To: lbryce
This is the plant which grows in TX, OK, and KS and which we grew up calling "niggerhead" 60 years ago.
I'd be willing to bet that Perry's hunting lease was named after this prolific plant. This picture is from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
2 posted on
10/04/2011 9:47:42 PM PDT by
Texan
To: Texan
This is the plant which grows in TX, OK, and KS and which we grew up calling "niggerhead" 60 years ago. And what do you call them today?
4 posted on
10/04/2011 9:55:11 PM PDT by
doc1019
(You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.)
To: Texan
That plant was called that my whole life growing up in Kansas...The whole Perry story is right out of the Onion...
5 posted on
10/04/2011 9:57:15 PM PDT by
lawnguy
(The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil-Cicero)
To: Texan
Black eyed Susan
The "niggerhead" name apparently refers to the seed head once the petals are gone.
6 posted on
10/04/2011 10:03:00 PM PDT by
HiTech RedNeck
(There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])
To: Texan
Reading through this thread made me laugh. I have those flowers in my yard. I had no idea my garden was racist, and that the n word was so commonly used.
23 posted on
10/05/2011 12:09:42 AM PDT by
catbertz
To: Texan
Why would this plant have a name like that?
33 posted on
10/05/2011 5:02:21 AM PDT by
semaj
To: Texan
You know, some folks have Proutian moments biting into a beloved cookie. Others, it’s thinking back on the many usages of the word nigger.
Kinda brings a tear to my eye.
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