Robin Hood, Scarlet and John

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Plant name
Folk name Robin Hood, Scarlet and John
Binomial name Anemone hortensis L or Anemone pavonina Lam ("Anemone latifolia vulgaris maxima versicolor")
First recorded 1665
Used where
Anemone latifolia; not the variety described by John Rea / Basilius Bessler, 1620, plantillustrations.org.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2016-06-11. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2017-06-02.

In 1665, John Rea, 'florist', i.e. expert in flowering plants, noted that a common species/variety of anemone which he referred to as Anemone latifolia vulgaris maxima versicolor was "by many Gentlewomen, and other as ignorant, called Robin Hood, Scarlet and John" (see Allusions section below.) This species or variety is currently known under another Latin name; a Google search for the exact name yields only historical references. According to John H. Harvey Anemone latifolia should be identified with - Anemone hortensis L or Anemone pavonina Lam.[1] The folk name 'Robin Hood, Scarlet and John' is obsolete.[2]

Allusions

Lists

  • N.E.D., vol. VIII, pt. I, p. 736, s.n. Robin Hood, sb., 3 a.

Background

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