The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 24, on which 32 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"More than anything, I must have flowers, always, always."

(Claude Monet, French impressionist, gardener)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Cat's Claw
Macfadyena unguis-cati
By smashedcricket

Activity Report:

7 new plants were added to the database.
4 new descriptions were added.
28 new images were added.
49 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral CommentSonoran Tree Bear Grass
(Nolina matapensis)
palmbob Positive CommentBlue Nolina, Nelson's Bear Grass
(Nolina nelsoni)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Chamaedorea woodsoniana)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Chamaedorea sullivanorum)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobLicuala
(Licuala peltata var. sumawongii)
palmbobLicuala
(Licuala peltata var. sumawongii)
palmbobLicuala
(Licuala peltata)
palmbobLicuala
(Licuala radula)
palmbobLicuala
(Licuala radula)
palmbobMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium geayi)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Rhonda Fleming'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Santana'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'So Fine'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Ted Shiner'
(Iris Tall Bearded)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Tropical Encounter'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Words And Music (Grosvenor, 1984)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Caption (Ghio, 1985)'
(Iris )
kennedyhYellow Flag
(Iris pseudacorus)
kennedyh 'Perfection'
(Clematis petriei x marmoraria)
kennedyhSilky Blue Grass
(Dicanthium sericeum)
kennedyhSilky Blue Grass
(Dicanthium sericeum)
carolannDaylily 'Sherry Sherree'
(Hemerocallis )
ocimum_nateThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus
(Schlumbergera truncata)
UlrichOxalis 'Grand Duchess'
(Oxalis purpurea)
htopPrairie Mimosa, Illinois Bundleflower, Spider Bean
(Mimosa illinoensis)
htopPrairie Mimosa, Illinois Bundleflower, Spider Bean
(Mimosa illinoensis)
htopMexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
(Senecio confusus)
PanamonCreelHoya, Wax Plant
(Hoya kentiana)
PanamonCreelShooting Star Hoya
(Hoya multiflora)
kennedyhSpuria Iris
(Iris orientalis)
kennedyhSpuria Iris
(Iris orientalis)
PaulwhwestHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight (1972)'
(Rosa )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
godseffianum  god-seff-ee-AY-num  Named for Joseph Godseff, 20th century English plant collector  
harringtonia  har-ring-TOH-nee-uh  Named for the Earl of Harrington, who admired the species  
signatus  sig-NAY-tus  Marked  
webbiana  web-bee-AY-nuh  Named for Philip Barker Webb, 19th century botanist and the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco  
webbianum  web-bee-AY-num  Named for Philip Barker Webb, 19th century botanist and the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco  
webbianus  web-bee-AY-nus  Named for Philip Barker Webb, 19th century botanist and the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco  
horstiana  horst-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Leopoldo Horst, 21st century Brazilian plant collector  
Bignoniaceae  big-no-nih-AY-see  The Bignonia family, named for the Abbe Jean Paul Bignon, early 18th century New Latin librarian to Louis XIV  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 24, 2003