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Covering the events of September 3
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115 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.17% yesterday. 1,110 posts were made. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 17 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 48 plants were added to the Plants Database. 26 comments were added to the Plants Database. 100 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 79 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 15 entries were added to Botanary.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds."( -- Plutarch, 1st century Greek priest, writer) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: They were just waiting for me to get home! By kell
Plants Database Photo of the DayCannon Ball Tree Couroupita guianensis By Monocromatico
Forum Activity
A grand total of 1,110 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| bourgeauanum | bor-joo-AH-num | Named for Eugene Bourgeau, 19th century French botanical collector | | bourgeauana | bor-joo-AH-nuh | Named for Eugene Bourgeau, 19th century French botanical collector | | androsaceus | an-dro-SAY-see-us | Like Androsace (genus name, from the Greek andros, man; and stephanos, crown in reference to the fused filaments) | | emarginatus | e-mar-jin-NAY-tus | With a notched margin | | Alloxylon | al-loh-ZY-lon | From the Greek allo (strange, different) and xylon (wood) | | Pseudobombax | soo-doh-BOM-baks | False Bombax (genus name from the Greek bombyx, silk; referring to the silken fibers) | | Syncarpia | sin-KAR-pee-uh | From the Greek syn (with, together) and karpos (fruit), referring to the joined fruit that hardens into capsules | | pilosissimus | pil-oh-SIS-ih-mus | Most hairy; hairiest | | pilosissima | pil-oh-SIS-ih-muh | Most hairy; hairiest | | androsacea | an-dro-SAY-see-uh | Like Androsace (genus name, from the Greek andros, man; and stephanos, crown in reference to the fused filaments) | | pilosissimum | pil-oh-SIS-ih-mum | Most hairy; hairiest | | altifrons | AL-ti-fronz | Tall foliage | | cameronii | kam-er-ON-ee-eye | Named for Kenneth L. Cameron, who discovered this species of Aloe in Nyasaland (now Malawi) | | prinophylla | pry-no-FIL-luh | Having leaves like holly (prinos is a Greek name for Ilex) | | prinophyllum | pry-no-FIL-lum | Having leaves like holly (Prinos is a Greek name for Ilex) |
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11 new items. 1 new entry.
48 new plants. 26 new descriptions were added. 79 new images were added. 100 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| dlilygirl | Comment | Daylily 'Gold Helmet' (Hemerocallis ) | | taramark | Comment | Star of Persia (Allium christophii) | | htop | Comment | Chinese Pistache, Chinese Pistachio (Pistacia chinensis) | | Cyndi1 | Comment | Beefsteak Plant, Bloodleaf (Iresine herbstii) | | Greenknee | Comment | Jerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde (Parkinsonia aculeata) | | Terry | Comment | Cobweb Houseleek, Spider Web Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum arachnoideum) | | henkmaters2 | Comment | Flower Of An Hour, Venice Mallow (Hibiscus trionum) | | debi_z | Comment | Californian Firecracker 'Pink Diamond' (Dichelostemma ida-maia) | | Terry | Comment | Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) | | Charleen43 | Comment | Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) | | pleb | Comment | (Raoulia australis) | | redsticker | Comment | Mandevilla, Dipladenia (Mandevilla splendens) | | Phaltyme | Comment | Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) | | echoes | Comment | Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Lily, Ditch Lily (Hemerocallis fulva) | | Happenstance | Comment | Early Flowering Jessamine, Red Cestrum, Early Jessamine 'Newellii' (Cestrum fasciculatum) | | nipajo | Comment | Candle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree (Senna alata) | | nipajo | Comment | Baseball Cactus (Euphorbia obesa) | | nipajo | Comment | American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) | | Happenstance | Comment | Milkweed, Spurge 'Froeup (aka Excalibur)' (Euphorbia ) | | JenniferG | Comment | Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) | | JenniferG | Comment | Egyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas (Pentas lanceolata) | | suase | Comment | Hosta 'Twilight' (Hosta ) | | jrozier | Comment | Mexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus (Malvaviscus drummondii) | | JorgeBorges | Comment | Tomato 'Lemon Boy' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | Stribling | Comment | Pygmy Fringetree (Chionanthus pygmaeus) | | Laura1957 | Comment | Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie (aka Blacky)' (Ipomoea batatas) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Wood Horsetail (Equisetum sylvaticum) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Swedish Girl' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Jamie Douglas' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Double Attraction' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Semiramide' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Sammy' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Banning' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'So Excited' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Super Double Delight' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily '24 Karat' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Pumpkin Kid' (Hemerocallis ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Hot Fudge' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Huckleberry Fudge' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Hug A Bunch' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Hurricane Season' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Hushpuppy' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Iced Tea' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Imprimis' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Inaugural Ball' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Incantation' (Iris ) | | puttytat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Instant Hit' (Iris ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Double Coconut, Coco-De-Mer (Lodoicea maldivica) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe cameronii) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe cameronii) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe cameronii) | | palmbob | Image
 | Flaming Sword Bromeliad (Vriesia splendens) | | palmbob | Image
 | Flaming Sword Bromeliad (Vriesia splendens) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Stonecrop, Orange Sedum 'subsp. ellacombianum' (Sedum kamtschaticum) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Fern-Leaf Yarrow 'Coronation Gold' (Achillea filipendula) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Stonecrop (Sedum trollii) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Stonecrop 'Takeshima-kirinsho' (Sedum takisimense) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Goblin' (Gaillardia grandiflora) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Sedum (Sedum pachyclados) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Stonecrop ''Immergrunchen'' (Sedum hybridum) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Euphorbia (Euphorbia pseudocactus) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Cat Tails Euphorbia (Euphorbia leucadendron) | | palmbob | Image
 | Banyan Tree, Ban Yan (Ficus benghalensis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Port Jackson Fig, Rusty Fig, Little-leaf Fig (Ficus rubiginosa) | | palmbob | Image
 | Socotran Fig (Ficus socotrana) | | palmbob | Image
 | Socotran Fig (Ficus socotrana) | | palmbob | Image
 | Scaly Zamia (Lepidozamia peroffskyana) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Border Bearded Iris 'Rosemary's Dream' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Smoke Rings' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'So Fine' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Soloist' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Stepping Out' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Sultan's Palace' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Tahiti Sunrise' (Iris ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Virga' (Iris ) | | ButterflyGardnr | Image
 | Lanceleaf Violet (Viola lanceolata) | | ButterflyGardnr | Image
 | Lanceleaf Violet (Viola lanceolata) | | ButterflyGardnr | Image
 | Lanceleaf Violet (Viola lanceolata) | | rosiesplace | Image
 | Aquatic Canna Lily 'Panache' (Canna glauca) | | henkmaters2 | Image
 | Flower Of An Hour, Venice Mallow (Hibiscus trionum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Honey Bush (Melianthus major) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Honey Bush (Melianthus major) | | Kaufmann | Image
 | Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird Bush, Texas Firecracker Plant (Anisacanthus quadrifidus) | | Kaufmann | Image
 | Texas Lantana (Lantana horrida) | | kell | Image
 | Angel's Trumpet 'Creamsickle' (Brugmansia ) | | taramark | Image
 | Tunic Flower (Petrorhagia saxifraga) | | taramark | Image
 | Star of Persia (Allium christophii) | | Floridian | Image
 | Annual Lion's Ear, Devil's Pincushion (Leonotis nepetifolia) | | Tomtom | Image
 | Lilyturf, Mondo Grass, Aztec Grass, Snakebeard (Ophiopogon jaburan) | | Floridian | Image
 | Florida Cranberry, Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa var rubra) | | Floridian | Image
 | Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis jalapa) | | Kaufmann | Image
 | Mexican Turk's Cap, Sleepy Hibiscus, Drummond's Hibiscus (Malvaviscus drummondii) | | ocimum_nate | Image
 | Dahlberg Daisy, Golden Fleece (Thymophylla tenuiloba) | | suase | Image
 | Hosta 'Twilight' (Hosta ) | | echoes | Image
 | Daylily 'Dublin Elaine' (Hemerocallis ) | | seascape | Image
 | Spider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers (Cleome hasslerana) | | echoes | Image
 | Daylily 'Pandora's Box' (Hemerocallis ) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris (Iris Anitra) | | Wandasflowers | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris (Iris Anne Newhard) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, Morning-Noon-and-Night, Paraguay Jasmine, Eternity Plant, Forever Plan (Brunfelsia australis) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) | | JorgeBorges | Image
 | Tomato 'Lemon Boy' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | No new companies were added to the database. 17 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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