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Covering the events of August 1
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140 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.23% yesterday.
1,170 posts were made.
8 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 plants were added to the Plants Database.
38 comments were added to the Plants Database.
166 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
66 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
9 entries were added to Botanary.
happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"There is no gardening without humility. Nature is constantly sending even its oldest scholars to the bottom of the class for some egregious blunder."( -- Alfred Austin, British poet laureate) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: Frist Day
By mystic
Plants Database Photo of the DayTall Bearded Iris 'Wild Jasmine'
Iris
By starshine
Forum Activity
A grand total of 1,170 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| handelianus | han-del-ee-AY-nus | Named for Heinrich Handel-Mazetti, Austrian botanist in southwest China during WWI | | handeliana | han-del-ee-AY-nuh | Named for Heinrich Handel-Mazetti, Austrian botanist in southwest China during WWI | | leptocheilos | lep-toh-KY-los | Slender lip | | dodonaefolia | doh-doh-nee-FOH-lee-uh | Having leaves like Dodonaea (genus named for Rembert Dodoens, 16th century Flemish royal physician, botanist, and professor) | | begonifolia | be-gon-yuh-FOH-lee-uh | Having leaves like Begonia (genus named for Micheal Begon, 18th century governor of French Canada) | | pottsii | POT-see-eye | Named for John Potts, 19th century gardener and collecctor in China and Bengal for the Horticultural Society of London | | sultani | sul-TAN-ee | Named for Sultan Seyyid Majid, 19th century Sultan of Zanzibar | | Nicodemia | nik-oh-DEE-mee-uh | Named for Gaetano Nicodemo, 18th century Italian botanist and curator of the Lyons botanic garden | | tricholaena | try-koh-LAY-nuh | From the Greek thrix (hair) and chlaina (cloak), referring to the hairy coating on the spikelets |
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11 new items.
21 new entries.
21 new plants.
38 new descriptions were added.
66 new images were added.
166 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| suncatcheracres | Comment | Cardinal Climber
(Ipomoea x multifida) | | sanangeloparks | Comment | West Texas Mist Flower
(Eupatorium greggii) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Apricot Vine
(Passiflora incarnata) | | MotherNature4 | Comment | Orange Milkwort, Candyweed, Bog-Bachelor Button
(Polygala lutea) | | ChristinaLee | Comment | Blue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea 'Blue Sails'
(Clitoria ternatea) | | airren | Comment | Mexican Sunflower
(Tithonia rotundifolia) | | airren | Comment | Peruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis) | | palmbob | Comment | Euphorbia
(Euphorbia caracasana) | | starshine | Comment | Snowball Tree 'Rosemum'
( ) | | Dinu | Comment |
(Ipomoea Picotee Blue single) | | Dinu | Comment | Lemon Grass
(Cymbopogon citratus) | | TWINJONIE2 | Comment | Spring Larkspur, Dwarf Larkspur
(Delphinium tricorne) | | palmbob | Comment | Sentry Palm
(Howea belmoreana) | | palmbob | Comment | Teddy Bear Palm
(Dypsis leptocheilos) | | palmbob | Comment | Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria bidwillii) | | texano | Comment | Afghan Pine, Eldar Pine, Mondell Pine, Mondale Pine
(Pinus eldarica) | | willow36 | Comment | Swiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
(Monstera obliqua) | | broozersnooze | Comment | New Guinea Impatiens
(Impatiens hybrid) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Morning Glory 'Scarlett O'Hara'
(Ipomoea nil) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Tiger Lily 'Pink Tiger'
(Lilium ) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Red'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) | | sayabc | Comment | Balloon Flower 'Fuji Pink'
(Platycodon grandiflorus) | | vagardener | Comment | Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower
(Centaurea montana) | | KactusKathi | Comment | Jerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia aculeata) | | KactusKathi | Comment | Mesquite
(Prosopis juliflora) | | KactusKathi | Comment | Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells
(Ruellia brittoniana) | | starshine | Comment | Iceland Poppy
(Poppy ) | | starshine | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Jasmine'
(Iris ) | | starshine | Comment | Oriental Poppy
(Papaver orientale) | | michaluna | Comment | Corkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla) | | IndigoGardens | Comment | Montbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | | IndigoGardens | Comment | False Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye
(Heliopsis scabra) | | jbyron | Comment | Roseroot
(Rhodiola rosea) | | PurplePansies | Comment | Purple Coneflower 'Magnus'
(Echinacea purpurea) | | PurplePansies | Comment | Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis lanceolata) | | gimpy_13323 | Comment | Tomato 'Burpee Big Girl VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | kviolette | Comment | Little Leaf Sage, Graham's Sage, Delta Sage, Cherry Sage
(Salvia microphylla) | | kviolette | Comment | Pineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Rainbow Spangles'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
(Belamcanda chinensis) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Trahlyta'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Little Peanut'
(Hemerocallis ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Shaving Brush Palm, Nikau Palm
(Rhopalostylis sapida) | | palmbob | Image
 | Slender Lady Palm
(Rhapis humilis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Slender Lady Palm
(Rhapis humilis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Slender Lady Palm
(Rhapis humilis) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Oriental Ruby'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Dinu | Image
 | Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea) | | Dinu | Image
 | Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea) | | RSki | Image
 | Hosta 'Paul's Glory'
(Hosta ) | | RSki | Image
 | Hosta 'Spilt Milk'
(Hosta ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Best of Friends'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Jasmine Morinda, Sweet Morinda
(Morinda jasminoides) | | philomel | Image
 | Variegated Society Garlic 'Silver Lace (aka Variegata)'
(Tulbaghia violacea) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow
(Filipendula ulmaria) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow
(Filipendula ulmaria) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Virginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry
(Fragaria virginiana) | | celia | Image
 | Canna Lily 'Rosemond Coles (aka Rosamond Coles, Rosemond Cole)'
(Canna x generalis) | | sanangeloparks | Image
 | West Texas Mist Flower
(Eupatorium greggii) | | Cajun2 | Image
 | Red Castor Bean ''Carmencita''
(Ricinus communis) | | KactusKathi | Image
 | Medusahead
(Taeniatherum caput-medusae) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Tuberose, Rajanigandha
(Polianthes tuberosa) | | starshine | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Battle Royal'
(Iris ) | | george4tax | Image
 | Gaura
(Gaura lindheimeri) | | starshine | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Elegant Impressions'
(Iris ) | | Shirley1md | Image
 | Canna Lily 'City of Portland (Orchid)'
(Canna x generalis) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Noni, Indian Mulberry, Cheese Fruit
(Morinda citrifolia) | | george4tax | Image
 | Pacific Dogwood, Western Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus nuttallii) | | airren | Image
 | Mexican Sunflower
(Tithonia rotundifolia) | | airren | Image
 | Peruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis) | | Dinu | Image
 | Job's Tears, Bead Seeds, Juno's Tears
(Coix lacryma-jobi) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Fairies' Thimbles
(Campanula cochlearifolia) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Maiden Pink
(Dianthus deltoides) | | starshine | Image
 | Coneflower
(Echinachea ) | | Dinu | Image
 | White Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew
(Tradescantia sillamontana) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Clustered Bellflower
(Campanula glomerata) | | Dinu | Image
 | Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) | | starshine | Image
 | Snowball Tree 'Rosemum'
( ) | | starshine | Image
 | Moonlight Broom
(Cytisus praecox ) | | debi_z | Image
 | Oriental Lily 'Muscadet'
(Lilium ) | | debi_z | Image
 | Oriental Lily 'Kiss Proof'
(Lilium ) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Red'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Pink'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls'
(Dichondra argentea) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
(Daucus carota var. sativus) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Flowering Spurge, Prairie Baby's Breath
(Euphorbia corollata) | | hemlady | Image
 | Daylily 'New Perspective'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kell | Image
 | Angel's Trumpet 'Tropical Sunset'
(Brugmansia ) | | kell | Image
 | Angel's Trumpet 'Tropical Sunset'
(Brugmansia ) | | kell | Image
 | Angel's Trumpet 'Tropical Sunset'
(Brugmansia ) | | starshine | Image
 | Snowball Tree 'Rosemum'
( ) | | sayabc | Image
 | Balloon Flower 'Fuji Pink'
(Platycodon grandiflorus) | | KactusKathi | Image
 | Pine Cone Cactus
(Pelecyphora strobiliformis) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Coconut
(Cocos nucifera) | | KactusKathi | Image
 | Medusahead
(Taeniatherum caput-medusae) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Glad Heart'
(Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Red Hawk'
(Iris ) | | DAYLILYSLP | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow
(Hibiscus moscheutos) | | Rootsie | Image
 | Daylily 'Childrens Festival'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Rootsie | Image
 | Daylily 'Sammy Russell'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Macaw's Tail
(Warszewiczia coccinea) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Macaw's Tail
(Warszewiczia coccinea) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Mini Margueritte, Baby Marguerite, White Buttons, Snow Daisy, Creeping Daisy
(Chrysanthemum paludosum) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Mini Margueritte, Baby Marguerite, White Buttons, Snow Daisy, Creeping Daisy
(Chrysanthemum paludosum) | |
8 new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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