ANEMONE 银莲花
The anemone is also known as the windflower. Indeed, the word anemone, first attested in English in the mid-1500s, probably comes from a Greek word literally meaning “daughter of the wind.” It's said that the brightly colored petals of this flower only opened when the wind blew. Sea anemones took their names in the late 1700s on their likeness to the flowers.Anemone（银莲花）也被称为风之花。事实上，anemone是在16世纪中叶首次出现在英语中的，它可能起源于一个希腊单词，意思是“风的女儿”。据说，明媚鲜艳的银莲花只有在风吹过时才会绽放。因为银莲花和海葵有几分相似，到18世纪末期时，人们将海葵（一种长在水中的食肉动物）称为sea anemone。
5. FORGET-ME-NOT勿忘我
FORGET-ME-NOT勿忘我
The name forget-me-not was a direct translation from the Old French ne m’oubliez mye (“do not forget me”). Renaissance romantics believed that, if they wore these soft-colored flowers, they would never be forgotten by their lovers, making the flower a symbol of fidelity and everlasting love.勿忘我的英文名字forget-me-not直接翻译自古法语“ne m’oubliez mye（勿忘我）”。文艺复兴时期的浪漫主义者认为，如果他们戴上这种色彩柔和的花朵，就永远不会被爱人遗忘。勿忘我因此成为忠诚永恒爱情的象征。
6. ORCHID 兰花
ORCHID 兰花
Orchids are a diverse family of extremely elegant flowers, but the literal meaning of their name, documented in English in the early 1840s, is a bit earthier, shall we say. Orchid comes from the Greek orkhis, meaning “testicle.” The flower's bulbous roots, often paired, have long been thought to resemble those male organs.兰科植物（orchid）都非常优雅，但是它们的名字直译过来却有点粗俗。据记载，兰花的英文名orchid出现在19世纪40年代。Orchid来自希腊语orkhis，也就是“睾丸”的意思。由于兰花的球茎根通常是成对的，长期以来，人们一直认为其和男性睾丸相似。
7. PEONY牡丹
PEONY牡丹
The peony, a word found in Old English, was believed to have healing properties in early medicine, which is why its name might honor Paion, the physician of the gods in Greek mythology.牡丹的英文名peony起源于古英语，在早期医学中，人们认为牡丹具有疗伤功效，因此，可能根据希腊神话中众神的医生Paion，将其命名为peony。
8. RHODODENDRON 杜鹃
