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[Opinions] Re: Unusual plant names
Anything rather than Passiflora! The name refers to the Passion of Christ, where passion = suffering; most people draw the other conclusion.I wouldn't use any, quite frankly, Passiflora or any other. The only flower name I might consider is Disa, pronounced DIEza. Very beautiful, indigenous, red flowers - wish I could add an image, but they're stunning, and I knew a girl named Disa at school, so it does happen.

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I knew a lady named Disa! I don't know if it was for the flower, though, it was said like "DEE-sa". Those flowers really are beautiful.