The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 21, on which 35 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins... ...And time remembered is grief forgotten, And frosts are slain and flowers begotten, And in green underwood and cover Blossom by blossom the spring begins. (from Atalanta in Calydon, 1865)"

(Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (born 4/5/1837))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Brodiaea
Triteleia laxa
By bootandall

Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
219 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
moki123 Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Euphorbia enopla)
palmbob Negative CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
palmbob Negative CommentGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
Happenstance Positive CommentChristmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather
(Erica canaliculata)
Happenstance Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
txgimgim Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Earl of Essex'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Trace'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPalm
(Dypsis psammophila)
palmbobPalm
(Dypsis psammophila)
palmbobBougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis)
palmbobBougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Ever After (Keppel, 1985)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Romance (Schreiner, 1994)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Jazz Festival (Schreiner, 1990)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Liaison (Ghio, 1986)'
(Iris )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Bugles and Horns (Sutton, 1996)'
(Iris )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Purgatory'
(Iris )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'King Tush'
(Iris )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Poem of Ecstasy (Hager, 1995)'
(Iris )
Clare_CAYellow Jade Orchid Tree, Fragrant Champaca
(Michelia champaca)
bertHeart-leaved Storkbill, Heart-leaved Geranium
(Pelargonium cordifolium)
htopOrange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush 'Orange Jubilee'
(Tecoma alata)
htopOrange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush 'Orange Jubilee'
(Tecoma alata)
htopChristmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus
(Schlumbergera x buckleyi)
henryr10Haworthia
(Haworthia attenuata)
carolannDaylily 'Raspberry Frisbee'
(Hemerocallis )
htopPoinsettia, Flor de Nochebuena (Christmas Eve Flower)
(Euphorbia pulcherrima)
henryr10Fairy Washboard
(Haworthia limifolia)
henryr10Fairy Washboard
(Haworthia limifolia)
carolannDaylily 'Red Javelin'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Red Peacemaker'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Red Ryan'
(Hemerocallis )
montereyTree Mallow 'Bicolor'
(Lavatera maritima)
dpacificiGlobe Thistle
(Echinops sphaerocephalus)
BeanysNanaGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
HappenstanceChristmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather
(Erica canaliculata)
HappenstanceChristmas Bells Heather, Christmas Heather, Black-Eyed Heather
(Erica canaliculata)
rshadlowTall bearded Iris 'Lonely Hearts (Keppel, 1998)'
(Iris )
HappenstanceThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
HappenstanceThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Christmas Fantasy'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
kennedyhGrey Mulga
(Acacia brachybotrya)
kennedyhGrey Mulga
(Acacia brachybotrya)
kennedyhHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)
MonocromaticoBeach Morning Glory
(Ipomoea imperati)
MonocromaticoBeach Morning Glory
(Ipomoea imperati)
MonocromaticoBeach Morning Glory, Railroad Vine, Bayhops, Goat's Foot Creeper
(Ipomoea pes-caprae)
george4taxAir Plant, Quill-leaf 'Pink Quill'
(Tillandsia cyanea)
george4taxHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Frisbee Pink'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
george4taxYellow Jacobinia
(Justicia aurea)

New Botanary Words

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  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 21, 2003