The Plants Database Newsletter Covering the events of July 30, on which 155 members joined.

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Member Addition Description KactusKathi Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) KactusKathi Snail Vine (Phaseolus caracalla) KactusKathi Cholla (Opuntia tunicata) palmbob Canary Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) palmbob Canary Date Palm (Phoenix canariensis) trillium_girl Cardinal Climber (Ipomoea x multifida) DAYLILYSLP Daylily 'Peacock Maiden' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Rose: Joseph's Coat (Rosa cv (Hybrid Tea)) carolann Daylily 'Barbara Mitchell' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Bess Ross' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Lighthouse Divine' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Forbidden City' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'House Of Orange' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Lady Palm (Rhapis excelsa) palmbob Sea Palm, Dwarf Palm (Allagoptera arenaria) palmbob Sea Palm, Dwarf Palm (Allagoptera arenaria) palmbob Miniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus) palmbob Miniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm (Trachycarpus wagnerianus) palmbob Toddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm (Caryota urens) Thaumaturgist Red Granadilla (Passiflora coccinea) carolann Daylily 'Little Cadet' (Hemerocallis ) poppysue Passion Flower 'Star of Bristol' (Passiflora hybrid) poppysue Daylily 'Paper Dragon' (Hemerocallis ) slvrwilo Daylily 'Holy Fire' (Hemerocallis ) DAYLILYSLP Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis hybrid) DAYLILYSLP Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis hybrid) DAYLILYSLP Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis hybrid) philomel Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Green Smoke' (Nymphaea ) tbradley Daylily 'Cool One' (Hemerocallis ) tbradley Daylily 'Little Grapette' (Hemerocallis ) tbradley Daylily 'Atlanta Lamplighter' (Hemerocallis ) NestEggFarms Tropical Night-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Red Flare' (Nymphaea ) NestEggFarms Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily 'Rhonda Kay' (Nymphaea ) NestEggFarms Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily 'Shirley Bryne' (Nymphaea ) NestEggFarms Tropical Day-Blooming Water Lily 'William McLane' (Nymphaea ) poppysue Daylily 'Siloam Bye Lo' (Hemerocallis ) kennedyh Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo (Fallopia japonica) kennedyh Japanese Knotweed, False Bamboo (Fallopia japonica) kennedyh Butterfly Orchid, Gunn's Orchid (Sarcochilus australis) kennedyh Butterfly Orchid, Gunn's Orchid (Sarcochilus australis) kennedyh Alpine Lady's Mantle, Mountain Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla alpinus) jkom51 Beefsteak Plant 'Magilla' (Perilla ) jkom51 Variegated Wallflower 'Variegatum (Sissinghurst Variegated)' (Erysimum linifolium) jkom51 Cape Honeysuckle (Tecomaria capensis) jkom51 Blue Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum) mdeanm1 Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) Shirley1md Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Schwarzwalder' (Zantedeschia ) Shirley1md Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Schwarzwalder' (Zantedeschia ) Shirley1md Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Schwarzwalder' (Zantedeschia ) Sharron2 Treasure Flower (Gazania rigens) bomber Congo Cockatoo, Parrot Plant (Impatiens niamniamensis) dpacifici Great Yellow Gentian (Gentiana lutea) dpacifici Great Yellow Gentian (Gentiana lutea) windsurffer Morning Glory 'Double Blue Picotee' (Ipomoea tricolor) noonenca9 Love-in-a-Mist 'Oxford Blue' (Nigella damascena) Thaumaturgist Angelwing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine (Jasminum nitidum) Thaumaturgist Tuberose, Rajanigandha (Polianthes tuberosa) RSki Hosta 'Paradise Joyce' (Hosta ) poppysue Daylily 'Uptown Georgia Brown' (Hemerocallis ) nathalyn Cockscomb Celosia 'Amigo Mahogany Red' (Celosia argentea) nathalyn Cockscomb Celosia 'Amigo Mahogany Red' (Celosia argentea) Thaumaturgist Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia) kennedyh Water Primrose, Floating Primrose Willow, Yellow Water-weed, Clove-Strip (Ludwigia peploides) DAYLILYSLP Daylily 'Angelus Elegante' (Hemerocallis ) Monocromatico Red-Fig Tree (Ficus clusiifolia) Rootsie Daylily 'Joyful Occasion' (Hemerocallis ) Rootsie Daylily 'Abstract Art' (Hemerocallis ) ButterflyGardnr Tar Flower, Fly Catcher (Befaria racemosa) ButterflyGardnr Tar Flower, Fly Catcher (Befaria racemosa) Rootsie Daylily 'Abstract Art' (Hemerocallis ) Rootsie Daylily 'Frans Hals' (Hemerocallis ) Rootsie Daylily 'Gay Cravat' (Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning geminiflora jem-in-ih-FLOR-uh Having twin or several flowers geminiflorum jem-in-ih-FLOR-um Having twin or several flowers geocarpum jee-oh-KAR-pum With fruit ripening in the earth callistachyus kal-lis-STAY-kee-us Beautiful spike avius AY-vee-us Of the birds guianense gee-uh-NEN-see Of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America martianum mar-shee-AY-num Named for Karl (or Carl) Friedrich Philipp von Martius, 19th century Austrian botanist in Brazil, and author of Flora Brasiliensis citrosa SIT-roh-suh Lemon (or citrus) scented citrosum SIT-roh-sum Lemon (or citrus) scented guianensis gee-uh-NEN-sis Of or from French Guiana (Guyana), South America callistachya kal-lis-STAY-kee-uh Beautiful spikes genestierianum jen-es-teer-ee-AY-num Named for A. Genestier, 19th century French missionary in China genestieriana jen-es-teer-ee-AY-nuh Named for A. Genestier, 19th century French missionary in China deppeana dep-ee-AY-nuh Named for Ferdinand Deppe, 18th century German botanist monosperma mon-oh-SPER-muh Single-seeded monospermum mon-oh-SPER-mum Single-seeded monospermus mon-oh-SPER-mus Single-seeded pinchotii pin-SHO-ee-eye Named for Gifford Pinchot, 20th century American forester and conservationist

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... July 30, 2003