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Taconicus | Origins: Wildwood Flower / I'll Twine 'Mid the ... (168* d) | RE: Origins: Wildwood Flower / I'll Twine 'Mid the ... | 27 Jan 14 |
Gardening author Ed Hume suggests the aronia. Others have suggested Amaranthus. I sing "the pale amaranthus and the hyssop so blue" because it sounds good, seems to fit, and the pale amaranthus is a wild flower, and so is the hyssop which can be "so blue." However, the most probable origin of the aronatus is that it's a mondegreen or was simply made up to fit the song. |