We know how baffling it can be when your favourite plant's name suddenly changes, especially when the new one is a bit of a mouthful! There's a good reason for this, however frustrating it may be.
With the latest DNA techniques, botanists are now able to group plants more accurately with some large plant families now divided into smaller groups.
Here's a list of plants that have been reclassified for 2024.
Aloe striatula is now Aloiampelos striatula
Ballota pseudodictamnus is now Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus
Ballota pseudodictamnus from Crete is now Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus from Crete
Ballota acetabulosa is now Pseudodictamnus acetabulosus
Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana is now Anthemis cupaniana
Anthemis tinctoria ‘E.C. Buxton’ is now Cota tinctoria ‘E.C. Buxton’
Anthemis tinctoria ‘Wargrave Variety’ is now Cota tinctoria 'Wargrave Variety'
Anthemis tinctoria ‘Grallagh Gold’ is now Cota tinctoria 'Grallagh Gold'
Anthemis ‘Tetworth’ is now × Cotanthemis 'Tetworth'
Anthemis [Susanna Mitchell] ('Blomit') is now × Cotanthemis Susanna Mitchell ('Blomit')
Anthemis marschalliana is now Archanthemis marschalliana
Cephalaria dipsacoides is now Cephalaria balansae
Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' (Autumn Joy) is now Hylotelephium × mottramianum 'Herbstfreude'
Vinca minor ‘La Grave’ is now Vinca minor 'Bowles's Variety’
Lychnis is now Silene
We will be updating the listings on our website to include both new and old names to make searching for them easier.
Read on: The Beth Chatto Handbook- Seedheads
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