The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of July 14, on which 70 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"When elm leaves are big as a shilling, Plant kidney beans, if to plant 'em you're willing. When elm leaves are as big as a penny, You must plant kidney beans if you mean to have any."

(English agricultural saying)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot
Monarda didyma
By mingsmimi

Activity Report:

8 new plants were added to the database.
11 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Gaiety (Color Clown)'
(Canna x generalis)
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Ellen Gallow (Sarver)'
(Canna x generalis)
Abutilon Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet 'Double White'
(Brugmansia candida)
Therios Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet, Sacred Datura, Hindu Datura
(Datura meteloides)
Abutilon Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet 'Shredded Fantasy'
(Brugmansia )
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Australia (Feuerzauber)'
(Canna x generalis)
carolann Positive CommentFern Leaf Dill
(Anethum graveolens)
Baa Neutral CommentTomato 'Roma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Baa Neutral CommentBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea)
Baa Neutral CommentRusset Apple 'Egremont Russet'
(Malus domestica)
Baa Neutral CommentFrench Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Kew Red'
(Lavendula stoechas)

Images

Member Addition Description
BaaRunner Bean 'Painted Lady'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
BadseedDaylily 'Chorus Line'
(Hemerocallis )
AbutilonCanna Lily 'Gaiety (Color Clown)'
(Canna x generalis)
EvertSunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
AbutilonCanna Lily 'Ellen Gallow (Sarver)'
(Canna x generalis)
BadseedDaylily 'Chorus Line'
(Hemerocallis )
busybeeBrazilian Firecracker Vine
(Manettia cordifolia)
busybeeBrazilian Firecracker Vine
(Manettia cordifolia)
CrimsonFancy-Leafed Caladium
(Caladium bicolor)
CrimsonCanna Lily 'Russian Red'
(Canna x generalis)
CrimsonCanna Lily 'Russian Red'
(Canna x generalis)
CrimsonPurple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
carolannDaylily 'Pasha's Passport'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Painted Trillium'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannFern Leaf Dill
(Anethum graveolens)
daveFour O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
BaaTomato 'Roma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
daveSnail Vine, Corkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
daveSouth African Foxglove / Wild foxglove
(Ceratotheca triloba)
daveMadagascar Periwinkle, Vinca
(Catharanthus roseus)
BaaBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea)
daveJewels of Opar, Fame Flower
(Talinum paniculatum)
daveCrape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle 'Raspberry Sundae'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
daveLove-in-a-Mist
(Nigella damascena)
daveBrazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia
(Justicia carnea)
daveNight Blooming Jasmine
(Cestrum nocturnum)
daveHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
daveHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
daveJerusalem Artichoke / Sunchoke
(Helianthus tuberosus)
daveLettuce 'Black-Seeded Simpson'
(Lactuca sativa)
daveWatermelon
(Citrullus vulgaris)
daveRain Lily, Atamasco Lily, Wild Easter Lily
(Zephyranthes atamasco)
BaaPineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily
(Eucomis bicolor)
BaaSutherland's Begonia
(Begonia sutherlandii)
BaaRusset Apple 'Egremont Russet'
(Malus domestica)
go_volsYunnan Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum delavayi)
BaaFrench Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Kew Red'
(Lavendula stoechas)
BaaFrench Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Kew Red'
(Lavendula stoechas)
BaaCrown vetch
(Coronilla varia)
IndaShadeDaylily 'Leonard Sauter'
(Hemerocallis )
go_volsViolet-Stemmed Taro 'Fontanesia'
(Colocasia esculenta)
mingsmimiOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot
(Monarda didyma)
smiln32Hosta 'Golden Sceptor'
(Hosta )
smiln32Hosta 'Ventricosa'
(Hosta )
smiln32Hosta 'Ventricosa'
(Hosta )
smiln32Hosta 'Ventricosa'
(Hosta )
smiln32Hosta 'Albo Picta'
(Hosta )
CrimsonDaylily 'Stella de Oro'
(Hemerocallis hybrid)
smiln32Hosta 'Gold Standard'
(Hosta )
smiln32Hosta 'Kabitan'
(Hosta )
CrimsonNasturtium
(Tropaeolum majus)
CrimsonNasturtium
(Tropaeolum majus)
CrimsonOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot
(Monarda didyma)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... July 14, 2002