The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of June 29, on which 204 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"To create a little flower is the labor of ages."

(William Blake, English poet (born 11/17/1757))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa
By planter64

Activity Report:

12 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
69 new images were added.
97 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
BACAVEMAN Positive CommentCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Centennial Spirit'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
Bug_Girl Neutral CommentHosta 'Elgans'
(Hosta sieboldiana)
donl Positive CommentRocket Rhododendron 'Rocket'
(Rhododendron hybrid)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentPapaya
(Carica papaya)
saturns Positive CommentHosta 'Eternal Father'
(Hosta )
rosrosa Neutral CommentWhite Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia alba)
bob47 Positive CommentCommon Periwinkle, Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Atropurpurea'
(Vinca minor)
vroomp Positive CommentBitter Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Spanish Daisy
(Helenium amarum)
MizD Positive CommentDaylily 'Little Business'
(Hemerocallis )
brianich Positive CommentButterfly Rose 'Mutabilis'
(Rosa China Hybrid)
Baa Neutral CommentFoxglove 'Glory of Roundway'
(Digitalis )
bazzoni Positive CommentGreater Periwinkle 'Variegata'
(Vinca major)
Zanymuse Positive CommentAvocado, Alligator Pear
(Persea americana)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentWhite Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia alba)
emmi Positive CommentDittany of Crete
(Origanum dictamnus)
Sunset16 Positive CommentJewels of Opar, Fame Flower
(Talinum paniculatum)
Margparfrey Positive CommentWhite Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia alba)
jkogle Negative CommentCane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia
(Begonia coccinea)
wbw121 Negative CommentTomato 'Sweet 100'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
OlgaN Neutral CommentBanana
(Musa ornata)
liverliver Positive CommentGas Plant or Burning Bush
(Dictamnus albus)
mdk Positive CommentCedar Sage, Roemer's Sage
(Salvia roemeriana)
kennedyh Positive CommentAlpine Marsh-Marigold
(Caltha introloba)
CountryGardens Positive CommentDelphinium 'Magic Fountain, Dark Blue/White Bee'
( )
bsarg Positive CommentGaywings,Fringed Polygala
(Polygala paucifolia)
Noodles Positive CommentDaylily 'Pixie Parasol'
(Hemerocallis )
Magazinewriter Positive CommentWild Mock Orange, Lewis Mockorange
(Philadelphus lewisii)
Magazinewriter Positive CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline'
(Monarda didyma)
Magazinewriter Positive CommentMonkey Flower
(Mimulus guttatus)
Magazinewriter Positive CommentFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye 'Summer Sun'
(Heliopsis scabra)
Larkie Positive CommentDaylily 'Lavender Dew'
(Hemerocallis )
Magazinewriter Negative CommentFringed Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra eximia)
Magazinewriter Neutral CommentLady's Mantle
(Alchemilla mollis)
jamesNmary Positive CommentWhite Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia alba)

Images

Member Addition Description
keesHosta 'Heideturm'
(Hosta )
OlgaNYellow Walking Iris, Apostle Plant
(Neomarica longifolia)
keesHosta 'Harvest Glow'
(Hosta )
Bug_GirlHosta 'Elgans'
(Hosta sieboldiana)
_luckyducky1956Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline'
(Monarda didyma)
kenoLoebner Magnolia, Saucer Magnolia 'Leonard Messel'
(Magnolia kobus var. loebneri)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
ThaumaturgistPapaya
(Carica papaya)
FloridianBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
AlfPanruckerLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
AlfPanruckerLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
tommybAvocado, Alligator Pear
(Persea americana)
tommybAvocado, Alligator Pear
(Persea americana)
saturnsHosta 'Eternal Father'
(Hosta )
saturnsHosta 'Eternal Father'
(Hosta )
memigasTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
memigasHybrid Tea Rose 'Diana, Princess of Wales'
(Rosa )
memigasRose 'Black Magic'
(Rosa Hybrid Tea)
bob47Common Periwinkle, Myrtle, Flower-of-Death 'Atropurpurea'
(Vinca minor)
vroompBitter Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Fine-leaved Sneezeweed, Spanish Daisy
(Helenium amarum)
BaaFoxglove
(Digitalis lutea subsp. australis)
BaaFoxglove
(Digitalis lutea subsp. australis)
RubyStarRose 'Tournament of Roses (1988; aka Poesie, Berkeley, JACient)'
(Rosa grandiflora)
BaaGrecian Foxglove
(Digitalis laevigata)
bazzoniWintergreen, Teaberry, Checkerberry
(Gaultheria procumbens)
BaaFoxglove 'Glory of Roundway'
(Digitalis )
GreensmithTiger Lily
(Lilium lancifolium)
TomC_UKPot Marigold, English Marigold
(Calendula officinalis)
daveWinter Squash 'Tennessee Sweet Potato'
(Cucurbita argyrosperma)
keesHosta 'Garnet Prince'
(Hosta )
keesHosta 'Bold and Brassy'
(Hosta )
tiGVersicolor Peach ''Versicolor Peach''
(Brugmansia versicolor)
MrsPifloydEcheveria
(Echeveria agavoides)
MrsPifloydEcheveria
(Echeveria agavoides)
TomC_UKRose: New Dawn, Climbing
(Rosa cv (Climbing))
bob47New Guinea Impatiens
(Impatiens hybrid)
TomC_UKHorsechestnut
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
FlyplantsmanVenus Flytrap
(Dionaea muscipula)
kennedyhCrimson Columbine
(Aquilegia formosa)
kennedyhMarsh Marigold
(Caltha palustris)
kennedyhWhite Marsh-Marigold
(Caltha leptosepala)
kennedyhAlpine Marsh-Marigold
(Caltha introloba)
Bug_GirlHosta 'Lakeside Blue Jeans'
(Hosta )
kennedyhBugbane, Black Cohosh
(Cimicifuga simplex)
FloridianYellow Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis stricta)
yvanaViola 'Sorbet Yesterday Today and Tommorrow'
(Viola )
CountryGardensDelphinium 'Magic Fountain, Dark Blue/White Bee'
( )
MOLLYBEEQuaking Grass, Rattlesnake Grass
(Briza media)
yogamanCrape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
MOLLYBEEDaylily 'Rosie Meyer'
(Hemerocallis )
MOLLYBEEDaylily 'Lavender Dew'
(Hemerocallis )
yogamanOrchid Tree, Bauhinia
(Bauhinia Forficata)
yogamanOrchid Tree, Bauhinia
(Bauhinia Forficata)
yogamanOrchid Tree
(Bauhinia Mexicana)
WindyRice-Paper Tree
(Tetrapanax papyriferum)
bsargGaywings,Fringed Polygala
(Polygala paucifolia)
bsargGaywings,Fringed Polygala
(Polygala paucifolia)
WindyOrnamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty'
(Pennisetum glaucum)
bsargGaywings,Fringed Polygala
(Polygala paucifolia)
bsargDwarf Goat's Beard, Korean Goatsbeard
(Aruncus aethusifolius)
tcfromkySpike Speedwell
(Veronica spicata)
kennedyDaylily 'Indian Giver'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
argyrospermaar-gy-roh-SPER-muhFrom the Greek argyros (silver) and sperma (seed)
farleyensefar-lee-EN-seeOf or from Farley Hill Gardens in Barbados, West Indies
farleyensisfar-lee-EN-sisOf or from Farley Hill Gardens in Barbados, West Indies
ningpoensisning-poh-EN-sisOf or from Ningpo, China
tamariscifoliustam-ar-isk-uh-FOH-lee-usWith leaves like Tamarisk
tamariscifoliatam-ar-isk-uh-FOH-lee-uhWith leaves like Tamarisk
tamariscifoliumtam-ar-isk-uh-FOH-lee-umWith leaves like Tamarisk
baccansBAK-kanzBecoming berry-like
ebracteatae-brak-tee-AY-tuhWithout bracts
ebracteatume-brak-tee-AY-tumWithout bracts
ebracteatuse-brak-tee-AY-tusWithout bracts
vaccinioidesvak-sin-ee-OY-deezResembling Vaccinium (Blueberry, Bilberry, Cranberry genus)
sabaudussa-BAW-dusOf Savoy, Riviera (northwest Italy)
sabaudumsa-BAW-dumOf Savoy, Riviera (northwest Italy)
sabaudasa-BAW-duhOf Savoy, Riviera (northwest Italy)
Ascochilopsisass-koh-ky-LOP-sisResembles Ascochilus (from the Greek askos, bag, bladder; and chilus, lip)
tacamahaccatak-uh-muh-HAK-kuhAn American vernacular name, possibly of Aztec origin; converted to Hackmatack

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... June 29, 2003