The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of January 15, on which 116 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"January is the quietest month in the garden...the soil, open to the sky, absorbs the pure rainfall...earthworms tunnel along, aerating the soil and preparing it to welcome the seeds and bare roots to come."

(Rosalie Muller Wright, Editor-in-chief Sunset Magazine)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Jade Plant
Crassula ovata
By Shortsis

Activity Report:

13 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
20 new images were added.
159 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Nitrocld Positive CommentNagami Kumquat
(Fortunella margarita)
Baa Neutral CommentChrysanthemum 'Mei-kyo'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
Baa Neutral CommentViola stojanowii
(Viola stojanowii)
Baa Neutral CommentTexas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle
(Stachys coccinea)
Baa Neutral CommentHollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
hortmeister Positive CommentMadagascar Periwinkle, Vinca
(Catharanthus roseus)
Baa Neutral CommentTomato 'Gardener's Delight'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
go_vols Neutral CommentNun's Orchid, Nun's Cap Orchid
(Phaius tankervilliae)
Bug_Girl Positive CommentPenny Orange Viola 'Penny Orange'
(Viola Cornuta)

Images

Member Addition Description
BaaTarragon, French Tarragon
(Artemisia dracunculus var. sativus)
BaaBush Fuchsia 'Annabel'
(Fuchsia )
UlrichPrayer Plant 'Erythroneura'
(Maranta leuconeura)
ShortsisJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
TsFlowersDaylily 'Olivia's Visit'
(Hemerocallis )
BaaViola stojanowii
(Viola stojanowii)
BaaTexas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle
(Stachys coccinea)
idebodaHedge Bindweed, Wild Morning Glory
(Calystegia sepium)
BaaHollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
eloopjEaster Cactus
(Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri)
bermudianaTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
BaaChrysanthemum 'Mei-kyo'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
BaaChrysanthemum 'Mei-kyo'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
yvanaGreater Periwinkle
(Vinca major)
yvanaStrawberry
(Fragaria x ananassa)
yvanaStrawberry
(Fragaria x ananassa)
yvanaPolka-Dot Plant
(Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Bug_GirlPenny Orange Viola 'Penny Orange'
(Viola Cornuta)
yvanaCarpathian Harebell
(Campanula carpatica)
UlrichWhite Lily of the Nile, White Flowered African Blue Lily 'Bressingham White'
(Agapanthus africanus)

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the Plants Database Newsletter. If you ever decide you don't wish to receive these mailings anymore, simply go to your preferences page at The Plants Database and remove the check in the checkbox for this newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 15, 2002