Let me call you sweetheart

A sweet Helleborus blossom appeared in my garden a few years ago, a seedling from who knows which hellebore. Of course, it has H. orientalis in its chlorophyll lines, yet all the ones I grow don’t have the two-toned effect or speckling like this one. 

She will likely never be a star, never sold in a gazillion garden centers nationwide. I like her quiet little beauty; she can be a star in a corner of my garden.

What should I name her? A barbershop-style song, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” keeps rolling around in my head. The lyrics:

I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day
Dreaming when the skies are blue, When they’re gray
When the silv’ry moonlight gleams, Still I wander on in dreams
In a land of love, it seems, Just with you

Let me call you “Sweetheart,” I’m in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you “Sweetheart,” I’m in love with you

Longing for you all the while, more and more
Longing for the sunny smile, I adore
Birds are singing far and near, roses blooming everywhere
You alone my heart can cheer, you just you

Chorus

Let me call you “Sweetheart,” I’m in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you “Sweetheart,” I’m in love with you

Here’s the original recording. The song written by Leo Friedman and Beth Slater Whitson published in 1910, and charted at number one in 1911. The piece has been sung by numerous artists since then.

One song brought many names to mind. ‘Whispering Light,’ Lovelight’, or ‘Glowing Eyes’ would be lovely names. Maybe her name could simply be, ‘Sweetheart’.

What would you name her?