Gardening Quote of the Day
"A cucumber should be well sliced and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.
(as recorded in James Boswell's Tour in the Hebrides) "( -- Samuel Johnson, English writer) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: Pink/Peach Brug
By MiniSchnuz
Plants Database Photo of the DaySpanish Flag, Firecracker Vine, Exotic Love Vine
Ipomoea lobata
By Evert
Forum Activity
A grand total of 784 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Cercidium | ser-SID-ee-um | Resembling Cercis | | Acareosperma | a-kar-ee-oh-SPER-muh | Lacking seeds | | fragiferum | frag-IF-er-um | Strawberry-bearing | | fragifer | FRAG-if-er | Strawberry-bearing | | fragifera | frag-IF-er-uh | Strawberry-bearing | | schlechtendalii | shlek-ten-DAL-ee-eye | Named for Diederich Franz Leon von Schlechtendal, 19th century German botanist and "Aufseher der öffentlichen" (supervisor of the public collection of herbs) | | Arachnites | a-rak-NY-tees | Spider-like | | torreyanus | tor-ree-AY-nus | Named for Dr. John Torrey, 19th century chemistry professor, American botanist and co-author (with Asa Gray) of The Flora of North America | | torreyana | tor-ree-AY-nuh | Named for Dr. John Torrey, 19th century chemistry professor, American botanist and co-author (with Asa Gray) of The Flora of North America | | torreyanum | tor-ree-AY-num | Named for Dr. John Torrey, 19th century chemistry professor, American botanist and co-author (with Asa Gray) of The Flora of North America | | caduca | KAD-uh-kuh | Falling early, referring to drooping sepals or petals | | caducus | KAD-uh-kus | Falling early, referring to drooping sepals or petals | | ulterior | ul-TIR-ee-or | Farther beyond | | leptocephala | lep-toh-SEF-uh-luh | From the Greek lept- (slender, thin) and kephale (head) | | erythrocorys | er-ith-roh-KOR-rys | From the Greek erythro (red) and corys (helmet) | | Striga | STRY-ga | From the Latin word for bristle, as in mowed hay or row of cut grain |
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42 new items.
16 new entries.
11 new plants.
18 new descriptions were added.
65 new images were added.
254 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| HifromPEI | Comment | Spurge
(Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii) | | JoanJ | Comment | Field Bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis) | | yeshe | Comment | Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra) | | lupinloon | Comment | Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra) | | ranch45 | Comment | Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower
(Tacca chantrieri) | | Terry | Comment | Fragrant Solomon's Seal, Striped Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'
(Polygonatum odoratum) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Cashew
(Anacardium occidentale) | | mstella | Comment | Livingstone Daisy, Livingston Daisy, Ice Plant
(Dorotheanthus bellidiformis) | | Greenknee | Comment | Crown vetch
(Coronilla varia) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Venus Flytrap
(Dionaea musicupla) | | Ravensmom | Comment | Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin) | | BAUMSCHULER | Comment | Bacopa
(Sutera cordata) | | HifromPEI | Comment | Sweet William
(Dianthus barbatus) | | glanford | Comment | Tomato 'Vendor'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | DeeSteveH | Comment | Japanese Iris 'Variegata'
(Iris ensata) | | kennedyh | Comment | Illyarrie, Red Cap Gum, Red Helmet
(Eucalyptus erythrocorys) | | jkom51 | Comment | Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amber Waves'
(Heuchera ) | | ownedbycats | Comment | Darwin Tulip 'Julliette'
(Tulipa hybrid) | | poppysue | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Irish Chant'
(Iris ) | | poppysue | Image
 | Variegated Sedum,Striped Sedum 'Mediovariegatum'
(Sedum alboroseum) | | poppysue | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Seastone'
(Iris ) | | poppysue | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Seastone'
(Iris ) | | jody | Image
 | Hosta 'Bright Lights'
(Hosta ) | | jody | Image
 | Hosta 'Queen Josephine'
(Hosta ) | | SShurgot | Image
 | Engelmann's Daisy
(Euthamia leptocephala) | | jody | Image
 | Hosta 'Regal Splendor'
(Hosta ) | | jody | Image
 | Hosta 'Sea Prize'
(Hosta ) | | SShurgot | Image
 | Engelmann's Daisy
(Euthamia leptocephala) | | SShurgot | Image
 | Engelmann's Daisy
(Euthamia leptocephala) | | SShurgot | Image
 | Texas Persimmon
(Diospyros texana) | | Mitjo | Image
 | Four O'Clock
(Mirabilis jalapa) | | IndaShade | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Easter'
(Iris ) | | Mitjo | Image
 | Snowdrop Anemone
(Anemone sylvestris) | | Mitjo | Image
 | Snowdrop Anemone
(Anemone sylvestris) | | IndaShade | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tu Tu Turquoise'
(Iris ) | | IndaShade | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tweety Bird'
(Iris ) | | IndaShade | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cotton Blossom'
(Iris ) | | rrizzi28 | Image
 | Bachelor's Button, Cornflower
(Centaurea cyanus) | | ign | Image
 | L.A. Hybrid Lily 'Camelot'
(Lilium ) | | uijung | Image
 | Iochroma
(Iochroma cyanea) | | uijung | Image
 | Yellow Mallow, Yellow Pavonia
(Pavonia praemorsa) | | uijung | Image
 | Yellow Mallow, Yellow Pavonia
(Pavonia praemorsa) | | OlgaN | Image
 | White Ruellia 'White Flower Form'
(Ruellia malacosperma) | | OlgaN | Image
 | Geiger Tree
(Cordia sebestena) | | OlgaN | Image
 | Philippine Violet
(Barleria cristata) | | OlgaN | Image
 | Peacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris
(Dietes bicolor) | | poppysue | Image
 | Transylvania Violet
(Viola jooi) | | poppysue | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Irish Chant'
(Iris ) | | Floridian | Image
 | Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
(Jatropha integerrima) | | Floridian | Image
 | Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
(Jatropha integerrima) | | Floridian | Image
 | Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
(Jatropha integerrima) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Woman's Tongue, Siris Tree
(Albizia lebbeck) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Touch-me-not
(Mimosa pudica) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Common Alder, European Alder, Black Alder
(Alnus glutinosa) | | Floridian | Image
 | Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha
(Jatropha integerrima) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Paper Birch,Canoe Birch
(Betula papyrifera) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Paper Birch,Canoe Birch
(Betula papyrifera) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Corkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta'
(Corylus avellana) | | kennedyh | Image
 | American Beech
(Fagus grandifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Northern Red Oak
(Quercus rubra) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Sawtooth Oak
(Quercus acutissima) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Lemon Frost'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Neal Berrey'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Prester John'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Carrick Wildon'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Brent Gabriel'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Basil Thyme, Mother of Thyme
(Acinos arvensis) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Basil Thyme, Mother of Thyme
(Acinos arvensis) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Bougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis) | | mystic | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Cinnamon Girl'
(Iris ) | | DeeSteveH | Image
 | Japanese Iris 'Variegata'
(Iris ensata) | | DeeSteveH | Image
 | Japanese Iris 'Variegata'
(Iris ensata) | | artsch | Image
 | Tower of Jewels
(Echium pininana) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Illyarrie, Red Cap Gum, Red Helmet
(Eucalyptus erythrocorys) | | Shirley1md | Image
 | Manchurian Lilac 'Miss Kim'
(Syringa patula) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Illyarrie, Red Cap Gum, Red Helmet
(Eucalyptus erythrocorys) | | jody | Image
 | Hosta 'Fire & Ice'
(Hosta ) | | artsch | Image
 | Tower of Jewels
(Echium pininana) | | MOLLYBEE | Image
 | Adams needle
(Yucca concava) | | ownedbycats | Image
 | Tulip, Darwin hybrids
(Tulipa hybrids) | | ownedbycats | Image
 | Tulip, Viridiflora 'Groenland (Greenland)'
(Tulipa Viridiflora Group) | | ownedbycats | Image
 | Darwin Tulip 'Julliette'
(Tulipa hybrid) | | Arn | Image
 | Camas Lily
(Camassia quamash) | |
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