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Covering the events of December 21
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35 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.05% yesterday. 617 posts were made. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 2 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 7 plants were added to the Plants Database. 8 comments were added to the Plants Database. 219 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 42 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 12 entries were added to Botanary.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.
"( -- John Muir, Scottish writer) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: Such a deal!! By Shelly221
Plants Database Photo of the DayBrodiaea Triteleia laxa By bootandall
Forum Activity
A grand total of 617 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| englerianus | eng-ler-ee-AY-nus | Named for Heinrich Gustav Adolph Engler, 20th century German botanist | | durispina | doo-ree-SPIN-uh | Hard spines | | engleriana | eng-ler-ee-AY-nuh | Named for Heinrich Gustav Adolph Engler, 20th century German botanist | | albolineata | al-boh-lin-ee-AY-tuh | White lined | | kiushianum | kee-yoo-see-AH-num | Variant spelling of kiusianum; meaning of or from Kyushu (a large island of Japan) | | locusta | loh-KUS-tuh | Growing in an enclosed space | | preussii | PREW-see-eye | Named for Charles Preuss, 19th century topographer | | Brassicaceae | brass-ih-KAY-see | The Brassica family, from the Latin name for cabbage; formerly Cruciferae | | flexispina | fleks-ih-SPY-nuh | Flexible spine | | flexispinus | fleks-ih-SPY-nus | Flexible spine | | morrisii | mor-RIS-ee-eye | Named for P.F. Morris | | Euphorbiaceae | yoo-for-bee-AY-see | The Euphorbia family, named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II, King of Mauretania |
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2 new items. 2 new entries.
7 new plants. 8 new descriptions were added. 42 new images were added. 219 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| moki123 | Comment | Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant Bryophyllum daigremontianum | | palmbob | Comment | Euphorbia enopla | | palmbob | Comment | Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant Bryophyllum daigremontianum | | palmbob | Comment | Globe Artichoke Cynara scolymus | | Happenstance | Comment | Christmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather Erica canaliculata | | Happenstance | Comment | Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy' Schlumbergera truncata | | txgimgim | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Earl of Essex' Iris | | Margiempv | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Trace' Iris | | palmbob | Image
 | Palm (Dypsis psammophila) | | palmbob | Image
 | Palm (Dypsis psammophila) | | palmbob | Image
 | Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) | | Margiempv | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Ever After (Keppel, 1985)' (Iris ) | | Margiempv | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Romance (Schreiner, 1994)' (Iris ) | | Margiempv | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Jazz Festival (Schreiner, 1990)' (Iris ) | | Margiempv | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Liaison (Ghio, 1986)' (Iris ) | | mountaineer | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Bugles and Horns (Sutton, 1996)' (Iris ) | | mountaineer | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Purgatory' (Iris ) | | mountaineer | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'King Tush' (Iris ) | | mountaineer | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Poem of Ecstasy (Hager, 1995)' (Iris ) | | Clare_CA | Image
 | Yellow Jade Orchid Tree, Fragrant Champaca (Michelia champaca) | | bert | Image
 | Heart-leaved Storkbill, Heart-leaved Geranium (Pelargonium cordifolium) | | htop | Image
 | Orange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush 'Orange Jubilee' (Tecoma alata) | | htop | Image
 | Orange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush 'Orange Jubilee' (Tecoma alata) | | htop | Image
 | Christmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus (Schlumbergera x buckleyi) | | henryr10 | Image
 | Haworthia (Haworthia attenuata) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Raspberry Frisbee' (Hemerocallis ) | | htop | Image
 | Poinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower) (Euphorbia pulcherrima) | | henryr10 | Image
 | Fairy Washboard (Haworthia limifolia) | | henryr10 | Image
 | Fairy Washboard (Haworthia limifolia) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Red Javelin' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Red Peacemaker' (Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Red Ryan' (Hemerocallis ) | | monterey | Image
 | Tree Mallow 'Bicolor' (Lavatera maritima) | | dpacifici | Image
 | Globe Thistle (Echinops sphaerocephalus) | | BeanysNana | Image
 | Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Christmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather (Erica canaliculata) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Christmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather (Erica canaliculata) | | rshadlow | Image
 | Tall bearded Iris 'Lonely Hearts (Keppel, 1998)' (Iris ) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy' (Schlumbergera truncata) | | Happenstance | Image
 | Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy' (Schlumbergera truncata) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Grey Mulga (Acacia brachybotrya) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Grey Mulga (Acacia brachybotrya) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Hoop Pine (Araucaria cunninghamii) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Beach Morning Glory (Ipomoea imperati) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Beach Morning Glory, Railroad Vine, Bayhops, Goat's Foot Creeper (Ipomoea pes-caprae) | | george4tax | Image
 | Air Plant, Quill-leaf 'Pink Quill' (Tillandsia cyanea) | | george4tax | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Frisbee Pink' (Hibiscus moscheutos) | | george4tax | Image
 | Yellow Jacobinia (Justicia aurea) | | 1 new company was added to the database. 2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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