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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk08:10, 21 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Pelargonium "Daveyanum" (Davey's Stork's-bill)
Pelargonium "Daveyanum" (Davey's Stork's-bill)
  • ... that in 1798, English florist Thomas Davey attempted to sell a tulip bulb for £300? Source: Gregson, Jonathan. "The lost gardens of Wyndham Road", Camberwell Quarterly, No 191 (Winter 2016/17), pp. 8-12.
    • ALT1: ... that a Stork's Bill was named after the English florist Thomas Davey? Source: Sweet, Robert (1822). "32. Pelargonium Daveyanum". Geraniaceae: The Natural Order of Gerania, Illustrated by Coloured Figures and Descriptions; Comprising the Numerous and Beautiful Mule-varieties Cultivated in the Gardens of Great Britain, with Directions for Their Treatment. I. London: J. Ridgway.
    • Reviewed: Banjaratma Heritage Rest Area
    • Comment: Still got a bit to add

Created by Philafrenzy (talk) and Whispyhistory (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 20:36, 6 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is long enough, new and sourced. Both hooks are interesting, AGF on offline sources. No copyvio detected. Once qpq is done, this one looks ready! (edit: the article has been fully updated, and checks out on all counts). BuySomeApples (talk) 06:06, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was awaiting the delivery of a book, which I now have, so will finish it off in the next day or so. Philafrenzy (talk) 10:10, 16 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I think I have done what I can for now. There is a possible alt along the lines of:
ALT2: ... that in the early 19th century, Thomas Davey was part of a florists' cult? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:09, 17 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 looks good to me! The hook is based on information in the article, just a in hooky-er format (AGF on the source). I'll leave the choice of hooks up to the promoter. BuySomeApples (talk) 04:37, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Modified ALT2 to T:DYK/P2