The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 1, on which 80 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The grass may look greener on the other side, but it still has to be mowed."

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Devils Trumpet
Datura innoxia
By mainfrog

Activity Report:

3 new plants were added to the database.
91 new descriptions were added.
23 new images were added.
502 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
mainfrog Positive CommentDevils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrog Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
jacaranda Positive CommentWeeping Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus benjamina)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Doctor Fu Manchu'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Doctor Reath'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Dominique'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Don Juan'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Dorothy'
(Hosta )
ViolaMike Neutral CommentViolet, Viola
(Viola cornuta)
ViolaMike Positive CommentHeath Dog Violet
(Viola canina)
ViolaMike Neutral CommentMarsh Violet, Bog Violet
(Viola palustris)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Tropical Freeze'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Tuscawilla Bill Reed'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Tuscawilla Tigress'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Tutankhamun'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Twilight Madonna'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Velvet Shadows'
(Hemerocallis )
Rootsie Neutral CommentTomato 'Roma VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Vera Biaglow'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Victorian Princess'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Negative CommentGooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Vino Di Notte'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Vintage Bordeaux'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Violet Hour'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentGarden Loosestrife
(Lysimachia vulgaris)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wayne Johnson'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wayside King Royale'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wayside Red Ensign'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentLysimachia lichiangensis
(Lysimachia lichiangensis)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Westward Wind'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'While Angels Sing'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentDense-Flowered Loosestrife 'Outback Sunset'
(Lysimachia congestiflora)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'White Perfection'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentDense-Flowered Loosestrife
(Lysimachia congestiflora)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'White Temptation'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'White Tie Affair'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentGolden Globe
(Lysimachia procumbens)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wild Mustang'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Will Return'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wind Frills'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wineberry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentSilver Loosestrife
(Lysimachia ephemerum)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Winsome Lady'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Witch Hazel'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentPlume Poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
(Macleaya microcarpa)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Witch Stitchery'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentPlume Poppy
(Macleaya cordata)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Woman's Work'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Woodside Amethyst'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot 'Croftway Pink'
(Monarda didyma)
lupinelover Neutral CommentBeebalm 'Gardenview Scarlet'
(Monarda didyma)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Woodside Ruby'
(Hemerocallis )
lupinelover Neutral CommentBeebalm 'Mahogany'
(Monarda )
lupinelover Neutral CommentBeebalm 'Petite Delight'
(Monarda )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wounded Heart'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Wynnson'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Bouquet'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Explosion'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Lollipop'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Mammoth'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Pinwheel'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yesterday Memories'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'You Angel You'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Angelotti'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Apricot Honey'
(Hemerocallis )
Baa Neutral CommentWestern Wallflower
(Erysimum asperum)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Atoll'
(Hemerocallis )
vroomp Positive CommentLadyfinger Cactus
(Mammillaria elongata)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Autumn Minaret'
(Hemerocallis )
Baa Neutral CommentVariegated Wallflower ''Variegatum''
(Erysimum linifolium)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Autumn Red'
(Hemerocallis )
vroomp Positive CommentBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
Baa Neutral CommentSiberian Wallflower
(Erysimum allionii)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Baltimore Oriole'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Bookmark'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Burlesque'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Carolyn Criswell'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Cee Tee'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Chablis Blanc'
(Hemerocallis )
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Champagne Royale'
(Hemerocallis )
Baa Neutral CommentBaby Orchid
(Chysis bractescens)
albleroy Neutral CommentGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Charles Johnston'
(Hemerocallis )
Baa Neutral CommentBat Orchid, Bucket Orchid
(Coryanthes speciosa)
mystic Neutral CommentDaylily 'Chicago Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
Crimson Neutral CommentSweet Sultan 'The Bride'
(Centaurea moschata)
go_vols Neutral CommentScaly Blazing Star, Colic Root, Rattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris squarrosa)
asturnut Positive CommentHollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
Crimson Neutral CommentCelosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')
asturnut Positive CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos
(Cosmos sulphureus)
Crimson Positive CommentSpider Flower 'Rose Queen'
(Cleome hasslerana)

Images

Member Addition Description
mainfrogDevils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrogDevils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia)
mainfrogAngel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
mainfrogAngel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia )
UlrichVictorian Box
(Pittosporum undulatum)
BiddyRabbits Foot Fern
(Davallia fejeensis)
vroompBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
Bug_GirlSweet Pea 'White Winter Elegance'
(Lathyrus odoratus)
Bug_GirlGiant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern 'Brentwood'
(Cyathea cooperi)
Bug_GirlAngelwing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Jasminum nitidum)
UlrichWestern Azalea
(Rhododendron occidentalis)
UlrichWestern Azalea
(Rhododendron occidentalis)
CrimsonSweet Sultan 'The Bride'
(Centaurea moschata)
CrimsonBachelor's Button, Cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus)
Cactus_JoeLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
Cactus_JoeCorsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
Cactus_JoeCorsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
jkom51Wallflower
(Erysimum linifolium)
yvanaSnapdragon
(Antirrhinum majus)
asturnutHollyhock 'Nigra'
(Alcea rosea)
asturnutHollyhock 'Summer Carnival Rosy Red'
(Alcea rosea)
CrimsonCelosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')
CrimsonCelosia 'Purple Flamingo'
( Celosia argentea spicata 'Purple Flamingo')

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
dulcificusdul-SIF-ih-kusVery sweet
dulcificumdul-SIF-ih-kumVery sweet
Lagotislay-GO-tissFrom the greek lagos (hare) and otos (ear)
DerrisDER-rissLeather covering, referring to the tough seed pods
Desmoncusdes-MON-kusFrom the Greek desmos (band, chain) and onkos (hook), referring to the hook-like leaf tips
sylvicolasil-VEE-koh-luhInhabitant of woods
SwainsonaSWAIN-soh-nuhNamed for Isaac Swainson, 19th century physician and gardener
Bossiaeaboss-eye-AY-uhNamed for de Boissieu La Martiniere, 18th century physician and botanist
acidissimumass-id-ISS-ee-mumVery sour
acidissimusass-id-ISS-ee-musVery sour

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 1, 2003