The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 28, on which 103 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"How miraculous that growing on my own little plot of land are plants that can turn the dead soil into a hundred flavours as different as horseradish and thyme, smells ranging from stinkhorn to lavender."

(John Seymour, English naturalist)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Daylily 'Pumpkin Kid'

Hemerocallis

By carolann

Activity Report:

24 new plants were added to the database.
48 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
153 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
meBaLADY2 Positive CommentCanna Lily
(Canna indica)
kennedyh Neutral CommentSpiny-headed Mat-rush
(Lomandra longifolia)
kennedyh Neutral CommentWattle Mat-rush
(Lomandra filiformis)
kennedyh Neutral CommentMany-flower Mat-rush
(Lomandra multiflora)
ShadowsChaseMe Neutral CommentJapanese Barberry 'Rose Glow (aka Rosy Glow, Rosey Glow)'
(Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea)
htop Positive CommentDichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls'
(Dichondra argentea)
ShadowsChaseMe Positive CommentShrubby Germander, Tree Germander
(Teucrium fruticans)
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Sable Night'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Sammy'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Sweet Charlotte'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Tetrad'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Towhead'
(Hemerocallis )
amorning1 Positive CommentRubber Tree 'Burgundy'
(Ficus elastica)
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Twiggy'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'Tylwyth Teg'
(Hemerocallis )
hemlady Neutral CommentDaylily 'Gentle Shepherd'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Violet Explosion'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Which Way Jim'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevil Positive CommentDaylily 'White Stripe'
(Hemerocallis )
amorning1 Positive CommentMajesty Palm
(Ravenea rivularis)
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'John's Heritage'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Flameburst'
(Hemerocallis )
dho1655 Neutral CommentGolden Dew Drop. Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry
(Duranta erecta)
amorning1 Positive CommentSwiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
(Monstera obliqua)
pancha Neutral CommentBlue Boy or Clock Vine
(Thunbergia battiscombei)
dho1655 Neutral CommentSweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
(Osmanthus fragrans)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Sweet Princess'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Charleton Grey'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Black Diamond'
(Citrullus lanatus)
dho1655 Positive CommentLion's Tail
(Leonotis menthifolia)
pancha Positive CommentBishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum'
(Aegopodium podagraria)
dho1655 Neutral CommentBlack Mondo Grass 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
dho1655 Positive CommentLarge Mediterranean Spurge
(Euphorbia characias)
dho1655 Positive CommentLamb's Ear
(Stachys byzantina)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Dixie Queen'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Kleckley Sweet'
(Citrullus lanatus)
dho1655 Positive CommentShrub Balsam, Poor Man's Rhododendron
(Impatiens sodenii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Halbert Honey'
(Citrullus lanatus)
brendawc Positive CommentGinger Lily
(Hedychium forrestii)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Chris-Cross'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'New Hampshire Midget'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWatermelon 'Stone Mountain'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Positive CommentLima Bean 'Jackson Wonder'
(Phaseolus lunatus)
Monocromatico Positive CommentClimbing Onion, Sea Onion
(Bowiea volubilis)
patq Positive CommentDaylily 'Kwanso'
(Hemerocallis )
Trishat Neutral CommentLily of the Nile, African Lily
(Agapanthus africanus)
MotherNature4 Negative CommentAir-Potato
(Dioscorea bulbifera)
wnstarr Positive CommentLily of the Nile, African Lily
(Agapanthus africanus)

Images

Member Addition Description
HappenstanceGomphrena, Globe Amaranth 'Strawberry Fields'
(Gomphrena haageana)
WeezingreensNemesia 'Sundrops Mix'
(Nemesia strumosa)
WeezingreensWhite Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea var. alba)
daredevilDaylily 'Swallow Tail Kite'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Tangerine Horses'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilDaylily 'Tangerine Parfait'
(Hemerocallis )
WeezingreensWave Series Petunia 'Wave™ Blue'
(Petunia )
MonocromaticoCola, Cola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut
(Cola acuminata)
getrichWhite Bat Flower
(Tacca integrifolia)
MonocromaticoTropical Pickerelweed
(Pontederia rotundifolia)
MonocromaticoHedge Bamboo
(Bambusa multiplex)
Monocromatico
(Myrcia selloi)
pigeon1943Daylily 'Etched In Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943Daylily 'Etosha'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhYellow Kunzea
(Kunzea muelleri)
pigeon1943Daylily 'Fairy Tale Pink'
(Hemerocallis )
htopCane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Osoto'
(Begonia coccinea)
pigeon1943Daylily 'Flame Burst'
(Hemerocallis )
htopStar Begonia
(Begonia heracleifolia)
htopStar Begonia
(Begonia heracleifolia)
ThaumaturgistMango 'Haden'
(Mangifera indica)
ThaumaturgistPalmyra Palm, Toddy Palm, Sugar Palm
(Borassus flabellifer)
ThaumaturgistAvocado, Alligator Pear
(Persea americana)
palmbobCliff Date Palm
(Phoenix rupicola)
palmbobCliff Date Palm
(Phoenix rupicola)
palmbob
(Rhapis multifida)
kennedyhSpiny-headed Mat-rush
(Lomandra longifolia)
kennedyhSpiny-headed Mat-rush
(Lomandra longifolia)
azrobinEve's Needle Cactus, Eve's Pin Cactus
(Austrocylindropuntia subulata)
carolannDaylily 'Peggy Bass'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Persistent Memories'
(Hemerocallis )
adol1960Cubanola
(Cubanola domingensis)
onaleeMonarch Rosemallow
(Hibiscus radiatus)
echoesDaylily 'Kwanso'
(Hemerocallis )
getrichFicus, Fig
(Ficus cyathistipula)
tiGAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Satin Rose'
(Brugmansia hybrid)
panchaOrnamental Pepper 'Explosive Ember'
(Capsicum annum)
azrobinTotem Pole Cactus
(Lophocereus schottii var. monstrosus)
azrobinBlue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans)
kennedyhPoppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Austrocylindropuntia  oss-troh-sil-in-droh-PUN-tee-uh  From the Latin australis (southern) and the Greek cylindro (cylinder) and opuntia (referring to an ancient Greek city, Opus)  
platyacanthus  plat-ee-a-KAN-thus  From the Greek platys (broad) and įkantha (thorn)  
fruticans  FROO-tih-kanz  Becoming shrubby  
Lophocereus  lof-oh-KER-ee-us  From the Greek lophos (crest) cereus (genus name for cactus, meaning torch)  
Myrtillocactus  mir-til-oh-KAK-tus  From the Greek myrtillus (small myrtle) and cactus  
geometrizans  jee-oh-MET-rih-zans  Geometric; having markings in a formal pattern  
emoryi  EM-or-ee  Named for William Hemsley Emory, 19th century Army officer and Director of the Mexican Boundary Survey  
covillei  koh-VIL-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Frederick Vernon Coville, 20th century botanist on the Death Valley Expedition of 1890-91 and later, curator of the U.S. National Herbarium  
Lemaireocereus  leh-mair-ee-oh-KER-ee-us  Cactus named for Charles Antoine Lemaire, 19th century French botanist and horticultural writer  
thurberi  THUR-ber-ee  Named for Dr. George Thurber, 19th century botanist and quartermaster of the United States Mexican Boundary Commission  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 28, 2003