The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of November 8, on which 85 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"With regard to strawberries: 'Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.' (quoted by Izaak Walton in The Compleat Angler, 1661) "

(Dr. William Butler, 17th century English physician, author)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood
Mussaenda erythrophylla
By Monocromatico

Activity Report:

22 new plants were added to the database.
30 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
164 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Monocromatico Positive CommentQueen's Wreath, Bluebird Vine
(Petrea racemosa)
Vlynne Positive CommentDendrobium 'Pramot'
(Dendrobium )
Michaelp Positive CommentTurmeric 'spice or common'
(Curcuma Domestica)
Michaelp Positive Comment? '?'
(Curcuma Zedoaria)
Michaelp Neutral CommentVeriegated,Dancing Crane 'Veriegated,Dancing Crane'
(Zingiber Mioga)
Michaelp Positive CommentCrepe Ginger 'Crepe'
(Costus Speciosus)
Michaelp Positive CommentSpice Ginger 'Galanga Major'
(Alpina Galanga)
Michaelp Positive CommentGinger, Common Ginger, Cooking Ginger, Canton
(Zingiber officinale)
Michaelp Positive CommentGalanga 'Blue flower'
(Kaempferia Galanga)
Michaelp Positive Comment Dwarf Banana 'Super Dwarf Cavendish'
(Musa Acuminata)
Bug_Girl Neutral CommentChinese Lantern Lily, Christmas Bells
(Sandersonia aurantiaca)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentJerusalem Thorn, Palo Verde, Retama, Horse Bean, Lluvia de Oro
(Parkinsonia aculeata)
TerriFlorida Negative CommentTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentTexas Sage, Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage
(Salvia coccinea)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentForsythia Sage
(Salvia madrensis)
Monocromatico Positive CommentTurk's Cap Cactus
(Melocactus spp.)
Farmerdill Positive Commentwatermelon 'Golden Honey'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Monocromatico Positive CommentJaniparindiba, Gustavia
(Gustavia augusta)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentwatermelon 'Congo'
(Citrullus lanatus)
planths70 Neutral CommentGiant Milkweed
(Calotropis procera)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentwatermelon 'Early Northern Sweet (Fourth of July)'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentwatermelon 'Golden Midget'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentwatermelon 'Cole's Early'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Positive Commentwatermelon 'Burpee's Fordhook'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Negative CommentCitron 'Citron, Red Seeded'
(Citrullus lanatus)
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'May May'
(Hemerocallis )
butchpoodle Neutral CommentScarlet Star Glory, Orange Morning Glory
(Ipomoea coccinea)
rdbobt Positive CommentNagami Kumquat
(Fortunella margarita)
TerriFlorida Positive CommentCrape Jasmine, Crepe Jasmine 'Flore Pleno'
(Tabernaemontana divaricata)
MotherNature4 Negative CommentChinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree
(Sapium sebiferum)

Images

Member Addition Description
Bug_GirlChinese Lantern Lily, Christmas Bells
(Sandersonia aurantiaca)
PVickMorning Glory 'Tie Dye'
(Ipomoea nil)
carolannDaylily 'Cherry Pie Delight'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Cherry Sundae'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Cinderella's Coach'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobBougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis)
ThaumaturgistRose Apple, Malabar Plum, Plum Rose, Pomarosa, Wax Apple 'Alston'
(Syzygium jambos)
ThaumaturgistOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita (aka Margarite, Marguerite)'
(Ipomoea batatas)
ThaumaturgistRose Apple, Malabar Plum, Plum Rose, Pomarosa, Wax Apple 'Alston'
(Syzygium jambos)
palmbobRed Banana Tree 'Zebrina'
(Musa zebrina)
palmbobPotato Chip Palm
(Chamaedorea tuerckheimii)
palmbobPotato Chip Palm
(Chamaedorea tuerckheimii)
kennedyhPine-leaf Geebung
(Persoonia pinifolia)
kennedyhPine-leaf Geebung
(Persoonia pinifolia)
kennedyhPine-leaf Geebung
(Persoonia pinifolia)
HappenstanceLobelia 'Queen Victoria'
(Lobelia )
MonocromaticoOrchid
(Cymbidium aloifolium)
MonocromaticoTurk's Cap Cactus
(Melocactus spp.)
sa_haiadMango 'Glenn'
(Mangifera indica)
sa_haiadMango 'Glenn'
(Mangifera indica)
henryr10Cardamom
(Elettaria Cardamomum)
CynthiaWilliamsFatsia
(Fatsia japonica)
CynthiaWilliamsFatsia
(Fatsia japonica)
CynthiaWilliamsMexican Bush Sage
(Salvia leucantha)
OsagewomanDevil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple
(Datura stramonium)
pigeon1943Daylily 'Nacogdoches Pansy'
(Hemerocallis )
OsagewomanHollyhock
(Alcea rosea)
george4taxSan Jose Hesper Palm or Palma de Taco
(Brahea brandegeei)
george4taxChitalpa
(X Chitalpa tashkentensis)
UlrichOrnamental Banana
(Musa sp. )
htopYellow Shrimp Plant, Yellow Queen Shrimp Plant 'Yellow Queen'
(Justicia brandeegeana)
htopAutumn Sage
(Salvia greggii)
TerriFloridaLilyturf, Variegated Mondo Grass, Aztec Grass, Snakebeard 'Vitattus (Argenteo-vittatus)'
(Ophiopogon jaburan)
TerriFloridaForsythia Sage
(Salvia madrensis)
MollyMcRock Purslane, Redmaids
(Calandrinia grandiflora)
butchpoodleCardinal Climber
(Ipomoea x multifida)
pigeon1943Daylily 'May May'
(Hemerocallis )
htopGolden Dew Drop. Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sweet Memories'
(Duranta erecta)
hnwillisPaper Bush
(Edgeworthia chrysantha)
ronniefromozPregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
rylaffMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
kellAngel Trumpet 'Yellow Queen'
(Brugmansia Sanguinea)
kellAngel Trumpet 'Yellow Queen'
(Brugmansia Sanguinea)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 8, 2003