Some gardeners can feel intimidated when confronted with the Latin names of plants.
However, this is a case when a little knowledge is not a dangerous thing but extremely beneficial because the Latin names will often be descriptive of not only the colour but also the place of origin, the style of growth and the preferred growing conditions. A plant can be described even better by its colour shade. Apricot is armeniacus and orange is auranticus. Sky blue can be azureus or caecruleus while cyaneus is a darker shade and indigoticus darkest of all. We welcome your feedback.