The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 23, on which 39 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh. "

(Will Rogers, American humorist)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Tall Bearded Iris 'Quandry'

Iris

By rshadlow

Activity Report:

10 new plants were added to the database.
8 new descriptions were added.
29 new images were added.
77 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe ramosissima)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe principis)
palmbob Neutral CommentHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)
monterey Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Fruit Punch'
(Abutilon X Hybridum)
kennedyh Neutral CommentSilky Blue Grass
(Dicanthium sericeum)
jkom51 Positive CommentPink Breath of Heaven, Confetti Bush, Pink Diosma 'Coleonema'
(Coleonema pulchellum)
palmbob Neutral CommentOaxacan Tree Nolina
(Nolina longifolia)
bagpypr Neutral CommentDevil's Trumpet
(Datura tatula var. inermis)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobYellow Latan Palm
(Latania verschaffeltii)
palmbobRed Latan Palm
(Latania lontaroides)
palmbobLittle Mountain Palm
(Lepidorrhachis mooreana)
palmbobLittle Mountain Palm
(Lepidorrhachis mooreana)
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Salsa Rio'
(Iris )
mountaineerTall Bearded Iris 'Skywalker'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Paint It Black'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Silk'
(Iris Tall Bearded)
mountaineer 'Stately Art'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Trace (Dunn, 1990)'
(Iris )
txgimgimTall Bearded Iris 'English Charm'
(Iris )
htopSunrise Esperanza, Esperanza 'Sunrise', Sunrise Yellow Bells 'Sunrise'
(Tecoma hybrid)
MonocromaticoSpanish Bayonet
(Yucca aloifolia)
MonocromaticoSpanish Bayonet
(Yucca aloifolia)
kennedyhFringe Myrtle
(Calytrix tetragona)
kennedyhFringe Myrtle
(Calytrix tetragona)
kennedyhMagic Flower, Sacred Flower of the Incas
(Cantua buxifolia)
carolannDaylily 'Scarlet Marie'
(Hemerocallis )
cathmaryClimbing Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
montereyFlowering Maple 'Fruit Punch'
(Abutilon X Hybridum)
bootandallStork's Bill
(Erodium manescavi)
WingnutTropical Hibiscus 'Mandarin Wind'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
smashedcricketCat's Claw
(Macfadyena unguis-cati)
DaylilySLPOrchid 'Memoria Dick Clements'
(Phragmipedium )
htopPolka Dots, Honey Bunny, Bunny Ears, Alba Bunny Ears
(Opuntia microdasys var. albispina)
kennedyhYellow Flag
(Iris pseudacorus)
smashedcricketCat's Claw
(Macfadyena unguis-cati)
carolannDaylily 'Scooter Pooper'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Seurat'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
erinaceus  er-in-uh-SEE-us  Like a hedgehog  
erinaceum  er-in-uh-SEE-um  Like a hedgehog  
breweriana  broo-er-ee-AY-nuh  Named for William Henry Brewer, 19th century American botanist  
desquamatum  des-kwa-MAY-tum  With scales removed; bereft of scales  
giraldii  gir-al-dee-eye  Named for Giuseppe Giraldi, 19th century Italian missionary in China  
watsonianum  wat-son-ee-AY-num  Named for Sir William Watson, 18th century English botanist  
watsoniana  wat-son-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Sir William Watson, 18th century English botanist  
watsonii  wat-SON-ee-eye  Named for Sir William Watson, 18th century English botanist  
nigrispina  ny-gris-SPY-nuh  Black spines  
blaauwianus  blou-wee-AY-nus  Named for Anton Hendrik Blaauw, 20th century Dutch botanist  
Campanulaceae  kam-pan-yew-LAY-see  The Bellflower (Campanula) family  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 23, 2003