The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 2, on which 95 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"'Green fingers' are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are the extensions of a verdant heart. A good garden cannot be made by somebody who has not developed the capacity to know and love growing things. (from "The Education of a Gardener" 1962)"

(Russell Page, British garden designer, writer)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Toad Lily 'Variegata'

Tricyrtis

By CynthiaWilliams

Activity Report:

20 new plants were added to the database.
44 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
264 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
rgreenlee Positive CommentDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel)
Lionheart Positive CommentHybrid Pereptual Old Garden Rose 'Ferdinand Pichard (introduced 1921)'
(Rosa )
cathmary Positive CommentClimbing Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
Lionheart Positive CommentRose 'Zéphirine Drouhin (1868; aka Charles Bonnet, The Thornless Rose)'
(Rosa Bourbon (OGR))
Lionheart Positive CommentRose 'Boule de Neige (1867)'
(Rosa Bourbon (OGR))
Lionheart Positive CommentRose: Pat Austin
(Rosa cv (Austin))
Lionheart Positive CommentHansa
(Rosa rugosa)
Lionheart Positive CommentRose 'Agatha (pre-1815; aka Agathe, Pope Pius IX, Empress Josephine, L'Imperatrice Josephine, The Frankfor'
(Rosa Gallica (OGR))
Lionheart Positive CommentRose 'Ballerina (1937)'
(Rosa Hybrid Musk (Shrub))
japanscott Positive CommentSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
Lionheart Positive CommentRose 'Eglantyne (1994; aka AUSmak, Eglantyne Jebb)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
Lionheart Neutral CommentRose 'Graham Thomas (1983; aka AUSmas)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
Maudie Positive CommentHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura meteloides)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentToad Lily 'Variegata'
(Tricyrtis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Alabama Jubilee'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Boney Maroney'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Coyote Moon'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Evening Enchantment'
(Hemerocallis )
Moda127 Positive CommentLobelia, Trailing 'Sapphire'
(Lobelia erinus)
carolann Positive CommentDaylily 'Little Wine Cup'
(Hemerocallis )
carolann Positive CommentDaylily 'Cleopatra'
(Hemerocallis )
janetteinatlant Positive CommentPersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
zone3_newbie Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Sunray'
(Lilium )
carolann Positive CommentDelphinium 'Magic Fountain Lavender (Magic Fountain Series)'
(Delphinium )
robin3 Positive CommentMadagascar Jasmine
(Stephanotis floribunda)
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Pixie Princess'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Netsuke'
(Hemerocallis )
MsCritterkeeper Positive CommentStromanthe 'Tricolor'
(Stromanthe sanguinea)
pigeon1943 Neutral CommentDaylily 'Paper Butterfly'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Aquarelle'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Fritz Schroer'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Bayou Bride'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Midnight Magic'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Morrie Otte'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Persimmone'
(Hemerocallis )
htop Positive CommentSilky Thread Grass, Mexican Feather Grass, Mexican Needle Grass 'Pony Tails'
(Nassella tenuissima)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Playboy'
(Hemerocallis )
suncatcheracres Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors (Broken Colours)'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Sacred Drummer'
(Hemerocallis )
suncatcheracres Neutral CommentRed-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus acetosella)
suncatcheracres Neutral CommentHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura meteloides)
MusaRojo Positive CommentGolden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant
(Pachystachys lutea)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentLily Turf, Big Blue Lily Turf, Monkey Grass
(Liriope muscari)

Images

Member Addition Description
ThaumaturgistMango 'Carrie'
(Mangifera indica)
KMACMock Orange 'Belle Etoile'
(Philadelphus hybrid)
ThaumaturgistElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
KMACShoofly Plant, Apple of Peru 'Black Pod'
(Nicandra physalodes)
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Thunder Bay'
(Iris )
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Thornberry'
(Iris )
KMACNew Zealand Iris
(Libertia grandiflora)
KMACLantern tree
(Crinodendron hookeranum)
palmbobTassel fern, Korean Tassel Fern
(Polystichum polyblepharum)
puttytatTall Bearded Iris 'Wanted'
(Iris )
kennedyhLarge-flowered Thomasia
(Thomasia grandiflora)
kennedyhScott River Jug-flower
(Adenanthos detmoldii)
kennedyhScott River Jug-flower
(Adenanthos detmoldii)
htopApple Blossom Grass 'Siskiyou Pink'
(Gaura lindheimeri)
carolannHosta 'Hadspen Blue'
(Hosta )
htopRuellia, Wild Petunia
(Ruellia elegans)
htopRed Yucca
(Hesperaloe parviflora)
DinuPhilippine Violet
(Barleria cristata)
DinuPhilippine Violet
(Barleria cristata)
DinuLove-Lies-Bleeding
(Amaranthus caudatus)
ThaumaturgistElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
lauriefStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Rain Dance'
(Iris )
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Rameses'
(Iris )
lauriefTall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Fudge'
(Iris )
HappenstanceLipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus speciosus)
HappenstanceLipstick Plant, Basketvine, Basket Vine
(Aeschynanthus speciosus)
carolannHosta 'Inniswood'
(Hosta )
carolannHosta 'Island Charm'
(Hosta )
CynthiaWilliamsMontbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
CynthiaWilliamsFlorida Anise, Red Magnolia
(Illicium floridanum)
CynthiaWilliamsTea Plant
(Camellia sinensis)
ThaumaturgistAmbarella, Otaheite Apple, Golden Apple, Wi-Tree, Jewish Plum
(Spondias dulcis)
HappenstanceSouthern Star, Tweedia 'Heavenborn'
(Oxypetalum caeruleum)
MonocromaticoButterfly Plant
(Stigmaphyllon paralias)
MonocromaticoButterfly Plant
(Stigmaphyllon paralias)
george4taxRex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex)
george4taxRex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex)
MonocromaticoButterfly Vine
(Peixotoa hispidula)
UlrichSweet Scented Pincushion Tree
(Hakea suaveolens)
ThaumaturgistAmbarella, Otaheite Apple, Golden Apple, Wi-Tree, Jewish Plum
(Spondias dulcis)
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Screen Play'
(Iris )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Alabama Jubilee'
(Hemerocallis )
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Frost Echo'
(Iris )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Boney Maroney'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Coyote Moon'
(Hemerocallis )
ToxicodendronLizard's Tail, Water Dragon
(Saururus cernuus)
LophophoraRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida)
zone3_newbieAsiatic Lily 'Sunray'
(Lilium )
cynthiacPersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
longihamata  lon-jee-ham-AH-tuh  With long hooks  
longihamatus  lon-jee-ham-AH-tus  With long hooks  
besseyi  BES-see-eye  Named for Dr. Ernst A. Bessey, 20th century American professor of Botany at Michigan State University  
thuretii  thur-RET-ee-eye  Named for Gustav Adolphe Thuret, 19th century French botanist  
Pediocactus  pee-dee-oh-KAK-tus  From the Greek pedion (a plain, clearing) and melum (apple)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 2, 2003