The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 8, on which 158 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. "

(Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde Irish writer, playwright (born 10/16/1854))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Tomato 'Cherokee Purple'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
By JrzyTmata

Activity Report:

4 new plants were added to the database.
6 new descriptions were added.
27 new images were added.
47 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
NatureChild Positive CommentPeppermint
(Mentha piperita)
shacub Positive CommentWhite Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
Luellen Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
Kelli Positive CommentFuchsia-flowering gooseberry
(Ribes speciosum)
Kelli Neutral CommentDame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis)
Kelli Positive CommentRocket Larkspur
(Consolida ajacis)

Images

Member Addition Description
ChammaNecklace Pod
(Sophora tomentosa)
ChammaNecklace Pod
(Sophora tomentosa)
NatureChildCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed
(Ajuga reptans)
NatureChildCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed
(Ajuga reptans)
NatureChildCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed 'Burgundy Glow'
(Ajuga reptans)
NatureChildCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed 'Burgundy Glow'
(Ajuga reptans)
NatureChildCarpet Bugle, Bugleweed 'Burgundy Glow'
(Ajuga reptans)
NatureChildPeppermint
(Mentha piperita)
KelliGourd
(Lagenaria siceraria)
KelliPumpkin
(Cucurbita pepo)
KelliAsiatic Lily 'Lativa'
(Lilium )
KelliFuchsia-flowering gooseberry
(Ribes speciosum)
KelliDame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis)
Bug_GirlCape Stock-Rose
(Sparrmannia africana)
KelliRocket Larkspur
(Consolida ajacis)
mysticBoxleaf Euonymus 'Butterscotch'
(Euonymus japonica)
mysticBoxleaf Euonymus 'Butterscotch'
(Euonymus japonica)
mysticThunberg Spirea 'Ogon (Mellow Yellow®)'
(Spiraea thunbergii)
mysticThunberg Spirea 'Ogon (Mellow Yellow®)'
(Spiraea thunbergii)
kennedyhSwan River Daisy, Rock Daisy, Hawkesbury River Daisy
(Brachycome multifida)
kennedyhMusk Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle
(Carduus nutans)
kennedyhMusk Thistle, Nodding Plumeless Thistle
(Carduus nutans)
kennedyhItalian Plumeless Thistle
(Carduus pycnocephalus)
kennedyhWoolly Distaff Thistle, Saffron Thistle
(Carthamus lanatus ssp. lanatus)
ignFoxglove 'Excelsior Mix'
(Digitalis purpurea)
Bug_GirlCape Stock-Rose
(Sparrmannia africana)
FloridianAmerican Elder, Common Elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
desertiDES-er-teeOf the desert
NeilliaNEEL-lee-uhNamed for Patrick Neill, 19th century Scottish printer and Secretary of the Caledonian Horticultural Society
Baskervillabas-ker-VIL-luhNamed for John Baskerville Esq., 18th century British engraver
nauseosusnaw-see-OH-susNauseating
nauseosumnaw-see-OH-sumNauseating
nauseosanaw-see-OH-suhNauseating
zizanioidesziz-an-ee-OY-deezResembling Zizania (from the Greek zizanion, meaning weed)
Anaphyllopsisan-uh-fil-OP-sisResembles Anaphyllum (without leaves)
ouletrichusoo-le-TRY-kusWith curly hair
ouletrichumoo-le-TRY-kumWith curly hair
ouletrichaoo-le-TRY-kuhWith curly hair
Pitcairniapit-KAYRN-ee-uhNamed for William Pitcairn, 18th century London physician, who also had a garden at Islington
Benthamiaben-THAM-ee-uhNamed for George Bentham, 19th century English botanical author

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 8, 2003