The name Flora was proposed by John Herschel , from Flora , the Latin goddess of flowers and gardens , wife of Zephyrus ( the personnification of the West wind ) , mother of Spring , and whose Greek equivalent is Chloris ( who has her own asteroid , 410 Chloris ) . The name Flora was proposed by John Herschel , from Flora , the Latin goddess of flowers and gardens , wife of Zephyrus ( the personification of the West wind ) , mother of Spring , and whose Greek equivalent is Chloris ( who has her own asteroid , 410 Chloris ) .