The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of September 30, on which 124 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig."

(Lazarus Long, character in "Time Enough for Love" (1973))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Monkey Puzzle Tree
Araucaria araucana
By cristina

Activity Report:

43 new plants were added to the database.
24 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
15 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Opa Positive CommentBlue Flowered Ornamental Comfrey 'Hidcote Blue'
(Symphytum grandiflorum)
Larry_McMinn Positive CommentPoinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentSugarberry, Sugar Hackberry
(Celtis laevigata)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentMadagascar Periwinkle, Vinca
(Catharanthus roseus)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentAmerican Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana)
TerriFlorida Neutral CommentSnake Plant, Mother-in-Law's Tongue
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentBlackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
(Belamcanda chinensis)
buddym Positive CommentTomato 'Uncle Mark Bagby'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
spaniel Positive CommentDaylily 'In the Flesh'
(Hemerocallis )
onalee Positive CommentCockscomb, Plume Plant, Flamingo Celosia
(Celosia argentea)
onalee Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors (Broken Colours)'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
echoes Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Grand Cru'
(Lilium )
Terry Neutral CommentDwarf Crested Iris 'Cristata Alba (aka Alba)'
(iris cristata)
m_harmon Positive CommentPineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
Thaumaturgist Neutral CommentAmbarella
(Spondias dulcis)
badbunya Negative CommentBunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree
(Araucaria bidwillii)
htop Positive CommentRed Yucca
(Hesperaloe parviflora)
carolann Positive CommentDaylily 'Fortune's Dearest'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbob Positive CommentPineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
jules4u101 Positive CommentGazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Red Stripe'
(Gazania rigens)
cici77 Positive CommentDeodar Cedar
(Cedrus deodara)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentNight Flowering Mapple
(Abutilon esculentum)
Moda127 Positive CommentChives
(Allium schoenoprasum)
IwaTat62 Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Voodoo'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
puttytatStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Singing Angel'
(Iris )
palmbobFlame Thrower Palm
(Chambeyronia macrocarpa)
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Party Queen'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Patent Leather'
(Iris )
palmbobCycad
(Dioon califanoi)
palmbobZululand Cycad
(Encephalartos ferox)
htopWood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock
(Oxalis regnellii)
htopGarden Phlox 'John Fanick'
(Phlox paniculata)
htopSociety Garlic
(Tulbaghia violacea)
rshadlowStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Autumn Jester'
(Iris )
ThaumaturgistAmbarella
(Spondias dulcis)
carolannDaylily 'Fairy Filagree'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Fairy Tale Pink'
(Hemerocallis )
poppysueCarpathian Harebell
(Campanula carpatica)
htopWood Sorrel, Purple Shamrock
(Oxalis regnellii)
KMACNew Zealand Iris
(Libertia grandiflora)
kennedyhGolden Wattle
(Acacia pycnantha)
MonocromaticoBeach Neoregelia
(Neoregelia cruenta)
kennedyhSweet Wattle
(Acacia suaveolens)
kennedyhSweet Wattle
(Acacia suaveolens)
MonocromaticoDutchman´s Pipe
(Aristolochia macroura)
MonocromaticoDutchman´s Pipe
(Aristolochia macroura)
KMACFoxtail Lily
(Eremurus bungei)
KMACFoxtail Lily
(Eremurus bungei)
BUFFY690Jade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
BUFFY690Halberd Leaved Swamp Mallow, Soldier Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus laevis)
KMACLantern tree
(Crinodendron hookeranum)
KMACLantern tree
(Crinodendron hookeranum)
LophophoraMiscanthus
(Miscanthus floridulus)
MonocromaticoNight Flowering Mapple
(Abutilon esculentum)
kennedyhPaper Flower
(Thomasia petalocalyx)
islandjimAmbarella
(Spondias dulcis)
islandjimAmbarella
(Spondias dulcis)
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Silver Dividends'
(Iris )
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Solar Fire'
(Iris )
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Stage Lights'
(Iris )
keesHosta 'Crown Prince'
(Hosta )
keesHosta 'Dew Drop'
(Hosta )
ThaumaturgistWindowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit
(Monstera deliciosa)
lauriefMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pink Blink'
(Iris )
lauriefMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pixie Flirt'
(Iris )
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Praise the Lord'
(Iris )
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Proud Tradition'
(Iris )
sananabCurrant Tomato 'Tiny Sugar Lumps'
(Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium)
AlisonJasonDaylily 'Chili Peppers'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_OhioDaylily 'Elizabeth's Magic'
(Hemerocallis )
WeezingreensJapanese Bunching Onion, Welsh Onion, Multiplier Onion, Scallion, Green Onion
(Allium fistulosum)
WeezingreensSweet Annie, Sweet Sagewort, Annual Wormwood, Huang Hua Hao
(Artemisia annua)
WeezingreensQueen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet
(Filipendula rubra)
WeezingreensCarpathian Harebell
(Campanula carpatica)
DinuWeeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade
(Senecio jacobsenii)
DinuFirecracker Plant, Cigar Plant
(Cuphea ignea)
DinuHibiscus
(Hibiscus hirtus)
DinuWhite Butterfly Pea Vine 'Alba'
(Clitoria ternatea)
ToxicodendronCane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia
(Begonia coccinea)
ToxicodendronCane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia
(Begonia coccinea)
ThaumaturgistDwarf Cavendish Banana
(Musa acuminata)
snowefraSpanish Lavender
(Lavandula stoechas)
carolannDaylily 'Fortune's Dearest'
(Hemerocallis )
bob47Canna Lily 'Cleopatra (Cléopatre, Spanish Emblem)'
(Canna x generalis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
longisepalus  lon-jee-SEE-pal-us  With long sepals  
longisepala  lon-jee-SEE-pal-uh  With long sepals  
longisepalum  lon-jee-SEE-pal-um  With long sepals  
amplexifolius  am-pleks-ih-FOH-lee-us  Clasping leaves  
amplexifolia  am-pleks-ih-FOH-lee-uh  Clasping leaves  
amplexifolium  am-pleks-ih-FOH-lee-um  Clasping leaves  
Spondias  SPON-dee-as  Greek name for plum, assigned to this genus of tropical trees because of the fruit  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 30, 2003