The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 16, on which 182 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The more I know about people, the more I appreciate plants."

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush
Spiraea japonica
By loulandman

Activity Report:

6 new plants were added to the database.
15 new descriptions were added.
33 new images were added.
69 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Terry Negative CommentBermudagrass
(Cynodon dactylon)
Chamma Neutral CommentLuffa
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
Dinu Neutral CommentBermudagrass
(Cynodon dactylon)
Dinu Positive CommentFiddlewood tree
(Citharexylum spinosum)
Chamma Positive CommentBlack Mulberry, Toot Tree
(Morus nigra)
revclaus Positive CommentReticulata Iris
(Iris reticulata)
Terry Positive CommentSpotted Dead Nettle 'Shell Pink'
(Lamium maculatum)
handbright Positive CommentMother in Law's Tongue
(Sansevieria bally)
DEBJKS Neutral CommentRed-Veined Sage
(Salvia haematodes)
Myrsine Negative CommentMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Rhoeo spathacea)
Bug_Girl Positive CommentTulip, Darwin hybrids
(Tulipa hybrids)
Bug_Girl Neutral CommentPoinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
jules_jewel Positive CommentCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
Karenn Neutral CommentColumbine
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
Terry Neutral CommentCyanastrum
(Cyanastrum cordifolium)

Images

Member Addition Description
TerrySpotted Dead Nettle 'Shell Pink'
(Lamium maculatum)
immikeRose: Pat Austin
(Rosa cv (Austin))
ChammaCapulin Cherry, Singapore Cherry,Tropic Cherry
(Prunus salicifolia)
ChammaLuffa
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
ChammaLuffa
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
ChammaLuffa
(Luffa aegyptiaca)
ChammaBlack Mulberry, Toot Tree
(Morus nigra)
ChammaCommon Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
ChammaCommon Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
Bug_GirlVerbena
(Verbena x hybrida)
Bug_GirlEnglish Daisy 'Tasso White'
(Bellis perennis)
Bug_GirlCosmos 'Polidor'
(Cosmos sulphureus)
Bug_GirlColumbine
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
holzklausTibetan Blue Poppy
(Meconopsis betonicifolia)
revclausReticulata Iris
(Iris reticulata)
CostaRicaJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
MitjoButterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea)
MitjoChinese Wild Yam, Cinnamon Vine
(Dioscorea oppositifolia)
MitjoMadagascar rubbervine
(Cryptostegia madagascariensis)
loulandmanJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush
(Spiraea japonica)
jules_jewelCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
kennedyhBunchberry, Creeping Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel
(Cornus canadensis)
kennedyhBunchberry, Creeping Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel
(Cornus canadensis)
kennedyhBailey Red Twig Dogwood 'Baileyi'
(Cornus sericea)
kennedyhBailey Red Twig Dogwood 'Baileyi'
(Cornus sericea)
kennedyhMoschatel, Townhall Clock
(Adoxa moschatellina)
kennedyhElderberry, Black Elder, European Elder, Bourtree
(Sambucus nigra)
immikeHybrid Tea Rose 'Peace'
(Rosa )
immikeRose 'Tournament of Roses (1988; aka Poesie, Berkeley, JACient)'
(Rosa grandiflora)
immikeRose 'Tournament of Roses (1988; aka Poesie, Berkeley, JACient)'
(Rosa grandiflora)
immikeHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight (1972)'
(Rosa )
roshanaWeeping Cherry tree
( )
roshanaWeeping Cherry tree
( )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Cyanastrumsy-an-ASS-trumResembles Cyananthus
pigrumPY-grumSlow, lazy, referring slow to the movement of the leaves
pigraPY-gruhSlow, lazy, referring slow to the movement of the leaves
pigerPY-gerSlow, lazy, referring slow to the movement of the leaves
Hexiseaheks-ISS-ee-uhFrom the Greek hex (six) and isos (equal)
Caladeniakal-uh-DEE-nee-uhFrom the Greek kalos (beautiful) and aden (gland)
cinctusSINK-tusGirdled
cinctumSINK-tumGirdled
cinctaSINK-tuhGirdled
Luisialoo-EE-see-uhNamed for Luis de Torres, 19th century Spanish botanist

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 16, 2003