[HPforGrownups] Re: flowers

[Lady Macbeth]

No: HPFGUIDX 72556

bboy_m Said:

>>>Well, that's the same thing I remember; JKR was reminded by a friend
that they has seen this plant at the botanical gardens (or where ever).

Now that you mention it, I'm not so sure anymore. Hogwarts does sound
a little more plant-like, but I thought it was Dumbledore.

I can't say with any certainty that what I said was right. Maybe some
can find that interview. It's probably a really old one.

just a thought. <<<

Lady Macbeth:

"Hogwart" is INDEED a real plant: It's scientific name is croton capitatus
and it is toxic in nature.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whitealt/Croton_capitatus_page.html

http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=CRCA6

"Dumbledore" DOES mean "bumblebee" (from the Old English dumbledor)  but it
relates to a plant in the name "Dumbledore's Delight", another name for
Aconitum napellus, or aconite.

http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/6901/herbs/aconite.html

http://www.swampfox.demon.co.uk/utlah/Articles/wolfbane.html

(Yes, you read that last URL correctly - those of you who pay attention in
Professor Snape's class also know that aconite is also known as "monkshood"
and "wolfsbane/wolfbane". ~_^)

Hope that helps clear up some of the mystery. :)

-Lady Macbeth



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