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Covering the events of January 7
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60 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.08% yesterday.
997 posts were made.
4 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
10 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
9 plants were added to the Plants Database.
9 comments were added to the Plants Database.
44 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
28 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
11 entries were added to Botanary.
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"May is a pious fraud of the almanac
A ghastly parody of real Spring
Shaped out of snow and breathed with eastern wind.
"( -- James Russell Lowell, American writer (born 2/22/1819)) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: This is your brain *
By poppysue
Plants Database Photo of the DayFloribunda Rose 'Sexy Rexy'
Rosa
By Colorado_Roseman
Forum Activity
A grand total of 997 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| bicarinata | by-kar-in-NAY-tuh | Two-keeled | | Malephora | mal-eh-FOR-uh | From the Greek male (armhole) and phorein (to bear) referring to the seed pockets of the fruit | | croceum | krRO-kee-um | Of saffron; saffron-yellow | | croceus | KRO-kee-us | Of saffron; saffron-yellow | | crocea | KRO-kee-uh | Of saffron; saffron-yellow | | Riocreuxia | ree-oh-KREW-ee-uh | Named for Alfred Riocreux, 19th century French botanical artist | | Pachycymbium | pak-ee-SIM-bee-um | From the Greek pachys (thick) and kumbivon (wine cup or vessel) | | schwantesii | shwan-TEZ-ee-eye | Named for Dr. Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes, 20th century German botanist specializing in Mesembs | | swazica | SWAZ-ih-kuh | From the Royal Kingdom of Swaziland, South Africa | | swazicum | SWAZ-ih-kum | From the Royal Kingdom of Swaziland, South Africa | | swazicus | SWAZ-ih-kus | From the Royal Kingdom of Swaziland, South Africa |
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29 new items.
34 new entries.
9 new plants.
9 new descriptions were added.
28 new images were added.
44 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| seasia | Comment | Frangipani, Plumeria
Plumeria alba | | Jamespayne | Comment | African Mask
Alocasia amazonica | | palmbob | Comment | Aloe
Aloe rupestris | | ahaiad | Comment | Spider lily
Hymenocallis caroliniana | | Kelli | Comment | Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes | | prwilson | Comment | Tomato 'Enchantment'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | Thaumaturgist | Comment | Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes | | marctain | Comment | Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria | | KDePetrillo | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Touched By Angels (Maryott, 1997)'
Iris | | palmbob | Image
 | African Milk Bush 'Ruby'
(Synadenium compactum) | | palmbob | Image
 | Adenium
(Adenium arabicum) | | palmbob | Image
 | Royal Paint Brush, White Blood Lily, Powder Puff
(Haemanthus albiflos) | | Terry | Image
 | Northern Catalpa, Western Catalpa, Western Catawba, Indian Cigar Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa speciosa) | | Terry | Image
 | Blue Globe Onion
(Allium caeruleum) | | Terry | Image
 | Ornamental Allium
(Allium amethystinum) | | Margiempv | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Ballyhoo (Keppel, 1968)'
(Iris ) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Water Lettuce
(Pistia stratiotes) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Tangerine 'Murcott'
(Citrus reticulata) | | sa_haiad | Image
 | Spider lily
(Hymenocallis caroliniana) | | sa_haiad | Image
 | Spider lily
(Hymenocallis caroliniana) | | sa_haiad | Image
 | Spider lily
(Hymenocallis caroliniana) | | Kelli | Image
 | Chasmanthe
(Chasmanthe bicolor) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Golden Moth Orchid
(Diuris lanceolata) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Golden Moth Orchid
(Diuris lanceolata) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Golden Moth Orchid
(Diuris lanceolata) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Zircon'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Zelma Gaye'
(Hemerocallis ) | | BuriedTreasures | Image
 | Siam Tulip 'Snow Princess'
(Curcuma alismatifolia) | | Abutilon | Image
 | Canna 'Borneo'
(Canna x generalis) | | htop | Image
 | Blue Potato Bush, Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes 'Royal Robe' 'Royal Robe'
(Lycianthes rantonnetii) | | rshadlow | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Wings (Keppel, 1998)'
(Iris ) | | Kelli | Image
 | Blooming Boxes
(Bryophyllum proliferum) | | Azalea | Image
 | Hardy Begonia
(Begonia grandis) | | 12344 | Image
 | Daylily 'Chicago Peach'
(Hemerocallis ) | | captphill | Image
 | Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca
(Catharanthus roseus) | | Monocromatico | Image
 | Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands
(Bryophyllum delagoense) | | DavidPat5 | Image
 | Variegated Spider plant, Airplane Plant
(Chlorophytum comosum) | |
4 new companies were added to the database.
10 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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And that's the way it was... January 7, 2003 |
