Well, Perhaps... Andromeda polifolia, Bog Rosemary, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Well, perhaps... In 1732 great Carolus Linnaeus made visits to Lapland and there collected many plants that he later described. One of these is this Bog Rosemary, a Heather kind with that wonderful scientific designation 'Andromeda'. Why did Linnaeus use that name? The story about her in Greek mythology is complicated but here it will suffice to say that beautiful Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrificial offering; her feet were washed by the seas. So also our Rosemary; the flowers rise high above the bog around their hilltop and its roots are wet in the marsh.
These plants are quite lowly and it's hard to see 'inside'. Well, perhaps Linnaeus crouching to examine the roots looked up and saw the opened flowers. Such a view may have been the one in the main photo. The inset shows the flowers when you pass by.
Well, Perhaps... Andromeda polifolia, Bog Rosemary, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Well, perhaps... In 1732 great Carolus Linnaeus made visits to Lapland and there collected many plants that he later described. One of these is this Bog Rosemary, a Heather kind with that wonderful scientific designation 'Andromeda'. Why did Linnaeus use that name? The story about her in Greek mythology is complicated but here it will suffice to say that beautiful Andromeda was chained to a rock as a sacrificial offering; her feet were washed by the seas. So also our Rosemary; the flowers rise high above the bog around their hilltop and its roots are wet in the marsh.
These plants are quite lowly and it's hard to see 'inside'. Well, perhaps Linnaeus crouching to examine the roots looked up and saw the opened flowers. Such a view may have been the one in the main photo. The inset shows the flowers when you pass by.