The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of August 23, on which 135 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"How are crops this year? Not so good for a good year but not so bad for a bad year. "

(Carl Sandburg, 20th century American author and poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Peppermint Lace'
Lagerstroemia indica
By doglover

Activity Report:

33 new plants were added to the database.
50 new descriptions were added.
58 new images were added.
133 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Monocromatico Positive CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
Maudie Positive CommentUrn Plant, Silver Vase Bromeliad
(Aechmea fasciata)
Happenstance Positive CommentWhite-Edged Swedish Ivy 'Marginatus'
(Plectranthus coleoides)
palmbob Positive CommentGiant Thevetia, Be-Still Tree
(Thevetia thevetioides)
palmbob Positive CommentTorrey Pine
(Pinus torreyana)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dendrocalamus giganteus)
palmbob Positive CommentPoinciana
(Peltophorum africanum)
palmbob Positive CommentDouble Coconut, Coco-De-Mer
(Lodoicea maldivica)
Happenstance Positive CommentSilver Tree
(Leucadendron argenteum)
Happenstance Positive CommentMountain cabbage tree
(Cussonia paniculata subsp. sinuata)
Happenstance Positive CommentGrape Ivy
(Cyphostemma currori)
OMMD Neutral CommentButterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
OMMD Neutral CommentGooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides)
House Positive CommentRubber Tree 'Burgundy'
(Ficus elastica)
OMMD Positive CommentMoney Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar
(Lunaria annua)
DavidPat5 Positive CommentBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
DavidPat5 Positive CommentPainted Daisy
(Tanacetum coccineum)
htop Positive CommentCigar Plant
(Cuphea melvillea)
Happenstance Positive CommentString of Pearls, Banana Vine, Necklace Plant
(Senecio radicans)
DavidPat5 Positive CommentSpike Speedwell 'Red Fox'
(Veronica spicata)
Happenstance Positive CommentCandle Plant
(Senecio articulatus)
Meandy Neutral CommentBlue Cohosh, Papooseroot
(Caulophyllum thalictroides)
Happenstance Positive CommentStar Cactus
(Haworthia retusa)
Happenstance Positive CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia decaryi var. spirosticha)
Happenstance Positive CommentBlue Chalk Sticks
(Senecio mandraliscae)
kamia Negative CommentMexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells
(Ruellia brittoniana)
Happenstance Positive CommentHaworthia 'Lime Green'
(Haworthia truncata)
broozersnooze Positive CommentPersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
Happenstance Positive CommentPig's Ear, Round-leafed Navel Wort
(Cotyledon orbiculata)
clantonnaomi Neutral CommentGarden Phlox 'Victoria'
(Phlox paniculata)
mlucas Positive CommentQueen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
(Daucus carota var. sativus)
Lakota Positive CommentCypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
Bug_Girl Neutral CommentMexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus
(Malvaviscus drummondii)
Kaufmann Positive CommentYellow Mallow, Yellow Pavonia
(Pavonia praemorsa)
PurplePansies Positive CommentTuberose, Rajanigandha
(Polianthes tuberosa)
Kaufmann Negative CommentCosmos 'Sonata Series Mixed'
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
Happenstance Positive CommentNew Zealand Flax
(Phormium tenax)
islandjim Positive CommentGrove Pepper 'Grove'
(Capsicum annuum)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCuban Buttercup, White Turnera
(Turnera trioniflora)
broots Positive CommentPerennial Salvia 'Mainacht (May Night)'
(Salvia x superba)
birovsek Neutral CommentBanana Shrub
(Michelia figo)
palmbob Positive CommentRed Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum
(Corymbia ficifolia)
palmbob Positive CommentJoey Palm
(Johannesteijsmannia altifrons)
htop Positive CommentChameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
(Houttuynia cordata)
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentDaylily 'Illini Jackpot'
(Hemerocallis )
htop Neutral CommentLeadwort, Hardy Blue Plumbago
(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
jen_nate Positive CommentAnacharis, Canadian Elodea, American Waterweed, Oxygen Weed
(Elodea canadensis)
jen_nate Neutral CommentAsparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus 'Sprengeri'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
Happenstance Positive CommentGreen Platters Aeonium
(Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus)
htop Positive CommentMexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus
(Malvaviscus drummondii)

Images

Member Addition Description
KaufmannFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Carolyn Whorton (aka Carolyn Wharton)'
(Caladium bicolor)
WeezingreensWoolly Thyme
(Thymus pseudolanuginosus)
carolannDaylily 'Gay Cravat'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Yuma'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Holiday Delight'
(Hemerocallis )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Double Dose'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Dovedale'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Dr. Alan'
(Iris )
palmbobCandelabra Tree, Naboom
(Euphorbia ingens)
palmbobMilk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia
(Euphorbia tirucalli)
palmbobDwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm
(Arenga engleri)
palmbobCentury Plant
(Agave angustifolia)
palmbobCentury Plant
(Agave angustifolia)
palmbobQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
palmbobFurcraea
(Furcraea macdougalii)
palmbobFurcraea
(Furcraea macdougalii)
palmbobFurcraea
(Furcraea macdougalii)
2catsTall Bearded Iris 'Betty Simon'
(Iris )
2catsTall Bearded Iris 'Happy New Year'
(Iris )
2catsTall Bearded Iris 'Sunny Disposition'
(Iris )
dogloverRose 'Lynn Anderson'
(Rosa )
dogloverRose 'French Perfume'
(Rosa )
dogloverTriumph Tulip 'Leen van der Mark'
(Tulipa )
HappenstanceTansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
HappenstanceSilver Sage
(Salvia argentea)
HappenstancePretty Betsy, Spur Valerian
(Centranthus macrosiphon)
ToxicodendronArrowleaf Ragwort, Arrowleaf Groundsel
(Senecio triangularis)
ThaumaturgistGuava, Tropical Guava
(Psidium guajava)
ThaumaturgistMango 'Beverly'
(Mangifera indica)
shudhaveStar of Persia
(Allium christophii)
ThaumaturgistSurinam Cherry
(Eugenia uniflora)
hczone6Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet'
(Buddleia davidii)
hczone6Knotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Red Dragon'
(Persicaria microcephala)
hczone6Red Swtchgrass 'Rotstrahlbusch'
(Panicum virgatum)
xyrisCigar Plant
(Cuphea melvillea)
xyrisBlue Corydalis 'China Blue'
(Corydalis flexuosa)
xyrisBlue Corydalis 'Pere David'
(Corydalis flexuosa)
Cajun2Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells
(Ruellia brittoniana)
GrowitgreenHosta 'Paul's Glory'
(Hosta )
WeezingreensGrape Hyacinth
(Muscari armeniacum)
liefb1Jacaranda, Bignonia
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
liefb1Jacaranda, Bignonia
(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
IrisgalTall Bearded Iris 'Pink Gala'
(Iris )
BrindaDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel)
WandasflowersOrange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily
(Hemerocallis fulva)
kamiaCalla Lilly 'Midnight Eclipse'
(Zantedeschia )
bertDahlia 'Seattle'
(Dahlia )
house_vixenFireweed, Great Willow Herb, Rosebay, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally, Blackheart
(Epilobium angustifolium)
eloopjSweet Autumn Clematis
(Clematis terniflora)
Bug_GirlMexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus
(Malvaviscus drummondii)
stellapathicWax Plant 'Pink Silver (Silver Pink)'
(Hoya pubicalyx)
Cajun2Good Luck Plant, Shamrock
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
islandjimGrove Pepper 'Grove'
(Capsicum annuum)
MonocromaticoBidens
(Bidens sulphurea)
brootsRock soapwort
(Saponaria ocymoides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
striatulastree-AT-yew-luhSomewhat (or faintly) striped
striatulumstree-AT-yew-lumSomewhat (or faintly) striped
striatulusstree-AT-yew-lusSomewhat (or faintly) striped
plicatileply-KAY-til-eeFolded or pleated
plicatilisply-KAY-til-issFolded or pleated
Cussoniakus-SOH-nee-uhNamed for Pierre Cusson, 18th century French botanist
maldivicamal-DY-vih-kuhOf or from the Maldives (off the coast of India), which is where the plant was thought to have originated; later determined to be a native of the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean near East Africa
Peltophorumpel-TOH-for-umFromt he Greek pelte (shield) and phoreo (to bear), referring to the shape of the stigma
thevetioidesthev-vet-ee-OY-deezResembling Thevetia (genus named for Andre Thevet, 16th century French monk and plant collector)
gloxinoidesgloks-in-OY-deezResembling Gloxinia (genus named for Benjamin Peter Gloxin, 18th century German botanist)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... August 23, 2003