Do you have any heirloom plants and have you documented their story along with your other 
genealogical information?
This tiger lily originally belonged to my great-grandmother, Tjode (Goldenstein) Habben (1882-1954) who gave bulbs to her daughter, Dorothy (Habben) Ufkes (1924-2008), my maternal grandmother.
Take pictures of your plant and write down as much of the story as you know, including various locations where the plant grew and who owned it.
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I have a house plant called a Hoya. My mom would take cuttings and put them in water to root. I found one in her house after she died. Planted it and now have a big lovely plant that blossoms every year. I visited a great aunt whom I had never met
To get family info and to have her identify people in some photos and she had one of the same very unusual plants in her living room.
I have Rhubarb in my garden that my mother brought out around 1970. My daughter in Utah took roots back with her a few years ago. Someone visiting asked her if that was rhubarb in her garden. She said, ” yes, it is my heirloom rhubarb because it was my grandmothers :). I have pictures of mine and hers and a description in my FAMILY TREASURES BOOK.
This is a wonderful suggestion. I have plants in my garden started from pieces of plants from my mother and special friends. I hadn’t thought to include them in my family history
I have tiger lilies that came from my Sister; I have other plants that came from my Mother and a Peony plant that came form my Grandmothers. All were off shoots from their gardens. I will put these in my family history. Thank you.
i have trees as well as plants that are from my grandma that she got from her mother! I have shared cuttings with my daughters.