The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of September 23, on which 111 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"... a garden is like the self. It has so many layers and winding paths, real or imagined, that it can never be known, completely, even by the most intimate of friends. "

(Anne Raver, American garden writer)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Angels Trumpet 'Antique Lace'

Brugmansia

By mystic

Activity Report:

64 new plants were added to the database.
15 new descriptions were added.
54 new images were added.
43 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral CommentByfield Fern
(Bowenia serrulata)
taramark Positive CommentTurtlehead
(Chelone obliqua)
htop Neutral CommentDusty Miller, Silver Ragwort
(Senecio cineraria)
htop Negative CommentHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
xyris Positive CommentHardy Fuchsia
(Fuchsia magellanica)
palmbob Neutral CommentFoxtail Palm
(Wodyetia bifurcata)
amorning1 Positive CommentScrew Pine
(Pandanus utilis)
amorning1 Positive CommentKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
RexB Positive CommentTomato 'Super Fantastic VF'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Candycane Positive CommentBlack Mondo Grass
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
islandjim Positive CommentLeatherleaf Fern
(Rumohra adiantiformis)
victormanuel Neutral CommentWater Hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)
Karenn Positive CommentShowy Sedum, Stonecrop 'Autumn Joy (Herbstfreude)'
(Sedum hybrid)
Karenn Neutral CommentObedient Plant, False Dragonhead
(Physostegia virginiana)
Karenn Positive CommentGarden Phlox 'Franz Schubert'
(Phlox paniculata)

Images

Member Addition Description
carolannDaylily 'Proud Mary'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Purple Avenger'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Purple Passage'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Red Heat'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Regal Elegance'
(Hemerocallis )
puttytatMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Cedar Waxwing'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Angel'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Ballet'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Choir'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Celestial Happiness'
(Iris )
carolannDaylily 'Squeeze Play'
(Hemerocallis )
puttytatIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Donegal'
(Iris )
getrichDelta Fig, Fig Shrub, Mistletoe Fig
(Ficus deltoidea)
getrichDelta Fig, Fig Shrub, Mistletoe Fig
(Ficus deltoidea)
getrichDelta Fig, Fig Shrub, Mistletoe Fig
(Ficus deltoidea)
WandasflowersShowy Stonecrop 'Frosty Morn'
(Sedum erythrostictum)
WandasflowersStonecrop, Orange Sedum 'subsp. ellacombianum'
(Sedum kamtschaticum)
WandasflowersSoapwort, Bouncing Bet, Goodbye Summer
(Saponaria officinalis)
WandasflowersSpike Speedwell
(Veronica spicata)
WandasflowersTansy
(Tanacetum vulgare)
WandasflowersFern-Leaf Yarrow
(Achillea filipendulina)
HarryNJQueen Victoria Century Plant
(Agave victoriae-reginae)
HarryNJDancing Bones Cactus, Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus
(Hatiora salicornioides)
HarryNJItalian Stone Pine, Umbrella Pine, Parasol Pine, Pignolia Nut Pine
(Pinus pinea)
HarryNJColeus, Flame Nettle 'Wizard Pineapple'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
HarryNJCryptbergia 'Rubra'
(X Cryptbergia )
kennedyhCanadian Violet
(Viola canadensis)
kennedyhCanadian Violet
(Viola canadensis)
BUFFY690Water Lettuce
(Pistia stratiotes)
BUFFY690Angelonia, Summer Snapdragon 'AngelMist White'
(Angelonia angustifolia)
BUFFY690Black-Eyed Susan Vine
(Thunbergia alata)
BUFFY690Okra 'Dad Speegle's Special'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
BUFFY690Okra 'Dad Speegle's Special'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
jermainiacFringed Lavender, French Lavender
(Lavandula dentata)
palmbobByfield Fern
(Bowenia serrulata)
bertLing, Heather, Scotch Heather, Scots Heather
(Calluna vulgaris)
palmbobByfield Fern
(Bowenia serrulata)
palmbobScrew Pine
(Pandanus utilis)
palmbobScrew Pine
(Pandanus utilis)
bertMaple 'Bonsai'
(Malus ssp.)
kennedyhLeatherleaf Fern
(Rumohra adiantiformis)
DaylilySLPMillion Bells
(Calibrachoa x hybridus)
DaylilySLPBlack-eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
ToxicodendronIron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross'
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
ToxicodendronEarth Star 'Ruby'
(Cryptanthus )
ToxicodendronItalian Arum, Large Cuckoo Pint, Lord and Ladies
(Arum italicum)
rylaffWhite Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
htopPink Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes grandiflora)
rylaffWhite Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
tazzlairBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
HappenstancePony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
palmbobLeatherleaf Fern
(Rumohra adiantiformis)
Billie_DorisAsparagus Fern, Plumosa Fern
(Asparagus setaceus)
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Laced Cotton'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
benthamianum  ben-tham-ee-AY-num  Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanical author  
benthamianus  ben-tham-ee-AY-nus  Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanical author  
benthamiana  ben-tham-ee-AY-nuh  Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanical author  
Benthamidia  ben-tham-EE-dee-uh  Named for George Bentham, 19th century English botanical author  
moesiacum  mee-shee-AH-kum  From Moesia, classical name of a northern Balkan region, now Serbia and Bulgaria  
moesiaca  mee-shee-AH-kuh  From Moesia, classical name of a northern Balkan region, now Serbia and Bulgaria  
senticosa  sen-tih-KOH-suh  Full of thorns; thorny  
senticosum  sen-tih-KOH-sum  Full of thorns; thorny  
senticosus  sen-tih-KOH-sus  Full of thorns; thorny  
hians  HY-ans  Gaping  
seemannii  see-MAN-ee-eye  Named for Berthold Carl Seemann, 19th century German collector for the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, explorer on the Fiji Islands; also spelled seemanii  
Protea  PROH-tee-uh  Named for the Greek sea-god Proteus, who had the ability to change shapes; referring to the diversity within the genus  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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