The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 3, on which 147 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF GARDENING: Thou shalt be patient til it's thyme to garden. Thou shalt be outstanding in thy field. Thou shalt lovingly care for the Earth. Thou shalt weed thy garden diligently. Thou shalt take time to smell the flowers. Thou shalt keep a fresh from the garden attitude. Thou shalt give freely of the bounty of thy harvest. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors soil. Thou shalt listen to your Garden Angels. Thou shalt bloom where you are planted."

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Angel's Trumpet 'Temple Goddess'
Brugmansia hybrid
By Abutilon

Activity Report:

6 new plants were added to the database.
17 new descriptions were added.
89 new images were added.
26 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
icetv Positive CommentColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle
(Solenostemon x hybridus)
Ulrich Positive CommentDichondra, Kidney Weed
(Dichondra repens)
efmesch Positive CommentPoppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)
Dinu Neutral CommentOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
DDsPOTLUCK Neutral CommentCanna Lily 'Durban (Tropicanna, Phaison)'
(Canna x generalis)
Eliza Positive CommentReiger Begonia
(Begonia x hiemalis)
Kelli Neutral CommentDichondra, Kidney Weed
(Dichondra repens)
EC Positive CommentOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
lisa40 Positive CommentBalsam Pear, Bitter Melon, Cundeamor, La-kwa
(Momordica balsamina)
mbandaka Positive CommentRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes insularum)
Sanchezia Positive CommentMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Rhoeo spathacea)
Sanchezia Neutral CommentSwiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
(Monstera obliqua)
Terry Negative CommentCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
ebob Positive CommentPurslane
(Portulaca oleracea)
Lavanda Positive CommentTuberose
(Polianthes tuberosa)
ebob Positive CommentAngelica
(Angelica archangelica)
monte Neutral CommentChilean Jasmine
(Mandevilla laxa)

Images

Member Addition Description
dtroostStaked Bulbine
(Bulbine frutescens)
ElizaReiger Begonia
(Begonia x hiemalis)
UlrichDichondra, Kidney Weed
(Dichondra repens)
kennedyhDichondra, Kidney Weed
(Dichondra repens)
kennedyhDichondra, Kidney Weed
(Dichondra repens)
DinuMast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree
(Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula)
DinuButterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea)
DinuFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
kellBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
DinuFour O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
DinuFour O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
DinuFour O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa)
DinuMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
DinuCoral plant
(Jatropha multifida)
DinuDwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima)
DinuPurslane
(Portulaca oleracea)
DinuPurple Coneflower 'Magnus'
(Echinacea purpurea)
DinuOld Fashioned Vining Petunia
(Petunia multiflora)
DinuCoconut
(Cocos nucifera)
DinuBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
DinuWhite Leadwort, Chitrak, Chitra
(Plumbago zeylanica)
DinuFirecracker Plant, Firecracker Flower
(Crossandra infundibuliformis)
DinuChenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail
(Acalypha hispida)
DinuSacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans'
(Jasminum sambac)
DinuSacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans'
(Jasminum sambac)
DinuRangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor
(Quisqualis indica)
DinuRangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor
(Quisqualis indica)
DinuLantana
(Lantana camara)
DinuVick's Plant, Spanish Thyme, Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage
(Plectranthus amboinicus)
DinuPolka Dot plant
(Hypoestes sanguinolenta)
DinuScented Geranium
(Pelargonium graveolens)
DinuTropical Almond Tree
(Terminalia catappa)
DinuTropical Almond Tree
(Terminalia catappa)
DinuRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida)
DinuCoral Vine
(Antigonon leptopus)
DinuAlamo Vine
(Merremia dissecta)
DinuHoly Basil
(Ocimum sanctum)
DinuHoly Basil
(Ocimum sanctum)
DinuOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
ElizaAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
ElizaThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'White Christmas'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
ElizaAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
ElizaHardy Red Gloxinia
(Sinningia reitzii)
ElizaHardy Red Gloxinia
(Sinningia reitzii)
arsenicFritillary, Fritillaria
(Fritillaria thunbergii)
arsenicFritillary, Fritillaria
(Fritillaria thunbergii)
kennedyhDevil's Club
(Echinopanax horridum)
arsenicFritillary, Fritillaria
(Fritillaria thunbergii)
arsenicFritillary, Fritillaria
(Fritillaria thunbergii)
arsenicSpring Meadow Saffron
(Bulbocodium vernum)
arsenicPurple Saxifrage
(Saxifraga oppositifolia)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
arsenicCommon Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia purpurea)
kennedyhDevil's Club
(Echinopanax horridum)
arsenicCommon Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia purpurea)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
revclausWaterlily Tulip 'Show Winner'
(Tulipa kaufmanniana)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
arsenicAnemone
(Anemone prattii)
TerryCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
kennedyhDevil's Club
(Echinopanax horridum)
kennedyhGiant Ragweed, Great Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
kennedyhGiant Ragweed, Great Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
kennedyhWild Sasparilla
(Aralia nudicaulis)
kennedyhWild Sasparilla
(Aralia nudicaulis)
kennedyhBuckhorn Plaintain
(Plantago coronopus)
kennedyhCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
FloridianAfrican Mask
(Alocasia amazonica)
FloridianAfrican Mask
(Alocasia amazonica)
ebobOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
ebobOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia variegata)
ebobPeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum spp)
ebobPeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum spp)
ebobPurslane
(Portulaca oleracea)
ebobPurslane
(Portulaca oleracea)
ebobBird's Nest Fern, Crow's Nest Fern
(Asplenium nidus)
ebobLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
ebobLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
ebobLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
ebobLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
ebobBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
ebobSociety Garlic
(Tulbaghia violacea)
ebobCommon Garlic
(Allium sativum)
UlrichBottlebrush
(Callistemon speciosus)
ChammaTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ChammaTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ChammaVariegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle
(Pedilanthus tithymaloides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
cannifoliuskan-ni-FOH-lee-usHaving leaves like Canna
cannifoliumkan-ni-FOH-lee-umHaving leaves like Canna
cannifoliakan-ni-FOH-lee-uhHaving leaves like Canna
Pastinacapas-tin-NAY-kuhFrom the Latin pastus (food) referring to the edible qualities of the Parsnip's root
hanceanushans-ee-AY-nusNamed for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China
hanceanumhans-ee-AY-numNamed for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China
hanceanahans-ee-AY-nuhNamed for Henry Fletcher Hance, 19th century British consul and plant collector in China
adlamiiad-LAM-ee-eyeNamed for Richard Wills Adlam, 19th century South African plant collector
spachianusspak-ee-AY-nusNamed for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist
spachianumspak-ee-AY-numNamed for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist
spachianaspak-ee-AY-nuhNamed for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist
Adenothamnusa-den-oh-THAM-nusFrom the Greek aden (gland) and thamnus (shrub)
spachiiSPAK-ee-eyeNamed for Edouard Spach,19th century Alsatian (French) botanist
Bosea1: Named for Kaspar Bose, author and father of Ernst Gottlieb Bose
2: BOZE-ee-uh
Named for Ernst Gottlieb Bose, 18th century German botanist
Zeugiteszoo-GY-teesFrom the Greek zeugo, meaning joined

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 3, 2003