The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 26, on which 58 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I plant the seed, You make it grow. You send the rain, I work the hoe"

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
Euphorbia milii
By palmbob

Activity Report:

6 new plants were added to the database.
7 new descriptions were added.
31 new images were added.
43 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
bagpypr Positive CommentStevia
(Stevia rebaudiana)
great2Bme Positive CommentStevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
(Stevia rebaudiana)
monterey Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Luteus'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
monterey Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Pablo's Tangelo'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
monterey Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Raspberry Parfait'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ozark Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Clare_CA Negative CommentRosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
(Abrus precatorius)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobElephant Bush
(Portulacaria afra)
palmbobSilver Thicket
(Euphorbia stenoclada)
palmbobSilver Thicket
(Euphorbia stenoclada)
palmbob
(Euphorbia kamponii)
palmbobCoral Aloe, Hardy Aloe
(Aloe striatula)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe harlana)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe excelsa)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe greenii)
palmbob
(Aloe hildebrandii)
palmbob
(Aloe hildebrandii)
palmbobPolypodium
(Polypodium subauriculatum var. knightii)
palmbobSoft Shield Fern
(Polystichum setiferum)
palmbobSoft Shield Fern
(Polystichum setiferum)
palmbobSilver Brake
(Pteris argyraea)
carolannDaylily 'Dragon King'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Council Fire'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Eye On America'
(Hemerocallis )
montereyFlowering Maple 'Raspberry Parfait'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
PanamonCreelHoya
(Hoya calycina)
kennedyhRosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
(Abrus precatorius)
kennedyhAgrimony, Cocklebur
(Agrimonia eupatoria)
kennedyhSlaty She-oak
(Allocasuarina muellerina)
kennedyhTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
kennedyhField Parsley Piert, Parsley Breakstone, Parsley Piercestone, Field Lady's Mantle
(Aphanes arvensis)
htopBush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
htopBush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra
(Ipomoea carnea)
carolannDaylily 'Twin Dragons'
(Hemerocallis )
EvertTidy Tips
(Layia platyglossa)
lovelyjane73Milk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia
(Euphorbia tirucalli)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
aureoreticulata  ar-ee-oh-ret-ik-yoo-LAY-tuh  Gold-veined  
caperata  kap-er-AY-tuh  Wrinkled  
caperatum  kap-er-AY-tum  Wrinkled  
caperatus  kap-er-AY-tus  Wrinkled  
brachybotryum  brak-ee-BOT-ree-um  From the Greek brachys (short) and botrys (grape cluster); referring to the short inflorescences  
pauciareolata  paw-ke-ar-ee-oh-LAY-tuh  Few areoles  
paucicostata  paw-ke-ko-STAY-tuh  Few ribs  
oligacantha  ol-lig-uh-KAN-tha  Few spines  
pectinifera  pek-tin-EE-fer-uh  Comb-bearing  
haseltoniana  haz-el-ton-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Scott E. Haselton, first editor of the Cactus and Succulent Journal (from 1929 to 1965)  
graciliflora  grass-il-ih-FLOR-uh  Having graceful, slender flowers  
graciliflorum  grass-il-ih-FLOR-um  Having graceful, slender flowers  
graciliflorus  grass-il-ih-FLOR-us  Having graceful, slender flowers  

Final Notes

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 26, 2003