The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of August 13, on which 152 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Under the heat haze the great garden lived like a happy beast, released from the world, far from everything, freed from everything."

(Emile Zola, French novelist (1875))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Jade Star'

Hemerocallis

By mystic

Activity Report:

19 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
171 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Levi Positive CommentTomato 'Sanibel'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
AJQ Negative CommentChilean Fire Bush, Flame Flower
(Embothrium coccineum)
groovytee Positive CommentSignet Marigold, Dwarf Marigold
(Tagetes tenuifolia)
ROBERT761 Positive CommentTickseed 'Limerock Ruby'
(Coreopsis )
Monocromatico Neutral CommentSycomore
(Ficus sycomorus)
Monocromatico Positive CommentBudha's Tree
(Ficus religiosa)
Monocromatico Positive CommentRumpf's Fig Tree
(Ficus rumpfi)
echoes Positive CommentBeebalm 'Petite Delight'
(Monarda )
montanarose Positive CommentSacred Jasmine, Pikake, Asiatic Jasmine 'Maid of Orleans'
(Jasminum sambac)
1militarywoman Neutral CommentPony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
Thaumaturgist Positive CommentPrickly Pear
(Opuntia spp)
Thaumaturgist Neutral CommentCoconut
(Cocos nucifera)
palmbob Neutral CommentDotted Fig
(Ficus geniculatta)
juneberry Positive CommentPink Musk Mallow
(Malva moschata rosea)
palmbob Neutral CommentRust Leaf Fig
(Ficus rubinginosa)
juneberry Positive CommentBlack Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm'
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
palmbob Negative CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine
(Ipomoea tricolor)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Jacaranda semiserrata)
palmbob Neutral CommentSilver Tree
(Leucadendron argenteum)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentMistletoe Fig, Licumo
(Ficus leprieurii)
Monocromatico Positive CommentPeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum wallisii)
nmcl Positive CommentFlaming Glory Bower, Pagoda Flower, Giant Salvia
(Clerodendrum speciosissimum)
Thaumaturgist Neutral CommentMango 'East Indian'
(Mangifera indica)
PaisleyPat Positive CommentQueen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
(Daucus carota var. sativus)
Karenn Neutral CommentPorcelain Berry Vine
(Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
kathy33 Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)

Images

Member Addition Description
carolannDaylily 'Swedish Girl'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Lady Neva'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Style Plus'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Siloam New Toy'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Too Marvelous'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Ode To Spring'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Chicago Petticoats'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Jolyene Nichole (aka Joylene Nicole)'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Yesterday Memories'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Prairie Blue Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Chicago Coral'
(Hemerocallis )
msanjelpieDaylily 'Chicago Coral'
(Hemerocallis )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Ample Charm'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Amplified'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Angel Unawares'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Angel's Blush'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Angelic Wings'
(Iris )
starshineAsiatic Lily 'Commander in Chief'
(Lilium hybrida)
starshineAsiatic Lily 'Menton'
(Lilium hybrida)
starshineOriental Poppy 'Spring Morn'
(Papaver orientale)
starshineOriental Poppy 'Spring Morn'
(Papaver orientale)
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Armageddon'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Art Center'
(Iris )
starshineBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy
(Rudbeckia hirta)
starshineBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Dazzler'
(Gaillardia grandiflora)
WandasflowersDaylily 'Oriental Ruby'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersDaylily 'Pandora's Box'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersDaylily 'Paper Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
WandasflowersDaylily 'Peach Fairy'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobToddy Palm, Fishtail Wine Palm
(Caryota urens)
palmbobGiant Fishtail Palm
(Caryota gigas)
palmbobGiant Fishtail Palm
(Caryota gigas)
palmbobGiant Fishtail Palm
(Caryota gigas)
palmbob
(Chamaedorea microspadix)
palmbob
(Chamaedorea microspadix)
ThaumaturgistStar Jasmine
(Jasminum multiflorum)
poppysueNaranjilla, Quito Orange, Golden Fruit of the Andes
(Solanum quitoense)
poppysueNaranjilla, Quito Orange, Golden Fruit of the Andes
(Solanum quitoense)
poppysueColeus, Painted Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Limelight'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
poppysueColeus, Painted Nettle 'Trailing Plum'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
poppysueColeus, Painted Nettle 'Trailing Plum'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
MonocromaticoIxora
(Ixora odorata)
MonocromaticoWeeping Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus benjamina)
MonocromaticoWeeping Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus benjamina)
MonocromaticoCuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus microcarpa)
wickerjacPrairie Gentian, Lisianthus
(Eustoma grandiflorum)
ThaumaturgistCoconut
(Cocos nucifera)
ThaumaturgistPrickly Pear
(Opuntia spp)
speedylocksmithAe-Ae, Banana, Pisang, Plantain
(Musa paradisiaca)
ThaumaturgistMango 'East Indian'
(Mangifera indica)
hemladyDaylily 'Satin Silk'
(Hemerocallis )
hemladyDaylily 'Royal Heiress'
(Hemerocallis )
tbradleyDaylily 'Beauty Forecast'
(Hemerocallis )
hemladyDaylily 'Caribbean Howdy'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
solanifloraso-lan-IH-flora-uhHaving flowers like Solanum
solaniflorumso-lan-IH-flor-umHaving flowers like Solanum
samoensesam-oh-EN-seeOf or from Samoa (Polynesian Islands in the South Pacific ocean)
samoensissam-oh-EN-sisOf or from Samoa (Polynesian Islands in the South Pacific ocean)
purpureo-fuscapur-PUR-ee-oh FUS-kuhPurple-brown colored; also spelled purpureofusca
padangensispa-dong-EN-sisOf or from Padang, Indonesia
padangensepa-DONG-en-seeOf or from Padang, Indonesia
pachycladumpak-ee-KLAD-umThick-branched
pachycladuspak-ee-KLAD-usThick-branched
pachycladapak-ee-KLAD-uhThick-branched
onychoidesoh-nik-OY-deezResembling Onychium (genus name for a fern; from the Greek onyx, meaning claw)
mindorensemin-dor-EN-seeOf or from Mindoro Islands, Philippines
Onychiumoh-NIK-ee-umFrom the Greek onyx (claw), referring to the lobes of the fronds
incrassatain-kras-SAY-tuhThickened
incrassatumin-kras-SAY-tumThickened
incrassatusin-kras-SAY-tusThickened
mindorensismin-dor-EN-sisOf Mindoro Island, Philippines

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... August 13, 2003