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Covering the events of November 4
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85 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.12% yesterday.
843 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 plants were added to the Plants Database.
19 comments were added to the Plants Database.
67 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
29 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
7 entries were added to Botanary.
happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"The word May is a perfumed word. It is an illuminated initial. It means youth, love, song, and all that is beautiful in life.
(from Journal entry for 1 May 1861)"( -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: My Winterhouse
By monika
Plants Database Photo of the DayBlue Ginger
Dichorisandra thyrsiflora
By sa_haiad
Forum Activity
A grand total of 843 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| leptocaulis | lep-toh-KAW-liss | Thin-stemmed | | baxteri | BAKS-ter-eye | Named for William Baxter, 19th century British gardener and plant collector, who collected in Western Australia | | gratissimus | gra-TIS-ih-mus | Most pleasing | | joyceae | JOYS-ee-ay | Named for Joyce Blakely, who collected the species in 1915 from the Mt. Colah-Bobbin Head area, NSW | | leptocaule | lep-toh-KAW-lee | Thin-stemmed | | platyacantha | plat-ee-a-KAN-tha | From the Greek platys (broad) and ákantha (thorn) | | platyacanthum | plat-ee-a-KAN-thum | From the Greek platys (broad) and ákantha (thorn) |
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15 new items.
5 new entries.
13 new plants.
19 new descriptions were added.
29 new images were added.
67 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| palmbob | Comment | Ernest August's Palm
(Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti) | | palmbob | Comment | Necklace Palm
(Chamaedorea geonomiformis) | | dieter67 | Comment | Echeveria
(Echeveria derenbergii) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Cat's Whiskers
(Orthosiphon stamineus) | | daredevil | Comment | Daylily 'Lilac Spire'
(Hemerocallis ) | | palmbob | Comment |
(Chamaedorea plumosa) | | suncatcheracres | Comment | Gazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Red Stripe'
(Gazania rigens) | | Katelliff | Comment | Banana Canna 'Musafolia'
(Canna edulis) | | ocimum_nate | Comment | Thai Basil, Ornamental Basil 'Siam Queen (Thai Siam Queen)'
(Ocimum thyrsiflora) | | indyiris | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Neat Pleats'
(Iris ) | | amorning1 | Comment | Bougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis) | | onalee | Comment | Flaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'Cobb Gem (Kolb's Gem , State Fair)'
(Citrullus lanatus) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'Dixielee'
(Citrullus lantus) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'Legacy'
(Citrullus lanatus) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'Sugarlee'
(Citrullus lanatus) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'King and Queen (Crhistmas Melon)'
(Citrullus lanatus) | | Farmerdill | Comment | Watermelon 'Scaley Bark'
(Citrullus lanatus) | | wnstarr | Comment | Stonecrop
(Sedum spurium) | | daredevil | Image
 | Daylily 'Orchid Corsage'
(Hemerocallis ) | | daredevil | Image
 | Daylily 'Parfait'
(Hemerocallis ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Mexican Elderberry
(Sambucus mexicana) | | daredevil | Image
 | Daylily 'Sable Night'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Orchid, Blc 'Turambeat'
(x Brassolaeliocattleya ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Riley Barron'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Royal Line'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Ruby Throat'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Sapodilla, Nispero
(Manilkara zapota) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Palmyra Palm Hybrid
(Borassus flabellifer x aethiopum) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Curry Leaves, Curry leaf tree
(Murraya koenigii) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Ariza
(Brownea ariza) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Orchid, Blc 'Turambeat'
(x Brassolaeliocattleya ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Bengal Clock Vine, Blue Sky Vine
(Thunbergia grandiflora) | | htop | Image
 | Eyelash-Leaved Sage
(Salvia blepharophylla) | | htop | Image
 | Eyelash-Leaved Sage
(Salvia blepharophylla) | | Cactus_Joe | Image
 | Chrysanthemum 'Mei-kyo'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium) | | htop | Image
 | Bead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Pink Velvet-bush
(Lasiopetalum behrii) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Coast Velvet-bush
(Lasiopetalum discolor) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Coast Velvet-bush
(Lasiopetalum discolor) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Blanket Flower, Indian Blanket 'Double Mixed'
(Gaillardia pulchella) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Lupine, Dwarf 'Gallery Series'
(Lupinus polyphyllus) | | Weezingreens | Image
 | Stonecrop
(Sedum spurium) | | palmbob | Image
 | Ernest August's Palm
(Chamaedorea ernesti-augusti) | | Toxicodendron | Image
 | Blue Ginger
(Dichorisandra thyrsiflora) | | rshadlow | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Lynsy Alexandra'
(Iris ) | | rshadlow | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Malaguena'
(Iris ) | | rshadlow | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Blue Stairway'
(Iris ) | |
No new companies were added to the database.
6 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com
And that's the way it was... November 4, 2003 |
