conuly

There's a plant that I and anybody else who identifies it as Kräutchen-rühr-mich-nicht-an ("Don't-touch-me-weed"). It's actually called Springkraut ("springing weed") or, botanically, Impatiens, which makes just as much sense and would be way more handy. Yet many people keep using that long, unwieldy name. So yes, I'd say it's perfectly possible people kept referring to plants with these phrase-names... it still happens!

Green is also the colour of the devil, AND of hope. I have wondered about that very often. ;)