The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of January 27, on which 131 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves."

(Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Pinewood Lily, Propeller Flower, Pine Lily, Purple Pleat-Leaf
Alophia drummondii
By chuckhk

Activity Report:

11 new plants were added to the database.
64 new descriptions were added.
25 new images were added.
880 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
go_vols Neutral CommentPurple-headed Sneezeweed
(Helenium flexuosum)
Baa Neutral CommentGreek Mullein; Olympic Mullein
(Verbascum olympicum)
clint488 Positive CommentTomato 'Yello Stuffer'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
clint488 Positive CommentTomato 'Early Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ideboda Neutral CommentGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Patchwork Puzzle'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Positive CommentDaylily 'Pandora's Box'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Paper Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Parade Of Peacocks'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Positive CommentDaylily 'Pardon Me'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Party Queen'
(Hemerocallis )
go_vols Positive CommentKingfisher Daisy
(Felicia bergeriana)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Patrician Splendor'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Patti Neyland'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Peggy Jeffcoat'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Persian Market'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Ambrosia'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Attraction'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Ballerina'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Corduroy'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Flirt'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Knobby'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Lavender Appeal'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Monday'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Playmate'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Puff'
(Hemerocallis )
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Madame Butterfly'
(Canna x generalis)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pink Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Pirate's Patch'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
Greenknee Neutral CommentGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Prester John'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Prima Ballerina'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Princeton Point Lace'
(Hemerocallis )
SShurgot Negative CommentAshe Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)
windsurffer Positive CommentGourd
(Lagenaria siceraria)
grovespirit Positive CommentViolet allamanda
(Allamanda violacea)
Baa Neutral CommentLamium galeobdolon Florentinum 'Florentinum'
(Lamium galeobdolon subsp. montanum)
Baa Neutral CommentCommon Dog Violet, Wood Violet
(Viola riviniana)
lupinelover Positive CommentBasil 'Bageco Compact'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Positive CommentDark Opal Basil 'Purpurascens (Dark Opal)'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Positive CommentBasil 'Compact Green Gem (Minimum)'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Positive CommentBasil 'Crispum (Lettuce Leaf)'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Positive CommentBush Basil 'Minette'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Positive CommentBasil 'Green Globe'
(Ocimum basilicum)
lupinelover Neutral CommentBeefsteak Plant
(Perilla frutescens)
lupinelover Neutral CommentBeefsteak Plant 'Atropurpurea'
(Perilla frutescens)
go_vols Neutral CommentOrange Sneezeweed, Hoopes' Sneezeweed, Owl's Claws
(Helenium hoopesii)
lupinelover Positive CommentAnise
(Pimpinella anisum)
go_vols Neutral CommentSneezeweed, Helen's Flower
(Helenium pumilium)
lupinelover Positive CommentSummer Savory
(Satureja hortensis)
lupinelover Negative CommentComfrey
(Symphytum officinale)
lupinelover Positive CommentFrench Marigold 'Striped Marvel'
(Tagetes patula)
lupinelover Positive CommentMarigold, French Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
lupinelover Positive CommentSignet Marigold, Dwarf Marigold
(Tagetes tenuifolia)
lupinelover Neutral CommentWall Germander
(Teucrium chamaedrys)
lupinelover Positive CommentNasturtium
(Tropaeolum majus)
lupinelover Positive CommentNasturtium 'Alaska Mixed'
(Tropaeolum majus)
lupinelover Positive CommentNasturtium 'Empress of India'
(Tropaeolum majus)
mystic Positive CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Batik'
(Iris )
go_vols Positive CommentSunflower 'Italian White'
(Helianthus annuus)
ButterflyGardnr Negative CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
go_vols Positive CommentHelichrysum, Silver Spike 'Icicle'
(Helichrysum thianschanicum)
go_vols Positive CommentLicorice Plant 'Silver Mist'
(Helichrysum )

Images

Member Addition Description
Cactus_JoeSkimmia japonica
(Skimmia japonica)
Cactus_JoeLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
Cactus_JoeLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
lisaandrobertPineapple Flower, Pineapple Lily
(Eucomis bicolor)
AbutilonCanna Lily 'Madame Butterfly'
(Canna x generalis)
SShurgotAshe Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)
SShurgotAshe Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)
philomelItalian Cypress, Funeral Cypress
(Cupressus sempervirens)
philomelItalian Cypress, Funeral Cypress
(Cupressus sempervirens)
windsurfferApple Gourd
(Lagenaria siceraria)
philomelCyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen
(Cyclamen hederifolium)
philomelCyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen
(Cyclamen hederifolium)
windsurfferGourd
(Lagenaria siceraria)
philomelDogwood ''Midwinter Fire''
(Cornus alba)
grovespiritViolet allamanda
(Allamanda violacea)
grovespiritViolet allamanda
(Allamanda violacea)
golddogCutleaf Coneflower 'Goldquelle'
(Rudbeckia laciniata)
golddogCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed 'Burgundy Glow'
(Ajuga reptans)
golddogMexican Sage 'Limelight'
(Salvia mexicana)
golddogMexican Sage 'Limelight'
(Salvia mexicana)
SShurgotTexas Mountain Laurel
(Sophora secundiflora)
yvanaPandorea, Bower Vine
(Pandorea jasminoides)
yvanaPandorea, Bower Vine
(Pandorea jasminoides)
yvanaAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
yvanaAsparagus Fern, Plumosa Fern
(Asparagus setaceus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
filiformisfil-ih-FOR-missThreadlike
filiformefil-ih-FOR-meeThreadlike
Dugaldiadoo-GAL-dee-uhNamed for Dugald Stewart, 19th century Scottish philosopher and explorer
Abrodictyumab-roh-DIKT-yumFrom the Greek habros (delicate, pretty) and diktyon (a net)
blanchetiiblan-CHET-ee-eyeNamed for Jaques Samuel Blanchet, 19th century Swiss merchant, consul and naturalist
Blanchetiablan-CHET-ee-uhNamed after Jaques Samuel Blanchet, 19th century Swiss merchant, consul and naturalist
GymnastaJIM-nas-tuhFrom the Geek gymnos (naked)
orgyalisor-gee-AY-lissFrom the Greek orgya, a classical measure of the distance between the tips of the fingers when the arms are extended, approximately 6 feet
orgyaleor-gee-AY-leeFrom the Greek orgya, a classical measure of the distance between the tips of the fingers when the arms are extended, approximately 6 feet

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 27, 2003