Naming rights – or wrongs

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I have always called brunfelsia bonodora (flowering recently in my neighbourhood) Night and Day because it has deep purple and white flowers on the bush at the same time. But I have just learned its common name is actually Yesterday Today and Tomorrow. This better reflects that the flowers start as purple, fade to mauve, then to white – or is it the other way around? I can never quite remember.

November 2023