The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of December 31, on which 55 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Growth is a greater mystery than death. All of us can understand failure, we all contain failure and death within us, but not even the successful man can begin to describe the impalpable elations and apprehensions of growth."

(Norman Mailer, American novelist (born 1/21/1923))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Purple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Purple Nettle
Gynura aurantiaca
By Wingnut

Activity Report:

16 new plants were added to the database.
23 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
188 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
KDePetrillo Neutral CommentMagic Flower, Sacred Flower of the Incas
(Cantua buxifolia)
KDePetrillo Positive CommentPink Storksbill 'Bishop's Form'
(Erodium variabile)
KDePetrillo Positive CommentLewisia
(Lewisia cotyledon)
Flit Positive CommentCleveland Blue Sage, Fragrant Sage
(Salvia clevelandii)
Flit Positive CommentRose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William
(Lychnis coronaria)
Flit Positive CommentSpring Beauty, Miner's Lettuce
(Claytonia perfoliata)
Flit Positive CommentLabrador Violet
(Viola labradorica)
chris_peeters Positive CommentLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
Flit Positive CommentTuscan Blue Rosemary ''Tuscan Blue''
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
Colorado_Roseman Positive CommentRio Samba
(Rosa Hybrid Tea)
docaly Positive CommentLady Banks Rose 'Lutea'
(Rosa banksiae)
Colorado_Roseman Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Chicago Peace'
(Rosa hybrid)
Colorado_Roseman Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Veteran's Honor (aka City of Newcastle, Five Roses, Lady in Red, JACopper)'
(Rosa )
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe reitzii)
calibash Positive CommentStevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
(Stevia rebaudiana)
calibash Positive CommentTomato 'Window Box Roma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mrsmitty Neutral CommentOleander
(Nerium oleander)
sidchu Positive CommentTomato 'Tumbler'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Margiempv Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Polar Seas (Keppel, 1986)'
(Iris )
palmbob Neutral CommentTower Tree
(Schizolobium parahyba)
palmbob Positive CommentJapanese Umbrella Pine
(Sciadopitys verticillata)
palmbob Neutral CommentButcher's Broom
(Ruscus hypoglossum)
palmbob Neutral CommentCelery Pine, New Zealand Celery Pine
(Phyllocladus trichomanoides)

Images

Member Addition Description
tamayokWhite Lantana, Wild Sage
(Lantana involucrata)
montereyCape Fuchsia 'New Sensation'
(Phygelius x rectus)
zippyannaChristmas Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus
(Schlumbergera x buckleyi)
kennedyhTufted Centrolepis
(Centrolepis fascicularis)
kennedyhSlaty Helmet Orchid
(Corybas incurvus)
kennedyhButterfly Flag
(Diplarrena moraea)
carolannDaylily 'Country Pride'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Explicit Pleasure'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Kecia'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobLydenburg Cycad
(Encephalartos inopinus)
palmbobLydenburg Cycad
(Encephalartos inopinus)
palmbobLydenburg Cycad
(Encephalartos inopinus)
smashedcricketSago Palm
(Cycas revoluta)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Ocelot (Ghio, 1997)'
(Iris )
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Out of Control (Maryott, 1994)'
(Iris )
kenoChrysanthemum 'Tolima'
(Chrysanthemum x morifolium)
kenoZonal Geranium 'Mrs Pollock'
(Pelargonium hortorum)
FlitMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
FlitMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
kenoRocky Mountain Juniper 'Moonglow'
(Juniperus scopulorum)
FlitCalifornia Wild Grape
(Vitis californica)
kiseki2uDaylily 'Gentle Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
kiseki2uDaylily 'Huapango'
(Hemerocallis )
kiseki2uDaylily 'Siloam Doodle Bug'
(Hemerocallis )
shoptalkTall Bearded Iris 'Dawning (Ghio, 1994)'
(Iris )
shoptalkTall Bearded Iris 'Dynamite (Schreiner, 1997)'
(Iris )
shoptalkTall Bearded Iris 'Tropical Magic (Shoop, 1994)'
(Iris )
chris_peetersHosta 'Halcyon'
(Hosta )
chris_peetersHosta 'Emerald Tiara'
(Hosta )
chris_peetersHosta 'Frances Williams'
(Hosta )
htopChrysanthemum
(Dendranthema x grandiflora)
Colorado_RosemanRose 'Mary Rose (1983; aka AUSmary)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
ErinAnneMexican sage
(Salvia mexicana)
Colorado_RosemanRose 'Sexy Rexy'
(Rosa Floribunda)
GrowitgreenHosta 'A Many-Splendored Thing'
(Hosta )
GrowitgreenHosta 'Nifty Fifty'
(Hosta )
GrowitgreenHosta 'Illicit Affair'
(Hosta )
calibashTomato 'Window Box Roma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
MargiempvTall Bearded Iris 'Pearls and Gold (Brown, 1984)'
(Iris )
idebodaAsiatic Dayflower, Blue Dayflower
(Commelina communis)
MonocromaticoChinese Fan Palm
(Livistona chinensis)
idebodaAconite, Monkshood, Monk's Coule, Helmet Flower, Cat's Tail 'Anglicum Group'
(Aconitum napellus subsp. napellus)
mingsmimiBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'All Summer Beauty'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
eremiticus  er-em-IT-ih-kus  From the desert  
chrysocomus  kris-oh-KOH-mus  From the Greek chrysos (gold) and kome (hair)  
conjugatum  kon-juh-GAY-tum  Joined in pairs; wedded  
cephalora  sef-uh-LOR-uh  Head-bearing  
cephalophorus  sef-uh-LOR-us  Head-bearing  
chrysocoma  kris-oh-KOH-muh  From the Greek chrysos (gold) and kome (hair)  
clavarioides  klav-ar-ee-OY-deez  Resemblign a club shape  
tenuispina  ten-yoo-ih-SPIN-uh  Slender spines  
tenuispinus  ten-yoo-ih-SPIN-us  Slender spines  
Crataegomespilus  krah-tee-goh-MES-pe-lus  Graft hybrid of Crataegus (Hawthorn) and Mespilus (Medlar)  
encephalartoides  en-sef-uh-lar-TOY-deez  Resembles Encephalartos (genus name meaning bread in the head)  
Phyllocladus  fil-oh-KLAD-us  From the Greek phyllon (leaf) and klados (branch) referring to the leaf-like branchlets  
Simmondsia  sim-MONDS-ee-uh  Named for Thomas William Simmonds, 18th century English botanist who died while exploring Trinidad  
clava-herculis  KLAV-uh HER-kew-lis  Club of Hercules, a specific epithet of Zanthoxylum  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... December 31, 2003