The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 9, on which 149 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking; but even one solitary little vase of a living flower may redeem it."

(Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Squirting Cucumber
Ecballium elaterium
By Evert

Activity Report:

8 new plants were added to the database.
9 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
65 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kennedyh Positive CommentAustralian Bugle
(Ajuga australis)
ronb63 Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
MoonBeam2 Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
Kelli Positive CommentPoet's Narcissus
(Narcissus poeticus hybrids (Division IX))
kategw Positive CommentSummersweet, Sweet Pepper Bush 'Hummingbird'
(Clethra alnifolia)
kennedyh Neutral CommentLewisia
(Lewisia pygmaea)
eustace1 Positive CommentOrange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop
(Agastache aurantiaca)
kennedyh Positive CommentBitterroot
(Lewisia rediviva)
liessi Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia x candida flore plena 'Charleston')

Images

Member Addition Description
ignDaylily 'Crimson Pirate'
(Hemerocallis )
judywitherritePincushion Flower
(Scabiosa atropurpurea)
judywitherritePincushion Flower
(Scabiosa atropurpurea)
kennedyhCrack Willow
(Salix fragilis)
kennedyhFoxglove
(Digitalis purpurea)
kennedyhWand Mullein
(Verbascum virgatum)
kennedyhTutsan
(Hypericum androsaemum)
kennedyhSweet Violet, English Violet, Garden Violet
(Viola odorata)
kennedyhAustralian Bugle
(Ajuga australis)
KelliTiger Lily
(Lilium lancifolium)
MitjoBalsam, Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens balsamina)
MitjoBalsam, Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens balsamina)
MitjoAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
MitjoAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
MitjoMissouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrop
(Oenothera missouriensis)
MitjoSpanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine
(Ipomoea lobata)
MitjoSweet Potato
(Ipomoea batatas)
rshadlowBorder Bearded Iris 'Anaconda Love'
(Iris )
LesadawnBigleaf Ligularia, Golden Groundsel, Bigleaf Goldenray 'Othello'
(Ligularia dentata)
LesadawnBigleaf Ligularia, Golden Groundsel, Bigleaf Goldenray 'Othello'
(Ligularia dentata)
LesadawnJapanese Pieris
(Pieris japonica)
kennedyhAustralian Bugle
(Ajuga australis)
kennedyhAustralian Bugle
(Ajuga australis)
kennedyhLewisia
(Lewisia pygmaea)
kennedyhLewisia
(Lewisia pygmaea)
kennedyhBitterroot
(Lewisia rediviva)
kennedyhBitterroot
(Lewisia rediviva)
kennedyhBitterroot
(Lewisia rediviva)
kennedyhPurple Starthistle, Red Star Thistle, Caltrop
(Centaurea calcitrapa)
kennedyhDiffuse Knapweed, White Knapweed
(Centaurea diffusa)
kennedyhDiffuse Knapweed, White Knapweed
(Centaurea diffusa)
kennedyhBrown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed
(Centaurea jacea)
kennedyhBrown Knapweed, Brownray Knapweed
(Centaurea jacea)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
nesophilusnee-soh-FY-lusIsland-loving
nesophilumnee-soh-FY-lumIsland-loving
nesophilanee-soh-FY-luhIsland-loving
anserinifoliaan-ser-in-ih-FOH-lee-uhHaving foliage like anserina
uruguayanusur-uh-gway-AN-usOf or from Uruguay, South America
uruguayanaur-uh-gway-AN-uhOf or from Uruguay, South America
Crescentiakress-EN-tee-uhNamed for Pietro Crescenzi (latinized to Petrus de Crescentiis), 14th century Italian author of Opus Ruralium Commodorum, a book on agricultural science
alatocaeruleusa-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-usAlato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue)
alatocaeruleuma-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-umAlato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue)
alatocaeruleaa-lay-to-see-ROO-lee-uhAlato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue)
alato-caeruleaa-LAY-to see-ROO-lee-uhA cross between alato (winged) and caerulea (dark blue); also spelled without the hyphen as alatocaerulea

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 9, 2003