Charles Theodore Mohr

Charles Theodore Mohr

‘Bama Botanist Today is the anniversary of the death of botanist Charles Theodore Mohr. Although he was born in Germany and educated in Stuttgart, Charles became one of Alabama’s first botanists. He emigrated to the United States in 1848. A trained pharmacist, Charles traveled the world before settling in Alabama, and he especially enjoyed collecting…

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July 17, 2020 A Hot Tip for Hydrangeas, the B-Line Network for Pollinators, Charles Theodore Mohr, George William Russell, Arthur Koehler, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Dog Days Poetry, How to Make a Plant Love You by Summer Rayne Oakes, and Poppy Art at the Tower of London

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Today we celebrate one of Alabama’s first botanists and the poet who went by the pseudonym AE. We’ll also learn about Wood Expert and xylotomist (“xy·lot·o·mist”) who solved the crime of the century. We celebrate one of the 20th century’s leading landscape architects. We also celebrate the Dog Days of summer through poetry. We Grow…

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A Life Among Leaves: Remembering Charles Theodore Mohr

Charles Theodore Mohr

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 17, 1901 On this day, dear readers, we bid farewell to a most curious botanical gentleman, one Charles Theodore Mohr, who has shuffled off this mortal coil at the respectable age of…

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July 17, 2019 Daylilies, John McMahan, Charles Theodore Mohr, George William Francis, Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, Niels Mogens Bodecker, A Year in Trees by JC Raulston and Kim Tripp, Calendarize Garden Chores, and the Night-blooming Cereus

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The Daylilies are blooming their little hearts out right now. Daylilies are in the genus Hemerocallis which has about 15 species of daylilies. They are not part of the Lilium genus, which is the genus for true lilies. The name Hemerocallis comes from the Greek words ἡμέρα (Hemera) “day” and καλός (Kalos) “beautiful.” In China,…

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From Gold Rush to Green Rush: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Mohr

Charles Theodore Mohr

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. January 1, 1901 On this day, the esteemed botanist Charles Theodore Mohr penned a letter that would prove to be among his last significant correspondences. In it, he expressed what can only be…

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