The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of September 22, on which 135 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"An old man loved is winter with flowers. "

(Edgar Z. Friedenberg)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
By scooterbug

Activity Report:

34 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
113 new images were added.
84 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
htop Neutral CommentNew Guinea Impatiens
(Impatiens hybrid)
sleepybenja Positive CommentCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
palmbob Positive CommentPaurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm
(Acoelorrhaphe wrightii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Cyathea amaragarensis)
palmbob Positive CommentSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
htop Positive CommentRed Hot Poker 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'
(Kniphofia uvaria)
Toxicodendron Neutral CommentGloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa)
nanstorm Positive CommentTomato 'Gardener's Delight'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
nanstorm Positive CommentTomato 'Burpee Big Girl VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
moki123 Positive CommentCat's Whiskers
(Orthosiphon stamineus)
Gard4Life Positive CommentBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Kobold'
(Gaillardia grandiflora)
palmbob Positive CommentPurple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm
(Archontophoenix purpurea)
jacobsons Positive CommentJewel Orchid
(Macodes petola)
Akerboom Positive CommentFranklinia Tree
(Franklinia alatamaha)
Tuberoselover Positive CommentTuberose, Rajanigandha
(Polianthes tuberosa)
seanpmi Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
jermainiac Positive CommentBamboo Iris
(Iris confusa)
seanpmi Positive CommentPapaya
(Carica papaya)
Thaumaturgist Neutral CommentMango 'Carrie'
(Mangifera indica)
jermainiac Positive CommentCrenate Orchid Cactus
(Epiphyllum crenatum)
islandjim Positive CommentScrew Pine
(Pandanus utilis)
nevadagdn Positive CommentCast Iron
(Aspidistra elatior)
nevadagdn Neutral CommentHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
nevadagdn Positive CommentCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia
(Camellia japonica)
nevadagdn Negative CommentRed Yucca
(Hesperaloe parviflora)
kennedyh Neutral CommentByfield Fern
(Bowenia serrulata)

Images

Member Addition Description
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Autumn Tryst'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Avenging Angel'
(Iris )
puttytatMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Azure Wings'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Back in Black'
(Iris )
puttytatStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Baby Iguana'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Bahama Mama'
(Iris )
puttytatIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Baby Blue Marine'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Balalaika'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Barrister'
(Iris )
carolannDaylily 'Forsyth Yule Tide'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'French Lick'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Funny Valentine'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Fusion'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Sunset Lagoon'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Strange Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Stellar Double Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Spanish Flamenco'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Future Design'
(Hemerocallis )
htopBrazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia
(Justicia carnea)
WandasflowersYellow Loosestrife
(Lysimachia punctata)
WandasflowersBlue Lungwort, Blue Cowslip
(Pulmonaria angustifolia)
WandasflowersRussell Lupine, Lupin 'Russell Hybrids'
(Lupinus )
WandasflowersMaltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride
(Lychnis chalcedonica)
WandasflowersMallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina'
(Malva sylvestris)
WandasflowersObedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia virginiana)
WandasflowersChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
WandasflowersChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
WandasflowersChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
WandasflowersChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
WandasflowersChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'Laura'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'Starfire'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'David'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'Franz Schubert'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'Becky Towe'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersGarden Phlox 'Victoria'
(Phlox paniculata)
WandasflowersJupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian
(Centranthus ruber)
WandasflowersPerennial Salvia 'Mainacht (May Night)'
(Salvia x superba)
WandasflowersShowy Sedum, Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude)'
(Sedum hybrid)
HarryNJShoofly Plant, Apple of Peru
(Nicandra physalodes)
DaylilySLPSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia soulangiana)
HarryNJShoofly Plant, Apple of Peru
(Nicandra physalodes)
MusaRojoMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Blue Star'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
DaylilySLPJapanese snowball bush
(Viburnum plicatum)
HarryNJOtacanthus
(Otacanthus caeruleus)
DaylilySLPMallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
DaylilySLPCommon Sundrops
(Oenothera tetragona)
HarryNJOrnamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty'
(Pennisetum glaucum)
HarryNJOrnamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty'
(Pennisetum glaucum)
DaylilySLPAzalea
(Rhododendron hybrid)
BUFFY690Candylily
(X Pardancanda norrisii)
DaylilySLPStonecrop Sedum 'Dragon's Blood'
(Sedum spurium)
HarryNJLeatherleaf Fern
(Rumohra adiantiformis)
HarryNJWishbone Flower
(Torenia fournieri)
HarryNJCatnip
(Nepeta cataria)
HarryNJHorehound
(Marrubium vulgare)
HarryNJVariegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle
(Pedilanthus tithymaloides)
HarryNJLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
HarryNJChinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Fringe Flower
(Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)
HarryNJDevil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple
(Datura stramonium)
BUFFY690Spearmint
(Mentha spicata)
HarryNJDevil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple
(Datura stramonium)
HarryNJWatch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Cactus
(Crassula muscosa)
BUFFY690White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
HarryNJString of Buttons
(Crassula perforata)
HarryNJMillion Bells
(Calibrachoa x hybridus)
BUFFY690Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Harlequin'
(Buddleia davidii)
HarryNJTurtlehead
(Chelone obliqua)
HarryNJPartridge Pea, Sleeping Plant
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
palmbobPaurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm
(Acoelorrhaphe wrightii)
palmbobPaurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm
(Acoelorrhaphe wrightii)
palmbobPaurotis Palm, Everglades Palm, Silver Saw Palmetto, Saw Cabbage Palm
(Acoelorrhaphe wrightii)
palmbob
(Cyathea amaragarensis)
palmbob
(Cyathea amaragarensis)
palmbob
(Cyathea amaragarensis)
palmbobHawaiian Tree Fern, Blonde Tree Fern
(Cibotium glaucum)
palmbobHawaiian Tree Fern, Blonde Tree Fern
(Cibotium glaucum)
palmbobHawaiian Tree Fern, Blonde Tree Fern
(Cibotium glaucum)
palmbobHawaiian Tree Fern, Blonde Tree Fern
(Cibotium glaucum)
palmbobSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
palmbobSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
palmbobSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
htopRed Hot Poker 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'
(Kniphofia uvaria)
palmbobSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
palmbobSuurberg Cycad, Broodboom
(Encephalartos longifolius)
htopCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root
(Heuchera )
ThaumaturgistMango 'Carrie'
(Mangifera indica)
htopPink Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis crassipes)
hemladyBlack-eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Jan Elizabeth'
(Iris )
ThaumaturgistJava Plum, Jambolan Plum
(Syzygium cumini)
lauriefSiberian Iris 'Jewelled Crown'
(Iris sibirica)
lauriefIntermediate Bearded Iris 'John'
(Iris )
lauriefMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jolly Joey'
(Iris )
ThaumaturgistMango 'Carrie'
(Mangifera indica)
ThaumaturgistDwarf Cavendish Banana
(Musa acuminata)
palmbobPurple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm
(Archontophoenix purpurea)
palmbobPurple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm
(Archontophoenix purpurea)
palmbobPurple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm
(Archontophoenix purpurea)
palmbobPurple King Palm, Mount Lewis King, Purple Piccabean Palm
(Archontophoenix purpurea)
skip2mylooTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
ThaumaturgistDwarf Cavendish Banana
(Musa acuminata)
jermainiacCrenate Orchid Cactus
(Epiphyllum crenatum)
DaylilySLPDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio cineraria)
DaylilySLPDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio cineraria)
ThaumaturgistMango 'Carrie'
(Mangifera indica)
islandjimTravelers Palm
(Ravenala madagascariensis)
kennedyhByfield Fern
(Bowenia serrulata)
kennedyhHookspur Violet, Early Blue Violet, Western Dog Violet
(Viola adunca)
kennedyhHookspur Violet, Early Blue Violet, Western Dog Violet
(Viola adunca)
BUFFY690White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
BUFFY690Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
BUFFY690Elephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Kickxia  KIK-zee-uh  named for Jean Kickx, 19th century apothecary of Brussels and writer of cryptogamic plants  
betulinum  bet-yoo-LY-num  Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)  
betulinus  bet-yoo-LY-nus  Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)  
X Cryptbergia  kript-BER-jee-uh  Intergeneric hybrid of Billbergia and Cryptanthus  
Rumohra  roo-MOH-ruh  Named for Karl Freiderich von Rumohr (Ruhmohr), 19th century German art expert  
betulina  bet-yoo-LY-nuh  Resembling Betula (genus name for Birch)  
Otacanthus  oh-tuh-KAN-thus  From the Greek otos (ear) and ákantha (thorn)  
adiantiformis  ad-ee-an-tih-FOR-mis  Resembling Adiantum (genus name for Maiden's Hair fern)  
adiantiforme  ad-ee-an-tih-FOR-me  Resembling Adiantum (genus name for Maiden's Hair fern)  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 22, 2003