The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 29, on which 156 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Spring still makes spring in the mind When sixty years are told: Love wakes anew this throbbing heart, And we are never old. (from The World-Soul) "

(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Hearts on Fire'
Heuchera x hybrida
By primrosepath

Activity Report:

21 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
26 new images were added.
232 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Jubilee'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Terry Positive CommentDaffodil 'Tahiti'
(Narcissus )
Terry Positive CommentDaffodil 'Cheerfulness'
(Narcissus )
primrosepath Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Hearts on Fire'
(Heuchera x hybrida)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Brandywine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'German Johnson Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Juliet'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Yellow Pear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Better Boy Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentTomato 'Burpees Big Boy Giant Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tomato_lady Positive CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Kentucky Wonder Pole, Brown'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
tomato_lady Positive CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Caseknife'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)

Images

Member Addition Description
LillyDayPeony 'Coral Supreme'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
ChammaPurple Allamanda, Rubber Vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
ChammaGround Morning Glory
(Convolvulus mauritanicus)
ChammaColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle
(Solenostemon x hybridus)
ChammaMarigold, French Marigold
(Tagetes patula)
ChammaUmbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm
(Cyperus alternifolius)
ChammaCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
albleroyIndian fig
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
ChammaOleander
(Nerium oleander)
ChammaCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
ChammaTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ChammaVariegated Flax Lily 'Variegata'
(Dianella tasmanica)
ChammaStar Cluster, Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata)
ChammaPurple Allamanda, Rubber Vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
LillyDayPeony 'Diana Parks'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
LillyDayPeony 'Bartzella'
(Paeonia Lactiflora)
TerryDaffodil 'Tahiti'
(Narcissus )
TerryDaffodil 'Cheerfulness'
(Narcissus )
ChammaCrinum Lily
(Crinum americanum)
ChammaApamate, Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet Tree
(Tabebuia rosea)
ChammaPeregrina, Spicy Jatropha
(Jatropha integerrima)
ChammaPurple Allamanda, Rubber Vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
ChammaPurple Allamanda, Rubber Vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
ChammaPurple Allamanda, Rubber Vine
(Cryptostegia grandiflora)
primrosepathCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Hearts on Fire'
(Heuchera x hybrida)
Bug_GirlAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum 'Orange Symphony'
(Osteospermum hybrid)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
LepachysLE-pak-issFrom the Greek lepis (scale) and pachys (thick), referring to the thickened bracts
x hortulanumhor-tew-LAY-numHybrid, meaning of gardens
x hortulanushor-tew-LAY-nusHybrid, meaning of gardens
tuolumnensistoo-ah-lum-NEN-sisOf or from Tuolumne County, California (U.S.), which in turn is a corruption of talmalamne, a Native American term meaning people who dwell in stone houses (caves)
tuolumnensetoo-ah-lum-NEN-seeOf or from Tuolumne County, California (U.S.), which in turn is a corruption of talmalamne, a Native American term meaning people who dwell in stone houses (caves)
columnariskol-LUM-nar-issColumnar
columnarekol-LUM-nar-eeColumnar
antiquorusan-ti-KWOR-usAncient, antique
antiquoruman-ti-KWOR-umAncient, antique
antiquoraan-ti-KWOR-uhAncient, antique
kumingensekoo-ming-EN-seeVariant of kunmingense, meaning of or from Kunming, (capital city of Yunnan Province China)
nepetoidesnep-et-OY-deezResembling Nepeta (Catmint)
bornmuelleriborn-mew-LER-eeNamed for Joseph Bornmüller, 20th century botanical collector in the Balkan Peninsula and other places
hortulanushor-tew-LAY-nusOf gardens
hortulanumhor-tew-LAY-numOf gardens
hortulanahor-tew-LAY-nuhOf gardens
tubulosustoo-bul-OH-susWith small pipes
tubulosumtoo-bul-OH-sumWith small pipes
tubulosatoo-bul-OH-suhWith small pipes
lobbianumlob-ee-AY-numNamed for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
lobbianalob-ee-AY-nuhNamed for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
lobbianuslob-ee-AY-nusNamed for one of two 19th century Cornish brothers and plant collectors; William Lobb collected for Messrs. Veitch in America; Thomas Lobb in Asia and Indonesia
Baeriopsisbehr-ee-OP-sisResembles Baeria (named for Karl Ernst von Baer, a 19th century German embryologist)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 29, 2003