The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 18, on which 106 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I contend it's a weed because it is extremely invasive (the stuff can grow ten feet overnight), puts out roots to China, can grow under deep mulch (plastic, organic, you name it), and smothers everything in its path. What it can't reach via nasty brittle roots and runners, it reaches through seeds, which it sends up weekly, dispersing them far and wide, to further spread its misery. I can't imagine a more wretched plant in my garden. It has zero ornamental value."

(Terry Lea, describing Bermuda grass)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Tall Bearded Iris 'Ransom Note'

Iris

By rshadlow

Activity Report:

15 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
169 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
BUFFY690 Positive CommentWeeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana
(Lantana montevidensis)
Thaumaturgist Positive CommentTangelo Tree 'Minneola'
(Citrus x tangelo)
Happenstance Positive CommentShrub Begonia ''Ginny''
(Begonia )
TerriFlorida Neutral CommentDaylily 'Admiral's Braid'
(Hemerocallis )
Karenn Neutral CommentClematis 'Sugar Candy'
(Clematis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Amadeus'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Barber Of Seville'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Calgary Stampede'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Chinese Watercolor'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'English Witch'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Fred Ham'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Black Caesar'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Golden Compass'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Goldmist Red'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Grand Marshal'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Hyperion'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDAYLILY 'CAPTAIN NEMO'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Casting The Runes'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'King's Cotillion'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Chablis Blanc'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Christmas Ribbon'
(Hemerocallis )
Monocromatico Positive CommentAir Moss
(Tillandsia tricholepis)
islandjim Positive CommentAngel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia sanguinea)
helenkaye5 Neutral CommentJapanese Windflower
(Anemone hupehensis)
palmbob Positive CommentKalanchoe 'Brown Dwarf'
(Kalanchoe beharensis)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Yucca rostrata)
palmbob Positive CommentHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Agave gypsophila)
palmbob Positive CommentShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Little Greenie'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbob Positive Comment
(Ceratozamia beckeri)
carterm3 Positive CommentArgentine Rain Lily
(Habranthus robustus)
Monocromatico Neutral Comment
(Eugenia nitida)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentClimbing Allamanda
(Mandevilla guanabarica)
VickiGaudreau Negative CommentHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura meteloides)

Images

Member Addition Description
carolannDaylily 'Mountain Violet'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Music Man'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Mystical Rainbow'
(Hemerocallis )
bertYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Frisia'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
bertBlue-Eyed-Mary
(Omphalodes verna)
bertFoam Flower, False Mitrewort 'Spring Symphonie'
(Tiarella Hybr.)
MonocromaticoLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
MonocromaticoLemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush
(Callistemon citrinus)
htopScarlet Firethorn
(Pyracantha coccinea)
MonocromaticoCroton
(Codiaeum variegatum)
bodeohCoontie
(Zamia floridana)
bodeohAden Apple, Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree
(Thespesia populnea)
bodeohAden Apple, Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree
(Thespesia populnea)
kennedyhShowy Dryandra
(Dryandra formosa)
kennedyhBlue Leschenaultia
(Lechenaultia biloba)
kennedyhRed Passion Flower
(Passiflora cinnabarina)
htopHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
ThaumaturgistMango 'Haden'
(Mangifera indica)
ThaumaturgistBreadfruit
(Artocarpus altilis)
ThaumaturgistAfrican Palmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Ron Palm
(Borassus aethiopum)
KaufmannRose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William
(Lychnis coronaria)
KaufmannBlack Eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower 'Goldsturm'
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
KaufmannCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
sa_haiadNorantea
(Norantea brasiliensis)
sa_haiadNorantea
(Norantea brasiliensis)
sa_haiadNorantea
(Norantea brasiliensis)
BUFFY690Weeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana
(Lantana montevidensis)
palmbobWallich's Dwarf Fishtail Palm
(Wallichia densiflora)
palmbobSihara Palm
(Ravenea glauca)
palmbobRuffled Fan Palm
(Licuala grandis)
HappenstanceShrub Begonia ''Ginny''
(Begonia )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Barber Of Seville'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Calgary Stampede'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Calgary Stampede'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Alna Pride'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Ben'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Big Dolly'
(Hemerocallis )
MaryinLaChinese Lanterns, Japanese Lanterns, Fringed Rosemallow, Waltzing Ladies
(Hibiscus schizopetalus)
henryr10Hairy Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis hirta)
henryr10Hairy Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis hirta)
welshherbladyGolden Hops 'Aureus'
(Humulus lupulus)
rshadlowTall Bearded Iris 'Days of Summer'
(Iris )
islandjimAngel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia sanguinea)
nckathy1950Moonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
marcvsLarkspur, Candle Delphinium
(Delphinium elatum)
roseluvrHummingbird Plant, Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
(Dicliptera suberecta)
jeremy79Quondong, Blue Quondong
(Elaeocarpus angustifolius)
OzboyWeigela 'Variegata'
(Weigela florida)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
rechensis  rech-EN-sis  Of or from Ana Rech, Caxias do Sul district in South America  
rauschii  ROWSH-ee-eye  Discovered by Walter Rausch, 20th century cactus collector in South America  
pseudorutilans  soo-doh-ROO-til-lanz  False rutilans (species name meaning red)  
pseudoherteri  soo-doh-HER-ter-ee  False herteri, species named for Professor Wilhelm Guillermo Herter, 20th century German botanist and cactus collector in Uruguay  
pseudopulvinatus  soo-doh-pul-vin-AH-tus  False pulvinatus (species name referring to a cushion)  
herteri  HER-ter-ee  Named for Professor Wilhelm Guillermo Herter, 20th century German botanist and cactus collector in Uruguay  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 18, 2003