Gardening Quote of the Day
"Dig a five dollar hole for a fifty cent plant [and you will soon have a ten dollar plant. But dig a fifty cent hole for a five dollar plant and you will soon have a dead plant.]"( -- overheard on HGTV) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: I sure wish I knew what this rose was called! By kell
Plants Database Photo of the DayOrange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily Hemerocallis fulva By wannadanc
Forum Activity
A grand total of 669 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Argyroxiphium | ar-gy-roh-ZIF-ee-um | From the Greek argyro (silver) and xiphos (sword) | | Dendrophylax | den-dro-FY-laks | From the Greek dendron (tree) and phylakos (watcher, guard) | | abstrusa | ab-STREW-suh | Hidden, concealed | | abstrusum | ab-STREW-sum | Hidden, concealed | | abstrusus | ab-STREW-sus | Hidden, concealed | | Moringa | moh-RIN-guh | Latinized form of the Sinhalese vernacular name, Murunga | | Cecropia | sek-KROH-pee-uh | Named for Cecrops, the mythical Egyptian founder of Athens | | Downingia | down-ING-ee-uh | Named for Andrew Jackson Downing, 19th century American gardener and pomologist | | pedes-caprarum | PED-ayz KAP-ray-rum | Goat's foot |
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15 new items. 19 new entries.
12 new plants. 12 new descriptions were added. 44 new images were added. 122 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| RedSunDance | Comment | Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower (Tacca chantrieri) | | Dinu | Comment | Hibiscus (Hibiscus hirtus) | | poppysue | Comment | Tomato 'SXT 0289' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | Kelli | Comment | Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) | | desertpete | Comment | Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) | | Tabassam | Comment | Daylily 'Rudolf Seyer' (Hemerocallis ) | | Kelli | Comment | Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri' (Asparagus densiflorus) | | cgarnier | Comment | Rose: Joseph's Coat (Rosa cv (Hybrid Tea)) | | Lavanda | Comment | Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri' (Asparagus densiflorus) | | CanadaGoose | Comment | Knautia (Knautia macedonica) | | ign | Comment | Bloomingdale Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus) | | kjun | Comment | Ginger 'Flaviflora' (Costus flaviflora) | | MOLLYBEE | Image
 | Peony 'Raspberry Sundae' (Paeonia lactiflora) | | MOLLYBEE | Image
 | Peony 'Raspberry Sundae' (Paeonia lactiflora) | | RedSunDance | Image
 | Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower (Tacca chantrieri) | | Ulrich | Image
 | Elephant Bush (Portulacaria afra) | | Dinu | Image
 | Hibiscus (Hibiscus hirtus) | | Bug_Girl | Image
 | English Ivy 'Buttercup' (Hedera helix) | | Bug_Girl | Image
 | White Oxalis 'Alba' (Oxalis crassipes) | | Greenwood | Image
 | Hosta 'Sum & Substance' (Hosta ) | | Floridian | Image
 | Lance leaved Milkweed, Fewflower Milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata) | | Kelli | Image
 | Jacaranda, Bignonia (Jacaranda mimosifolia) | | LillyDay | Image
 | Peony 'Red Charm' (Paeonia lactiflora) | | mystwolf | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Fort Apache' (Iris ) | | LillyDay | Image
 | Peony 'Red Charm' (Paeonia lactiflora) | | LillyDay | Image
 | Peony 'Raspberry Sundae' (Paeonia lactiflora) | | carolann | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Banbury Ruffles' (Iris ) | | mystic | Image
 | Variegated Porcelain Berry 'Elegans' (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata) | | ign | Image
 | Bloomingdale Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus) | | mystic | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Domino Red' (Nicotiana alata) | | ign | Image
 | Bloomingdale Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus) | | mystic | Image
 | Yellow Foxglove (Digitalis grandiflora) | | ign | Image
 | Bloomingdale Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus) | | hczone6 | Image
 | Shavalski's Ligularia (Ligularia przewalskii) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Greater Birds Foot Trefoil (Lotus uliginosus) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Streamside Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Streamside Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Yellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Frisia' (Robinia pseudoacacia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Necklace Pod (Sophora tomentosa) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Golden Banner, False Lupine (Thermopsis montana) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Rabbitfoot Clover (Trifolium arvense) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Strawberry-headed Clover (Trifolium fragiferum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Strawberry-headed Clover (Trifolium fragiferum) | | carolann | Image
 | Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Little Rock Celebrity' (Iris ) | | carolann | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'What Again' (Iris ) | | carolann | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Canyon Cupido' (Rosa ) | | carolann | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Red Jolly Cupido Pink' (Rosa ) | | sodakine | Image
 | Beardtongue, Bearded Tongue (Penstemon hartwegii) | | sodakine | Image
 | Fuchsia hybrid 'California Dreamer' Series 'Bella Rosella' (Fuchsia ) | | Ulrich | Image
 | Sedum (Sedum dasyphyllum) | | Ulrich | Image
 | Sedum (Sedum dasyphyllum) | | No new companies were added to the database. 23 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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