The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 22, on which 115 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It is only to the gardener that time is a friend, giving each year more than he steals."

(Beverley Nichols, British gardener, writer)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
Tradescantia pallida
By htop

Activity Report:

20 new plants were added to the database.
29 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
190 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
aking1a Positive CommentHummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears 'Orange'
(Ruttya fruticosa)
wanda0810 Positive CommentGlory Flower, Princess Flower
(Tibouchina urvilleana)
DaveH Positive CommentPassion Flower 'Elizabeth'
(Passiflora x hybrid)
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Lavender Light'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Lonesome Dove'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Mel's Folly'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Midsummer Nightingale'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Monster'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Morticia'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Mort's Magic'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Mulberry Crown'
(Hemerocallis )
Monocromatico Negative CommentGuinea Grass
(Panicum maximum)
lbrekke Positive CommentLucky Nut, Yellow Oleander, Mexican Oleander
(Thevetia peruviana)
wnstarr Positive CommentChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
wnstarr Positive CommentFlowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Savitzii'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
wnstarr Positive CommentConfederate Rose 'Confederate Rose'
(Agave parrasana)
wnstarr Positive CommentJoseph's Coat, Dwarf Rose Joseph's Coat 'Rosea Nana'
(Alternanthera ficoidea)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Bradley'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Fantastic'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Dixie Golden Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Negative CommentTomato 'Caspian Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Monocromatico Positive CommentAssai Palm
(Euterpe oleracea)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentBottle Palm
(Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
Monocromatico Positive CommentImperial Palm
(Roystonea oleracea)
Karenn Neutral CommentRed-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena marginata)
Karenn Neutral CommentClematis 'The President'
(Clematis )
ford3728 Positive CommentNight Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Kacey Positive CommentPineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
aking1a Positive CommentYellow Jacobina
(Justicia aurea)

Images

Member Addition Description
carolannDaylily 'Milky Way'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Ruffled Apricot'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Pirate's Patch'
(Hemerocallis )
sa_haiadAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia suaveolens)
sa_haiadAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia suaveolens)
sa_haiadCoral Vine
(Antigonon leptopus)
HappenstanceMexican Bush Sage
(Salvia leucantha)
HappenstancePineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
HappenstanceEuryops, Yellow Bush Daisy
(Euryops pectinatus)
palmbobMiddleburg Cycad
(Encephalartos middleburgensis)
htopJerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde, Retama, Horse Bean, Lluvia de Oro
(Parkinsonia aculeata)
htopJoseph's Coat, Dwarf Rose Joseph's Coat 'Rosea Nana'
(Alternanthera ficoidea)
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Spider Web'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Spring Willow Song'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Sublime Enchantment'
(Hemerocallis )
htopBuffalo Gourd, Wild Gourd, Missouri Gourd, Calabazilla
(Cucurbita foetidissima)
Cactus_JoeHairy Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis hirta)
Cactus_JoeChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
palmbobAfrican Milk Tree
(Euphorbia trigona f. Rubra)
palmbobMexican Fan Palm
(Washingtonia robusta)
palmbobMexican Fan Palm
(Washingtonia robusta)
daredevilDaylily 'Gloucester Calling'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Gothic Window'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Graham Memorial'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFloridaDaylily 'Trooper'
(Hemerocallis )
MonocromaticoLipstick Palm
(Cyrtostachys renda)
MonocromaticoIvory Cane Palm
(Pinanga kuhlii)
palmbobEastern Cape Dwarf Cycad
(Encephalartos caffer)
kennedyhFlame Grevillea
(Grevillea dimorpha)
kennedyhFlame Grevillea
(Grevillea dimorpha)
kennedyhLong-leaved Grevillea, Fern-leaf Grevillea
(Grevillea longifolia)
goswimminSwamp Sunflower, Narrow-Leaved Sunflower
(Helianthus angustifolius)
DaveHClematis 'Venosa Violacea'
(Clematis viticella)
DaveHPassion Flower 'Elizabeth'
(Passiflora x hybrid)
DaveHPassion Flower
(Passiflora morifolia)
keelyCommon Cosmos, Mexican Aster
(Cosmos bipinnatus)
EmaewestAsiatic Lily 'Cancun'
(Lilium )
EmaewestAsiatic Lily 'Sunray'
(Lilium )
lbrekkeLucky Nut, Yellow Oleander, Mexican Oleander
(Thevetia peruviana)
wnstarrFlowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Savitzii'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
tiGAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Mountain Magic'
(Brugmansia hybrid)
tiGAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Mountain Magic'
(Brugmansia hybrid)
tiGAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Glow Worm'
(Brugmansia hybrid)
tiGAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Mysti Morning'
(Brugmansia x candida)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
cerinus  ker-REE-nus  Waxy  
Ruttya  RUT-tee-uh  Named for John Rutty, 18th century physician and author in Dublin  
Eremocitrus  er-em-oh-SIT-rus  From the Greek eremia (desert) and citrus  
pseudoacutus  soo-doh-a-KEW-tus  False acutus (epithet meaning sharp angles or sharpened to a point)  
cerinum  ker-REE-num  Waxy  
cerina  ker-REE-nuh  Waxy  
acutus  a-KEW-tus  Sharp angles; sharpened to a point  
Marantochloa  muh-ran-toh-KLOH-uh  Maranta (named for Bartolommeo Maranti, a 16th century Venetian botanist) and chloa (grass)  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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