The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of September 7, on which 138 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of."

(Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher (born 1/17/1706))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ragweed Parthenium, White Top, False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus
By Dinu

Activity Report:

45 new plants were added to the database.
37 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
69 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Toxicodendron Neutral CommentUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)
htop Positive CommentRabbit's Paw, Creeping Daisy, Water Zinnia
(Wedelia trilobata)
Evert Positive CommentAndean Silver-Leaf Sage
(Salvia discolor)
littlematchgirl Positive CommentSpider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers
(Cleome hasslerana)
outdoorlover Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
crew Positive CommentCongo Cockatoo, Parrot Plant
(Impatiens niamniamensis)
MrsTexasMom Positive CommentCreeping Phlox
(Phlox subulata)
Tristram Positive CommentSurprise Lily, Magic Lily, Resurrection Lily, Naked Lady
(Lycoris squamigera)
Glowclubbr Positive CommentSwamp White Oak
(Quercus bicolor)
Glowclubbr Positive CommentAmerican Basswood, American Linden, Whitewood, Beetree Linden
(Tilia americana var. americana)
Glowclubbr Positive CommentKentucky Coffeetree
(Gymnocladus dioicus)
Glowclubbr Positive CommentBlue Ash
(Fraxinus quadrangula)
Glowclubbr Neutral CommentCalifornia Sycamore
(Platanus racemosa)
Glowclubbr Neutral CommentSycamore, Buttonwood,American Sycamore, American Planetree
(Platanus occidentalis)
Glowclubbr Neutral CommentEuropean Beech
(Fagus sylvatica)
JorgeBorges Negative CommentTomato 'Purple Prince'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JorgeBorges Neutral CommentTomato 'Roman Candle'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
kennedyh Positive CommentGolden Berry, Cape Gooseberry
(Physalis peruviana)
lupinelover Neutral CommentValerian, Garden Heliotrope, All Heal
(Valeriana officinalis)
lupinelover Neutral CommentGood King Henry, Goosefoot, English Mercury
(Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentOrris Root 'Florentina'
(Iris )
lupinelover Positive CommentGreater Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum aquilegifolium)
MossRose Positive CommentStonecrop 'Matrona'
(Sedum hybrid)
lupinelover Positive CommentLyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed
(Salvia lyrata)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
susan041334 Neutral CommentUpright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus × meyeri)
Monocromatico Positive CommentGolden Berry, Cape Gooseberry
(Physalis peruviana)
Thaumaturgist Positive CommentKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
Thaumaturgist Neutral CommentGolden Berry, Cape Gooseberry
(Physalis peruviana)
lupinelover Positive CommentTaro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta)
lupinelover Positive CommentIndian Grass 'Indian Steel'
(Sorghastrum nutans)
lupinelover Neutral CommentRose 'Penelope (1924)'
(Rosa Hybrid Musk (Shrub))
echoes Positive CommentIceland poppy, Arctic poppy
(Papaver nudicaule)
lupinelover Positive Comment
(Opuntia fragilis)
lupinelover Positive CommentWoolly Rose 'Doris Taylor'
(Echeveria )
pollybee Positive CommentLady Banks Rose
(Rosa banksiae)

Images

Member Addition Description
carolannDaylily 'Orient'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Tis Midnight'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Step Ahead'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Siloam Grace Stamile'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannGarden Phlox 'Orange Perfection'
(Phlox paniculata)
carolannObedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia virginiana)
carolannDaylily 'Appomattox'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Study In Scarlet'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Tender Shepherd'
(Hemerocallis )
HappenstanceUncarina
(Uncarina roeoesliana)
HappenstanceStonecrop
(Sedum hispanicum)
HappenstanceStonecrop 'Luigi Pirandello'
(Sedum dasyphyllum)
HappenstanceMiniature Pine Tree
(Crassula tetragona)
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Queen of Hearts'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Quito'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Urgent'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Magic Raiment'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Magical Encounter'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Makes Scents'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Mallory Kay'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Manuscript'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Mariachi Music'
(Iris )
HappenstanceMullein 'Southern Charm'
(Verbascum hybrid)
HappenstanceOrnamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty'
(Origanum hybrid)
HappenstanceLittle Quaking Grass
(Briza minor)
HappenstanceAdriatic Bellflower, Campanula 'Dickson's Gold (aka Aurea)'
(Campanula garganica)
HappenstanceWhite Fan Flower 'Marion'
(Scaevola ramosissima)
WhisperTropical Kudzu
(Pueraria phaseoloides)
DeaStonecrop 'Matrona'
(Sedum hybrid)
mysticCanna Lily 'Praetoria (Bengal Tiger)'
(Canna x generalis)
mysticFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Rosebud (aka Rose Bud)'
(Caladium bicolor)
mysticOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita (aka Margarite, Marguerite)'
(Ipomoea batatas)
bussiedDaylily 'Ah Youth'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Bittersweet Destiny'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Burmese Sunlight'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'By Myself'
(Hemerocallis )
langbrPerennial Verbena 'Blue Princess'
(Verbena x hybrida)
langbrPerennial Verbena 'Blue Princess'
(Verbena x hybrida)
bussiedDaylily 'Cherry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Cisty'
(Hemerocallis )
tlc57Lady's Slipper Orchid
(Cypripedium calceolus)
tlc57Lady's Slipper Orchid
(Cypripedium calceolus)
bussiedDaylily 'Dewberry Candy'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Double Cranberry Ruffles'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Doug's Red Mercedes'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Down East Royal'
(Hemerocallis )
bussiedDaylily 'Earth Angel'
(Hemerocallis )
AlphieTickseed Sunflower, Bur Marigold, Swamp Beggarticks, Bearded Beggarticks
(Bidens aristosa)
EvertMeadow Foam, Poached Egg Plant, Fried Eggs
(Limnanthes douglasii)
echoesDaylily 'Hyperion'
(Hemerocallis )
ThaumaturgistFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
EvertDay Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort
(Commelina coelestis)
sotoKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
hemladyDaylily 'Luscious Lollipop'
(Hemerocallis )
hemladyDaylily 'Luscious Lollipop'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhDeadnettle, Yellow Archangel 'Hermann's Pride'
(Lamium galeobdolon)
kennedyhDogwood, Tainui, Native Hazel
(Pomaderris apetala)
kennedyhGolden Berry, Cape Gooseberry
(Physalis peruviana)
kennedyhGolden Berry, Cape Gooseberry
(Physalis peruviana)
kennedyhPotato Vine
(Solanum jasminoides)
Cajun2Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
henryr10Imperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
lupineloverValerian, Garden Heliotrope, All Heal
(Valeriana officinalis)
henryr10Imperial Taro 'Illustris'
(Colocasia esculenta)
lupineloverGood King Henry, Goosefoot, English Mercury
(Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
MossRoseStonecrop 'Matrona'
(Sedum hybrid)
MossRoseStonecrop Sedum 'Vera Jameson'
(Sedum hybrid)
MossRoseShowy Sedum, Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude)'
(Sedum hybrid)
lupineloverMazus
(Mazus reptans)
lupineloverLyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed
(Salvia lyrata)
DaylilySLPDaylily 'Marion Brodnax'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
pseudocamelliasoo-doh-kuh-MEE-lee-uhFalse Camellia (genus named for Georg Josef Kamel, 17th century Moravian Jesuit missionary)
grosseriGROHS-ser-eeNamed for W C Grosser, 20th century German botanist
xalapenseha-la-PEN-seeOf or from Xalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Jalapa
xalapensisha-la-PEN-sisOf or from Xalapa, Vera Cruz (Mexico); also spelled Jalapa
tashkentensistosh-ken-TEN-sisOf or from the Tashkent Botanical Gardenm, Uzbekistan where the "Chitalpa" was created in the 1960s
X Chitalpaky-TAL-puhAn intergeneric cross between Catalpa (winged head) and Chilopsis (resembling a lip)
sparsifoliumspar-see-FOH-lee-umSparse leaves
sparsifoliusspar-see-FOH-lee-usSparse leaves
Aphanesa-FAN-esA Greek word meaning inconspicuous or obscure
hypogaeahy-poh-JEE-uhUnder earth
hypogaeumhy-poh-JEE-umUnder earth
hypogaeushy-poh-JEE-usUnder earth

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 7, 2003