The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 28, on which 74 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


Aloe principis
By palmbob

Activity Report:

6 new plants were added to the database.
12 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
35 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Duke of Earl'
(Iris )
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sheer Bliss (Tompkins, 1987)'
(Iris )
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Great America'
(Iris )
Margiempv Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Imprimis'
(Iris )
henka Positive CommentTall Potato Orchid, Cinnamon Bells
(Gastrodia procera)
20yrPlantDude Positive CommentLion's Ear
(Leonotis leonurus)
TheYardFairy Positive CommentMexican Heather, False Heather
(Cuphea hyssopifolia)
wnstarr Neutral CommentGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree
(Cassia fistula)
Denis_Canada Positive CommentMiniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus wagnerianus)
anomina Positive CommentJohnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy, Love-in-idleness, Call-me-to-you, Pinkeney John, Herb Trinit
(Viola tricolor)
Big_Red Positive CommentDry Bean 'Vermont Cranberry (Bush)'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
aris Positive CommentTomato 'Brandy Boy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbob
(Chamaedorea sullivanorum)
palmbob
(Chamaedorea sullivanorum)
palmbobBoree, Weeping Acacia, Weeping Myall
(Acacia pendula)
palmbobCandlenut Tree
(Aleurites moluccana)
palmbobCandlenut Tree
(Aleurites moluccana)
palmbobShe Oak
(Allocasuarina lehmanniana)
palmbobAlocasia 'Hilo Beauty'
(Alocasia )
palmbob
(Anthurium podophytum)
kennedyhCoconut Palm
(Cocos nucifera)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Bet Twice (Niswonger, 1997)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Cafè Society (Ghio, 1984)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Center Fires'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Coming Up Roses (Gatty, 1991)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Devonshire Cream (Sutton, 1999)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Divine (Dunn, 1987)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Goldkist (Black, 1993)'
(Iris )
montereyFlowering Maple 'Luteus'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
melvatooRose 'Nuits de Young (1845)'
(Rosa Moss (OGR))
melvatooRose 'Cato's Pink Cluster NR'
(Rosa Noisette (OGR))
melvatooRose 'Cottage Rose (1991; aka AUSglisten, Austin's Cottage Rose)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
melvatooRose 'Salet (1854)'
(Rosa Moss (OGR))
melvatooRose 'Ballerina (1937)'
(Rosa Hybrid Musk (Shrub))
melvatooRose 'Mary Rose (1983; aka AUSmary)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
smashedcricketSpineless Yucca
(Yucca elephantipes)
janetplanetChinese Delphinium 'Blue Mirror'
(Delphinium grandiflorum)
MonocromaticoRose Cactus, Ora Pro Nobis, Pray-For-Us
(Pereskia grandifolia)
kennedyhCoconut Palm
(Cocos nucifera)
Clare_CAScarlet Leadwort
(Plumbago indica)
kennedyhChocolate Lily
(Arthropodium strictum)
kennedyhBlue Grass-lily
(Caesia calliantha)
kennedyhPale Grass-lily
(Caesia parviflora)
kennedyhGrey Myrtle
(Backhousia myrtifolia)
Denis_CanadaMiniature Chusan Palm, Wagner's Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus wagnerianus)
carolannDaylily 'Bayport'
(Hemerocallis )
eyesoftexasSouthern Magnolia 'Satin Leaf'
(Magnolia grandiflora)
carolannDaylily 'Free Style'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Gussie Harris'
(Hemerocallis )
smashedcricketRed-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena marginata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
carlcephalum  karl-sef-uh-lum  Interspecific hybrid of carlesii and macrocephalum  
weddellianum  wed-del-ee-AY-num  Named for Hughes Algernon Weddell, 19th century botanist  
weddellianus  wed-del-ee-AY-nus  Named for Hughes Algernon Weddell, 19th century botanist  
webbii  WEB-bee-eye  Named for Philip Barker Webb, 19th century botanist and the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco  
enopla  en-o-pl-ah  From the Greek meaning armed, referring to the spines  
macradenum  mak-ra- dee-num  Having large glands (foliage)  
Peristeria  per-iss-teer-ee-a  From the Greek peristera - dove  
gracillima  grass-IL-ih-muh  Most graceful, slender  
gracillimum  grass-IL-ih-mum  Most graceful, slender  
gracillimus  grass-IL-ih-mus  Most graceful, slender  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 28, 2003