Botanical boys names?!

[PicnicSarah]

Found so many nature/botanical/whimsical names I love for a girl...such as Poppy, Rose, Hazel, Imogen, Arwen...but we are having a boy!

At the moment I love Oscar James for our little one (with the possibility of Rex, Freddie or Ted) but I'd love to know about any botanical/nature-inspired boys names too? Thanks :)

River
Leaf
Rowan
Hedge
Nettle

River is lovely but maybe too out there for me...it's strange how girls' nature names are so much more common than boys! I know a blogger whose little boy is called Leif (alt. spelling of leaf) and that really suits him. Maybe time to think more outside the box!

Basil
Linden
Arlo
Ash
Forest/Forrest
Ambrose
Florian
Sylvan

Wren

Sage
Bay

Frank (frankincense) ;)

ooh Clay like in 13 reasons why (Netflix teen show) , I also think Bailey and Brock sound quite botanical and quite like August which has a naturey feel. I know a Leaf and a Quincey.

Heath
Oleander
Moss
Oren
August

My DS's middle name is Leif, I love it.

Herb/Herbie
Dune
Lachlan
Brandon / Bradon
Tarran
Cliff

Rowan is lovely.

Rowan is lovely.

Leif is a name of Norse origin meaning 'heir' or 'descendant'.

Actual nature names for boys:
Ash
Aspen
Wolf (well, Wulf and its compounds was common enough in Old English)
Forest (but beware the Gump effect)
Flint

Or do what the Welsh have done and use the name of a river. Aled, Alun, Clwyd, Irfon for boys and Alaw, Leri, Aeron for girls are all originally river names. So pick a river in England or Scotland - Lyne, Lowther, Leith, Derwent, Esk, Leven, Rydal - there's hundreds of them.

Robin?

Eden

I keep adding Cedar and Brock to these threads so here they are again!

Storm
Jett
Clay
Woody

I know an Oak, and rather like it.

Arlo and Linden are gorgeous, thank you! I think it could really help when we see him...bur Arlo is great :)

Thank you everyone, some gorgeous and really imaginative suggestions there! Love the idea of using the name of a river/lake, really like Leif/Heath...I think maybe a more 'standard' first name coupled with a more botanical second name could be perfect :)

In the Netherlands 'Floris' is not uncommon for a boy. I know a few. I really like it, though wouldn't be brave enough to use it here for a first name.

I love Eden for a boy (& the one I know is very cool )

I always wanted to call a son Bracken

Love Heath

Acer
Basil

I remember a book when I was little where all the girls had flower names, then they had a baby boy. They brought him home and said 'he's William, Sweet William'...always thought that was a great flower name!!