No one thinks twice about saying fuchsia, petunia, rhododendron, chrysanthemum, trillium, ========================================== Cheers, Rodger! However, some people must make up "common names" for trilliums, a name I learned as a toddler, with the explanation that its name meant it had three petals and three leaves, just like my tricycle had three wheels. I have never heard anyone refer to it as anything other than "trillium", yet recently, on labels in public gardens, I see abominations like "wood lily". I think volunteer label makers have the idea that all plants must have a "common" name, and get their information from some unknown source. Diane Whitehead