What’s behind a name? Lots most of the time. Sometimes it’s obvious, sometimes it’s a mystery, but often it’s botanical. Curiosity got the best of me, as it often does, and I set out to learn about ...

One of the most exciting parts of welcoming a new pet is getting to choose the perfect name. And where better to look for inspiration than nature? Whether your cat is a true flower child or runs a ...

In considering the meaning of names, William Shakespeare used a rose as an example. "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," he wrote in "Romeo and Juliet." Even before Shakespeare's time, ...

Flower names can sound as sweet as their botanical counterparts smell. Some florally inspired monikers, like Rose, Daisy and Lily, are so commonly used for people that we might forget they have such ...

Whether you celebrate the creepy season around Halloween or enjoy a bit of a scare year-round, you'll be interested in some ...

For fresh parents, selecting a name for their newborn is the inaugural major decision they'll make on their parenting journey. However, recent research predicting a surge in floral baby names might ...

Warmer weather marks the beginning of flower season, when Oregonians are celebrating what’s blooming in spring, and look forward to summer’s floral bounty. But what, you may wonder, is Oregon’s ...