Gardening Quote of the Day
"There is not spot of ground, however arid, bare, or ugly, that cannot be tamed."( -- Gertrude Jekyll, English gardener, artist, writer) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: Meet Hosta 'Bad Ugly'! Try to control yourself *smirk*
By datdog
Plants Database Photo of the DayGolden Chain Tree
Laburnum anagyroides
By AustinBarbie
Forum Activity
A grand total of 650 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Aporostylis | a-por-oh-STY-lis | Impenetrable style | | Adenathellum | a-den-uh-THEL-um | Little gland flower | | Pithecellobium | pith-eh-sell-LOH-bee-um | From the Greek pithekos (ape or monkey) and ellobion (earring) | | Cyrtorchis | SIR-tor-kiss | From the Greek kyrtos (arched) and Orchis (shaped like a testicle) | | acaulescens | a-kaw-LES-enz | Becoming stemless | | saggitalis | saj-ih-TAY-liss | Arrow-like | | sagittale | saj-ih-TAY-lee | Arrow-like | | Brevoortia | bre-VOOR-tee-uh | Named for James Carson Brevoort, 19th century American naturalist of the New York State University | | Chiogenes | ky-oh-JEN-eez | From the Greek chion (snow) and genos (offspring), referring to the snow-white berries | | Humea | HEW-mee-uh | Named for Lady Amelia Hume, wife of Sir Abraham Hume of Wormleybury, Hertfordshire, and 19th century pupil of J. E. Smith | | Amphipterum | am-fee-TER-um | From the Greek amphi (double) and pteron (wing) | | Coronopus | koh-RON-oh-pus | From the Greek korone (crown) and pous (foot), referring to the cleft leaves | | crux-maltae | kruks MAL-tay | Maltese cross |
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9 new items.
30 new entries.
7 new plants.
15 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
56 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| Chamma | Comment | Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar
(Delonix regia) | | Chamma | Comment | Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn
(Pithecellobium dulce) | | Chamma | Comment | Mango
(Mangifera indica) | | coope53 | Comment | Daylily 'Ida's Magic'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Eliza | Comment | African Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Rubber Plant
(Ficus elastica) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Mango
(Mangifera indica) | | FLGator | Comment | Daylily 'Alexandra'
(Hemerocallis ) | | FLGator | Comment | Daylily 'All The Trimmings'
(Hemerocallis ) | | FLGator | Comment | Daylily 'Silk Stockings'
(Hemerocallis ) | | FLGator | Comment | Daylily 'Spacecoast Cherries and Cream'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia spp.) | | donnajr | Comment | Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) | | waltkeen | Comment | Devil's Trumpet 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel) | | vroomp | Comment | Snowrose, Serissa
(Serissa foetida) | | carolann | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Flirty Mary'
(Iris ) | | Eliza | Image
 | Rex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex) | | Eliza | Image
 | Fuchsia
(Fuchsia spp.) | | tcfromky | Image
 | Hosta 'Frances Williams'
(Hosta ) | | Chamma | Image
 | Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar
(Delonix regia) | | Chamma | Image
 | Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper
(Vitex agnus-castus) | | Chamma | Image
 | Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn
(Pithecellobium dulce) | | Chamma | Image
 | Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn
(Pithecellobium dulce) | | Chamma | Image
 | Neem tree
(Azadirachta indica) | | Chamma | Image
 | Royal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar
(Delonix regia) | | Chamma | Image
 | Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree,
(Moringa oleifera) | | Chamma | Image
 | Mango
(Mangifera indica) | | Chamma | Image
 | Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree,
(Moringa oleifera) | | Chamma | Image
 | Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree,
(Moringa oleifera) | | Chamma | Image
 | Zinnia
(Zinnia elegans) | | Chamma | Image
 | Fiddlewood tree
(Citharexylum spinosum) | | Chamma | Image
 | Bougainvillea 'Raspberry Ice'
(Bougainvillea brasiliensis) | | Chamma | Image
 | Rubber Plant
(Ficus elastica) | | Chamma | Image
 | Lemon Tree
(Citrus limon) | | Chamma | Image
 | Wax Begonias
(Begonia semperflorens) | | busybee | Image
 | Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas
(Alstroemeria x hybrid) | | Bug_Girl | Image
 | Hosta 'Black Satin'
(Hosta ) | | Copperbaron | Image
 | Japanese Maple 'Trompenberg'
(Acer palmatum) | | Eliza | Image
 | African Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha) | | Eliza | Image
 | African Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha) | | Eliza | Image
 | Climbing Fig
(Ficus pumila) | | Eliza | Image
 | Rex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex) | | Eliza | Image
 | Weeping Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus benjamina) | | Eliza | Image
 | Prayer Plant 'Erythroneura'
(Maranta leuconeura) | | Kelli | Image
 | Harlequin Flower 'Mixed Colors'
(Sparaxis tricolor) | | Eliza | Image
 | Hens and Chicks
(Sempervivum tectorum) | | Eliza | Image
 | Dumb Cane
(Dieffenbachia spp.) | | Eliza | Image
 | Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena marginata) | | Eliza | Image
 | Nerve Plant
(Fittonia verschaffeltii) | | Eliza | Image
 | Nerve Plant
(Fittonia argyroneura) | | Eliza | Image
 | Rex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex) | | Eliza | Image
 | Ti plant, Hawaiian Ti, Good Luck Plant
(Cordyline fruticosa) | | Eliza | Image
 | Earth Star 'Ruby'
(Cryptanthus ) | | carolann | Image
 | Horned Violet, Viola
(Viola cornuta) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Sea Urchin'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Arpeggio'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Masque'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Texas_Doodlebug | Image
 | Daylily 'Big Smile'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Bearded Greenhood
(Pterostylis plumosa) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Bearded Greenhood
(Pterostylis plumosa) | | waltkeen | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel) | | waltkeen | Image
 | Devils Trumpet
(Datura innoxia) | | vroomp | Image
 | Snowrose, Serissa
(Serissa foetida) | |
1 new company was added to the database.
30 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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