Hello Editors?
I'm doing a little editing for a friend, and I'm curious about capitalization and pluralization of plant names. e.g. "Put three lamium an equal distance apart" Or is that Lamium? Or Lamiums?
Also, "Three lamium cuttings or young Lamium galeobdolon ‘Variegatum’ plants" OK?
How about, "Next, lay three schizanthus on the left side of each geranium and three tagetes on the right side, placing three lobelia in between the geraniums and tagetes."
I know a total of squat about gardening, which brings me to this sentence: "The process begins in mid-winter with the propagation of geraniums and lamium by softwood stem cuttings". Is "by" correct in this context?
Also, "Three lamium cuttings or young Lamium galeobdolon ‘Variegatum’ plants" OK?
How about, "Next, lay three schizanthus on the left side of each geranium and three tagetes on the right side, placing three lobelia in between the geraniums and tagetes."
I know a total of squat about gardening, which brings me to this sentence: "The process begins in mid-winter with the propagation of geraniums and lamium by softwood stem cuttings". Is "by" correct in this context?