The Plants Database Newsletter Covering the events of August 31, on which 134 members joined.

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Member Addition Description carolann Daylily 'Grand National' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Melon Heart' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'You Devil' (Hemerocallis ) george4tax Cypella coelestis (Cypella coelestis) puttytat Tall Bearded Iris 'Fringe Benefits' (Iris ) puttytat Tall Bearded Iris 'Frosted Sapphire' (Iris ) puttytat Tall Bearded Iris 'Frosting' (Iris ) carolann Daylily 'Ellen Christine' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Laugh And Sing' (Hemerocallis ) carolann Daylily 'Valley Falls' (Hemerocallis ) puttytat Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Golden Child' (Iris ) puttytat Tall Bearded Iris 'Good Looking' (Iris ) puttytat Tall Bearded Iris 'Good Show' (Iris ) Happenstance Blue Dracena, Broad Leaved Cabbage Tree (Cordyline indivisa) palmbob Queensland Kauri (Agathus robusta) palmbob Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) palmbob Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) palmbob Red Flowering Gum, Scarlet Flowering Gum (Corymbia ficifolia) palmbob Joey Palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) palmbob Joey Palm (Johannesteijsmannia altifrons) Happenstance Dahlia 'New Orleans' (Dahlia ) Happenstance Green Platters Aeonium (Aeonium pseudo-tabulaeformus) Happenstance Flowering Tobacco 'Lime Green' (Nicotiana alata) Happenstance Rose 'Henry Fonda' (Rosa Hybrid Tea) Happenstance Milk Barrel (Euphorbia heptagona) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Willie Belle' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Daylily 'Rozavel' (Hemerocallis ) Wandasflowers Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) Wandasflowers Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Amber Tambour' (Iris ) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Around Midnight' (Iris ) Monocromatico Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) Monocromatico Brazilian Monkey Puzzle Tree, Parana Pine, Candelabra Tree (Araucaria angustifolia) Monocromatico Bromeliad (Aechmea nudicaulis) Monocromatico Tropical Hibiscus 'Snow Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Monocromatico Mountain Laelia (Laelia mantiqueirae) Monocromatico Mountain Laelia (Laelia mantiqueirae) jrozier Spider Lily (Hymenocallis speciosa) jrozier Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) jrozier White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) jrozier Hybrid Tea Rose 'Blue Girl (Blue Moon)' (Rosa ) SShurgot Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala) SShurgot Rock Rosemallow, Texas Swampmallow (Pavonia lasiopetala) SShurgot Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) SShurgot Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) patnjbob Tall Bearded Iris 'Kevin's Theme' (Iris ) patnjbob Tall Bearded Iris 'Katie Girl' (Iris ) starshine Japanese Barberry 'Rose Glow (aka Rosy Glow, Rosey Glow)' (Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea) starshine Japanese Barberry 'Sparkle' (Berberis thunbergii) jrozier Mexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus (Malvaviscus drummondii) jrozier Japanese Banana (Musa basjoo) hczone6 Northern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) hczone6 Northern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) hczone6 Ravenna Grass, Plume Grass, Hardy Pampas Grass (Erianthus ravennae) hczone6 Ravenna Grass, Plume Grass, Hardy Pampas Grass (Erianthus ravennae) hczone6 Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) hczone6 Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) Growitgreen Hosta 'Garden Treasure' (Hosta ) Mike_G Daylily 'Stafford' (Hemerocallis ) Growitgreen Hosta 'Inniswood' (Hosta ) Growitgreen Hosta 'Katherine Lewis' (Hosta ) spaniel Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Pink' (Hibiscus moscheutos) spaniel Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Kopper King' (Hibiscus moscheutos) dave Texan Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) dave Texan Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) dave Texan Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) dave Texan Sotol (Dasylirion texanum) agardener2 Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) PanamonCreel Hoya (Hoya sp silver flecked) Growitgreen Hosta 'Olive Bailey Langdon' (Hosta ) kennedyh False Baby Stars (Leptosiphon androsacea) Debby Desert Thorn Apple (Datura discolor)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning buergeri BUR-ger-ee Named for Heinrich Buerger, 19th century Dutch plant collector in Japan catawbiensis ka-taw-bee-EN-sis Of the Blue Ridge mountain region in the southeastern U.S., where the Catawba River flows multicavus mul-tee-KAH-vus Many pits candolleanus kan-dol-lee-AY-nus Named for Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, 19th century Swiss professor of botany, founder of a classification system and renowned author catawbiense ka-taw-bee-EN-see Of the Blue Ridge mountain region in the southeastern U.S., where the Catawba River flows cumberlandensis kum-ber-land-EN-sis Of or from the Cumberland Mountain range (Southeastern U.S.) cumberlandense kum-ber-land-EN-see Of or from the Cumberland Mountain range (Southeastern U.S.) multicava mul-tee-KAH-vuh Many pits multicavum mul-tee-KAH-vum Many pits Laguncularia la-gun-koo-LAY-ree-uh From the latin laguncula (little bottle) mantiqueirae man-tee-kwee-ER-ay Of or from the Sierra da Mantiqueira (Brazil) Saccharodendron sak-kar-oh-DEN-dron From the Greek sakcharon (the name for the sweet juice from sugarcane) and dendron (tree); old genus name for Sugar Maple (Acer genus)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... August 31, 2003