The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of November 28, on which 64 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Inchworm, inchworm, measuring the marigolds, you and your arithmetic will probably go far. Inchworm, inchworm, measuring the marigolds, seems to me you'd stop and see how beautiful they are."

(Frank Loesser, American songwriter (born 6/29/1910))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Coleus, Flame Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Mixed'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
By kamia

Activity Report:

8 new plants were added to the database.
22 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
151 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Monocromatico Positive CommentBlack Mulberry, Toot Tree
(Morus nigra)
pigeon1943 Positive CommentDaylily 'Smooth Wine'
(Hemerocallis )
Farmerdill Positive CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Mountaineer Half Runner'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kevin's Theme'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kiss of Gold'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lady Friend'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lady Jane'
(Iris )
Fleurs Positive CommentHollyhock 'Indian Spring'
(Alcea rosea)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lemon Mist'
(Iris )
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Liaison'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Low Ho Silver'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lanai'
(Iris )
Fleurs Positive CommentShasta Daisy 'Becky'
(Leucanthemum x superbum)
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Lovely Dawn'
(Iris )
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Luminosity'
(Iris )
wendelltidwell Positive CommentShowy Jasmine
(Jasminum )
sundry Positive CommentPink Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis crassipes)
suncatcheracres Neutral CommentJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
Monocromatico Positive CommentOrchid 'Alba'
(Epidendrum ellipticum)
Monocromatico Positive CommentRock Bromeliad
(Vriesea fosteriana)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
frogprof Positive CommentNorfolk Island Pine, Star Pine
(Araucaria excelsa)

Images

Member Addition Description
rylaffPassionflower 'Ruby Glow'
(Passiflora )
rylaffWater Hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)
rylaffBat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower
(Tacca chantrieri)
rylaffOrnamental Pepper
(Capsicum annuum)
rylaffCypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Fashion Passion'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Fashion Statement'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Fatal Attraction'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Flights of Fancy'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Free Sample'
(Iris )
carolannDaylily 'Harmonic Convergence'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Havana Banana'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Heart Song'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Heated Star'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Hamlet'
(Hemerocallis )
ThaumaturgistSmooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
ThaumaturgistSmooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
ThaumaturgistBromeliad 'Rose'
(Quesnelia arvensis)
kennedyhCorn Lily, Angel's Trumpets
(Ixia paniculata)
kennedyhCorn Lily, Angel's Trumpets
(Ixia paniculata)
kennedyhBroom Heath-myrtle
(Baeckea behrii)
kennedyhCommon Sour-bush
(Choretrum glomeratum)
kennedyhWestern Golden-tip
(Goodia medicaginea)
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'High Stakes'
(Iris )
ThaumaturgistMango 'Keitt'
(Mangifera indica)
ThaumaturgistSmooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
ThaumaturgistBromeliad 'Rose'
(Quesnelia arvensis)
kamiaColeus, Flame Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Mixed'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
kamiaColeus, Flame Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Mixed'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
kamiaColeus, Flame Nettle 'Giant Exhibition Mixed'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
kennedyhHoary Guinea-flower
(Hibbertia incana)
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Cinderella's Coach'
(Iris )
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Delicate Balance'
(Iris )
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Filibuster'
(Iris )
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Fire Pit'
(Iris )
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Focus'
(Iris )
tamayokCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Thai Hybrid'
(Euphorbia milii)
tamayokGolden Thyrallis, Shower of Gold, Rain of Gold
(Galphimia glauca)
tamayokHeliconia, Parrot's Beak
(Heliconia psittacorum)
tamayokGround orchid
(Spathoglottis plicata)
tamayokPurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley
(Portulaca oleracea)
ThaumaturgistBromeliad 'Rose'
(Quesnelia arvensis)
pigeon1943Daylily 'Smooth Wine'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943Daylily 'Bayou Bride'
(Hemerocallis )
pigeon1943Daylily 'Ice Carnival'
(Hemerocallis )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Karen Christine'
(Iris )
pigeon1943Daylily 'Kind Comment'
(Hemerocallis )
FleursHollyhock 'Indian Spring'
(Alcea rosea)
FleursHollyhock 'Indian Spring'
(Alcea rosea)
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Land o' Lakes'
(Iris )
MitjoGinger, Common Ginger, Cooking Ginger, Canton
(Zingiber officinale)
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Nordica'
(Iris )
MonocromaticoOrchid 'Alba'
(Epidendrum ellipticum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
linkiana  link-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Dr. Heinrich Friedrich Link, 19th century German physician and botanist  
hircinus  hir-SEE-nus  Smelling like a goat  
arechavaletae  ar-eh-kav-uh-LET-ay-ee  Named for José Arechavaleta, 19th century Spanish naturalist and professor of Medical Botany in Montevideo; specialized in the flora of Uruguay  
Malvaceae  mal-VAY-see  From the Greek name for Mallow  
albolineatum  al-boh-lin-ee-AY-tum  White lined  
argyraea  ar-jy-ree-uh  Shiny silver  
sarniensis  sarn-ee-EN-sis  Of or from the island of Sarnia (Roman name for Guernsey)  
cereale  ser-ee-AY-lee  Pertaining to agriculture; Ceres was the Greek goddess of farming  
cerealis  ser-ee-AY-liss  Pertaining to agriculture; Ceres was the Greek goddess of farming  
Pachystegia  pak-ee-STEE-jee-uh  From the Greek pachys (thick) and stegia (covering), referring to the thick hairs covering the underside of the leaves  
fosteriana  fos-ter-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Mulford Bateman Foster, 20th century American horticulturist who provided many specimens to the botanist Lymen B. Smith  
fosterianum  fos-ter-ee-AY-num  Named for Mulford Bateman Foster, 20th century American horticulturist who provided many specimens to the botanist Lymen B. Smith  
fosterianus  fos-ter-ee-AY-nus  Named for Mulford Bateman Foster, 20th century American horticulturist who provided many specimens to the botanist Lymen B. Smith  
kerchoveana  ker-kov-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem, 19th century president of the botanical society of Ghent  
thuringiaca  thur-in-jee-AH-kuh  Of the Thuringia region of Germany  
scrophulariifolia  skrof-yoo-lar-ee-eye-FOH-lee-uh  Having leaves like Scrophularia (genus whose name comes from the idea that it cured Scrofula due to the similarity of the roots to the disease); also spelled scrophulariaefolia  
tomasellii  toh-mah-SEL-lee-eye  Named for Ruggero Tomaselli, 20th century director of the Botanical Garden of Pavia  
x erythrophylla  er-ith-roh-FIL-uh  Hybrid meaning red leaved  
laui  LAU-eye  Named for Dr. Alfred B. Lau, 21st century cactus collector and explorer  
hircina  hir-SEE-nuh  Smelling like a goat  
hircinum  hir-SEE-num  Smelling like a goat  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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