The Plants Database Newsletter Covering the events of July 9, on which 184 members joined.

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(Thomas Fuller, English clergyman, author)

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Member Addition Description Kings Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima) stevenova Pheasant's Tail Grass, Feather Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass (Stipa arundinacea) Windy Four O'Clock 'Limelight Rose' (Mirabilis jalapa) naturepatch Daylily 'Purple Galaxy' (Hemerocallis ) naturepatch Daylily 'Doll House' (Hemerocallis ) naturepatch Daylily 'Chicago Scintillation' (Hemerocallis ) naturepatch Daylily 'Different Drummer' (Hemerocallis ) naturepatch Daylily 'Ethel Barfield Smith' (Hemerocallis ) naturepatch Daylily 'Screech Owl' (Hemerocallis ) Thaumaturgist Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) Thaumaturgist Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) Thaumaturgist Sago Palm (Cycas revoluta) palmbob Senegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm (Phoenix reclinata) palmbob Australian Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea ) palmbob Australian Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea ) palmbob Mexican Grass Tree (Dasylirion longissima) palmbob Golden Trumpet Tree, Golden Goddess (Tabebuia chrysantha) palmbob Cry Baby, Cockspur, Fireman's Cap Tree, Brazillian Coral Tree (Erythrina crista-galli) stevenova European Mistletoe, Mistletoe (Viscum album) stevenova European Mistletoe, Mistletoe (Viscum album) lunavox Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint (Agastache rupestris) lunavox Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint (Agastache rupestris) jody Hosta 'Little Dart' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Mira' (Hosta sieboldiana) jody Hosta 'Neat and Tidy' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Nesmith's Giant' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Perry's True Blue' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Pineapple Poll' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Sea Lotus Leaf' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Sea Tornado' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Slick Willie' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Snowden' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Sum of All' (Hosta ) jody Hosta 'Twinkles' (Hosta ) welshherblady Goat's Rue (Galega officinalis) stevenova Pheasant's Tail Grass, Feather Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass (Stipa arundinacea) Bug_Girl Clivia Lily, Kaffir Lily, Bush Lily, Boslelie (Clivia miniata) stevenova Pheasant's Tail Grass, Feather Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass (Stipa arundinacea) stevenova Giant Oats or Spanish Oats (Stipa gigantea) stevenova Japanese Blood Grass 'Rubra' (Imperata cylindrica) stevenova Giant Yarrow (Achillea gigantea) stevenova Giant Yarrow (Achillea gigantea) stevenova Himalayan Windflower (Anemone rivularis) stevenova Himalayan Windflower (Anemone rivularis) Badseed Daylily 'Hamlet' (Hemerocallis ) Badseed Daylily 'Camelot Rose' (Hemerocallis ) Badseed Daylily 'Wine Delight' (Hemerocallis ) stevenova Bowles Golden Grass 'Bowles Golden' (Carex elata) stevenova Passion Flower Clematis 'Seiboldii' (Clematis florida) stevenova Passion Flower Clematis 'Seiboldii' (Clematis florida) stevenova Bleeding Heart Vine (Dicentra scandens) stevenova Bleeding Heart Vine (Dicentra scandens) stevenova Alpine Eringo 'Amethyst' (Eryngium alpinum) stevenova Alpine Eringo 'Amethyst' (Eryngium alpinum) stevenova Bowman's Root, Indian Physic, Fawn's Breath (Porteranthus trifoliatus) stevenova Bowman's Root, Indian Physic, Fawn's Breath (Porteranthus trifoliatus) stevenova Gold-Striped Hakone Grass, Golden Japanese Forest Grass 'Aureola' (Hakonechloa macra) stevenova Maltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride (Lychnis chalcedonica) stevenova Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed (Echium vulgare) stevenova Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed (Echium vulgare) TwinLakesChef Sunflower 'Italian White' (Helianthus annuus) stevenova Viper's Bugloss, Blueweed (Echium vulgare) TwinLakesChef White Campion, Evening Lychnis (Lychnis alba) stevenova Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) TwinLakesChef White Campion, Evening Lychnis (Lychnis alba) stevenova Silky Thread Grass, Mexican Feather Grass, Mexican Needle Grass (Nassella tenuissima) stevenova Regal Lily (Lilium regale) stevenova Regal Lily (Lilium regale) stevenova Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave)' (Hydrangea macrophylla) stevenova Bigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave)' (Hydrangea macrophylla) palmbob Morten Bay Chestnut (Castanospermum australe) palmbob Morten Bay Chestnut (Castanospermum australe) palmbob Mindanao Gum Tree, Rainbow Bark (Eucalyptus deglupta) windsurffer Daylily 'Paprika Velvet' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower 'Mandela's Gold' (Strelitzia reginae) palmbob Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia juncea) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) sisterhawk Swamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star, Scarlet Hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) kennedyh Austral Grass-tree (Xanthorrhoea australis) mystic Bells of Ireland (Moluccella laevis) kennedyh Small Grass-tree, Snake Charmer (Xanthorrhoea minor) islandjim Mango (Mangifera indica) kennedyh Coastal Banksia (Banksia integrifolia) islandjim Mango (Mangifera indica) islandjim Mango (Mangifera indica) islandjim Mango (Mangifera indica) kennedyh Saw Banksia (Banksia serrata) carolann Daylily 'Canadian Border Patrol' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Schnickel Fritz' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Raspberry Pixie' (Hemerocallis ) Thaumaturgist Mango 'Bailey's Marvel' (Mangifera indica) carolann Scarlet Clematis 'Duchess of Albany' (Clematis texensis) kennedyh Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa) carolann Purple Bee Balm, Purple Bergamot (Monarda media) Monocromatico Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily (Belamcanda chinensis) Monocromatico Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima) Monocromatico Peregrina, Spicy Jatropha (Jatropha integerrima) palmbob Fishtail Palm (Caryota mitis) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Majesty Palm (Ravenea rivularis) palmbob Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa (Syagrus romanzoffianum) palmbob Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa (Syagrus romanzoffianum) palmbob Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa (Syagrus romanzoffianum) palmbob Pygmy Date Palm (Phoenix roebelenii) palmbob Palmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto (Serenoa repens) palmbob Palmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto (Serenoa repens) palmbob Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) palmbob Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) palmbob Chusan Palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) palmbob Christmas palm (Veitchia merrillii) palmbob Christmas palm (Veitchia merrillii) Windy Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) wanda11 Sacred Water Lily, Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) yogaman 'Spider Lily' (Hymenocallis galvestonenis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning hallianum 1: Named for Herman Christin van Hall, 19th century Dutch botanist, or Elihu Hall, 19th century American surveyor 2: hal-lee-AY-num Named for Harvey Monroe Hall, 20th century American professor of botany and expert in taxonomy, or George Rogers Hall, 19th century American medical man halliana 1: Named for Herman Christin van Hall, 19th century Dutch botanist, or Elihu Hall, 19th century American surveyor 2: hall-lee-AY-nuh Named for Harvey Monroe Hall, 20th century American professor of botany and expert in taxonomy, or George Rogers Hall, 19th century American medical man echinosepalum ek-in-oh-SEP-uh-lum Wtih prickly sepals dasyphylla das-ee-FIL-uh Shaggy-leaved dasyphyllus das-ee-FIL-us Shaggy-leaved dasystemon day-see-STEE-mon With hairy stemons baileyanus 1: Named for Vernon Bailey, 20th century cactus collector, or Liberty Hyde Bailey, 20th century American professor of Horticulture at Cornell University 2: bay-lee-AY-nus Named for Frederick Manson Bailey, 19th century Australian botanist; or Frederick Marshman Bailey, 20th century explorer of Asia haemastoma hem-MAY-stoh-muh With blood-red mouth haematochila hem-mat-oh-KY-luh With blood-red lip haematochilum hem-mat-oh-KY-lum With blood-red lip

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... July 9, 2003