Yes, common names can be confusing. But to anybody living in the hurricane belt of the USA, there could be no confusion about the name hurricane lily. Lycoris radiata flowers just at the time of hurricanes. And many common names are really chosen quite well. We plant enthusiasts recognize the need for Latin names, but the vast majority of the gardening public detests Latin names and will not buy a plant so labeled. That is despite years of enlightened plant masters hectoring them on their brutish plebeian ways. Might as well recognize the situation and make the best of it while trying to keep Linnaeus happy. Leo Martin