Gardening Quote of the Day
"Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine."( -- Alexander Smith, poet) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: I am getting so excited, look what I found this AM
By kell
Plants Database Photo of the DayCorkscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick 'Contorta'
Corylus avellana
By hczone6
Forum Activity
A grand total of 636 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Acmopyle | ak-mo-PY-lee | Pointed gate | | Erythrodes | er-ry-THRO-deez | From the Latin erythros (red), the reference is obscure | | abjecta | AB-jek-tuh | Rejected; thrown away | | Torreya | TOR-ree-uh | Named for Dr. John Torrey, 19th century chemistry professor, American botanist and co-author (with Asa Gray) of The Flora of North America | | uberior | OO-ber-ee-or | More fertile, rich (sometimes referring to soil), abundant | | Buckleya | BUCK-lee-uh | Named for Samuel Botsford Buckley, 19th century American geologist | | Gongora | GON-gor-uh | Named for Sr. Don Antonio Caballero y Gongora, 19th century Spanish Viceroy of New Granada and patron of botany | | Homalomena | hom-al-oh-MEE-nuh | From the Greek homalos (flat) and mene (moon), an erroneous translation of the Malayan vernacular name | | Elleanthus | el-lee-AN-thus | From the Greek elle (Helen of Troy) and anthos (flower) | | acanthophora | a-kanth-oh-FOR-uh | Spine-bearing | | acanthophorum | a-kanth-oh-FOR-um | Spine-bearing | | acanthophorus | a-kanth-oh-FOR-us | Spine-bearing | | umbelliformis | um-bel-IF-for-miss | In umbels | | umbelliforme | um-bel-IF-for-me | In umbels | | Calodendrum | kal-oh-DEN-drum | Beautiful tree |
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20 new items.
13 new entries.
3 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
19 new images were added.
121 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| mavv | Comment | Laurentia, Rock Isotome
(Isotoma axillaris) | | dmongerson | Comment | Crimson Columbine
(Aquilegia formosa) | | SunshineSue | Comment | Wood Spurge
(Euphorbia amygdaloides) | | bobknight | Comment | Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata) | | jody | Comment | Hosta 'Goldeneye'
(Hosta ) | | DeeSteveH | Comment | Clematis 'Jackmanii'
(Clematis ) | | DeeSteveH | Comment | Clematis Niobe 'Niobe'
(Clematis ) | | SunshineSue | Comment | Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia pulchella) | | tweediebird | Comment | Peruvian Lily 'Sweet Laura'
(Alstroemeria hybrid) | | Monocromatico | Comment | Gloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa) | | CanadaGoose | Comment | Alpine poppy
(Papaver alpinum) | | kmnice | Comment | Plume Poppy
(Macleaya cordata) | | mishie | Comment | Pincushion Flower 'Butterfly Blue'
(Scabiosa columbaria) | | lizzyanthus | Comment | Wood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock
(Oxalis regnellii) | | countrygirl1958 | Comment | Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) | | DLSLandscape | Comment | Maidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba) | | tcfromky | Image
 | Adam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm
(Yucca filamentosa) | | MOLLYBEE | Image
 | Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis grandiflora) | | Eliza | Image
 | Peace Lily
(Spathiphyllum spp) | | Eliza | Image
 | Gloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa) | | Eliza | Image
 | Gloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa) | | MOLLYBEE | Image
 | Peace Lily
(Spathiphyllum spp) | | Badseed | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Carolina Gold'
(Iris ) | | carolann | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Windrose'
(Iris ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Pomp And Circumstance'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Siloam Double Rose'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Designer Jeans'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Evelyn Castleberry'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Ulrich | Image
 | Irish Moss, Pearlwort
(Sagina subulata) | | Ulrich | Image
 | Irish Moss, Pearlwort
(Sagina subulata) | | ign | Image
 | L.A. Hybrid Lily 'Showboat'
(Lilium ) | | poppysue | Image
 | Woolly Blue Violet 'Priceana'
(Viola sororia) | | greygirl | Image
 | Clematis 'Jackmanii'
(Clematis ) | | hczone6 | Image
 | Smoke Tree
(Cotinus coggygria) | | hczone6 | Image
 | Garden Phlox 'Norah Leigh'
(Phlox paniculata) | |
3 new companies were added to the database.
21 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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