi...

In fact, dogtooth flower looks very fresh and elegant, similar to jasmine, lilac and gardenia. Why it got such an embarrassing name is also a lot of explanations, and it is impossible to verify.

Photo: Haruhiko

The flowers are pure white, the center is bright yellow and eye-catching, the edges of the petals have fine cracked folds, the texture is light, and the overlapping and staggered petals are very delicate.

The flowers can be double or single petals. The single-petaled dogtooth jasmine presents a rotating pattern, like a windmill jasmine.

However, dogtooth violet belongs to the Apocynaceae family and is poisonous, so do not pick it casually!

Iron chopsticks

Some people call it a fairy flower on earth that is perfect not only in its name, but also in its beautiful appearance and its love to bloom in the cold winter wind, making it impossible not to like it.

The only thing that holds it back is the rather silly name! The English name is still romantic, “Christmas rose” is translated as Christmas rose.

Photo: MissHai

Red, white, green, yellow, pink, purple and black, the colors are richer than the rainbow. They are even playfully dotted with freckles or a circle of eye-catching lace.

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Moreover, this little fairy is not afraid of the cold at all. She has first-rate cold resistance and is said to be able to endure temperatures as low as -10~-15℃. She is so beautiful and cool, so lovable!

Deutzia

溲疏(sōu shū), such a difficult and hard to pronounce name, it is really hard to come up with it without some cultural knowledge.

Moreover, "溲" means urine, and "疏" means smoothness, which together means "diuretic"...Oh my! It instantly repelled a large number of flower lovers who wanted to grow it. In fact, this name is based on its medicinal value.

Putting aside the name, the appearance of the Deutzia serrata is still online.

Photo: Xiaoqin

The pure white petals are dense and elegant, hanging on the branches, and are highly ornamental. The pink Deutzia gives people a sweet and romantic feeling, which makes girls' hearts burst!

Picture: Lingxi

If you really feel that the name "溲疏" lacks elegance, you can also call it by its alias "空疏", which seems to have a more literary flavor!

Gloxinia

At first glance, the name might make you think it's a tall tree! In fact, it's a small and delicate plant with colorful and beautiful flowers. It would be a pity to miss it just because of the name!

Figure: Kimblee TCMM

The overlapping petals look like little roses, with a velvety feel and soft, wavy edges, which are beautiful and moving.

The flower colors are even more colorful and varied, including blue, white, red, purple, and red and white, red and blue, etc. If you grow a pot of each color and put them all in a row during the blooming period, it will be very pleasing to the eye!

Picture: A man in love with flowers

Friendly reminder: Do not spray water on the leaves when caring for Gloxinia. The leaves of Gloxinia are covered with fine hairs, which are easy to rot when exposed to water.

Do you know any other flowers that are stunningly beautiful but have tacky names? Share your thoughts!