The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of January 18, on which 69 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."

(Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens))

Activity Report:

14 new plants were added to the database.
27 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
98 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Flit Positive CommentFruit Sage, Fruit-Scented Sage, Peach Sage
(Salvia dorisiana)
xyris Negative CommentSkunk-vine
(Paederia foetida)
monterey Positive CommentIceland poppy, Arctic poppy
(Papaver nudicaule)
Flit Positive CommentLemon Balm
(Melissa officinalis)
Flit Positive CommentNasturtium 'Empress of India'
(Tropaeolum majus)
susan041334 Positive CommentKalanchoe, Desert Cabbage 'Bronze Sculpture'
(Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)
Karenn Neutral CommentLarge-flowered Climbing Rose 'America (1976; JACclam)'
(Rosa )
MotherNature4 Positive CommentArtillery Plant
(Pilea microphylla)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentPhilodendron 'Xanadu'
(Philodendron )
MotherNature4 Positive CommentDogwood, Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus florida)
Monocromatico Positive CommentAzores Jasmine
(Jasminum azoricum)
Monocromatico Positive CommentRed Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree
(Plumeria rubra)
macmex Positive CommentBroad Bean, Fava Bean 'Acme (Masterpiece Longpod)'
(Vicia faba)
Monocromatico Positive CommentCreeping Princess Flower
(Schizocentron elegans)
Felsap Positive CommentTree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum
(Philodendron bipinnatifidum)
monterey Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Victory'
(Abutilon megapotamicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Early Wonder'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Crosby's Extra Early Egyptian'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Formanova'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Cylindra'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Burpee's Golden'
(Beta Vulgaris)
Logsburn Neutral CommentOleander
(Nerium oleander)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Ruby Queen'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Positive CommentBeet 'Lutz Winter keeper'
(Beta vulgaris)
shirgr Positive CommentThanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus 'Claudia'
(Schlumbergera truncata)
TerriFlorida Negative CommentOleander
(Nerium oleander)
TXTomato Positive CommentTomato 'Marianna's Peace'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
12344Hybrid Tea Rose 'Adolf Horstmann (1971)'
(Rosa )
12344Hybrid Tea Rose 'Adolf Horstmann (1971)'
(Rosa )
12344Shrub Rose 'Alchymist'
(Rosa )
palmbobAloe
(Aloe fosteri)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe rupestris)
palmbobAloe
(Aloe zebrina)
palmbobAgave 'Nova'
(Agave attenuata)
palmbobPurple Crest Sedum 'Schwarzkopf'
(Aeonium arboreum var. atropurpureum fa. nigrum)
palmbobShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
12344Rose 'Ambridge Rose (1990; aka AUSwonder)'
(Rosa English Rose (Shrub))
12344Rose 'Angel Face (1968)'
(Rosa floribunda)
12344Rose 'Angel Face (1968)'
(Rosa floribunda)
ThaumaturgistNagami Kumquat
(Fortunella margarita)
ThaumaturgistMeiwa Kumquat, Sweet Kumquat , Sweet Kinkan
(Fortunella crassifolia)
ThaumaturgistCalamondin Orange, Panama Orange
(X Citrofortunella microcarpa)
ThaumaturgistNagami Kumquat
(Fortunella margarita)
ThaumaturgistCalamondin Orange, Panama Orange
(X Citrofortunella microcarpa)
ThaumaturgistNagami Kumquat
(Fortunella margarita)
mkjonesAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
montereyIceland poppy, Arctic poppy
(Papaver nudicaule)
KactusKathiHybrid Tea Rose 'Barbara Bush'
(Rosa )
SShurgotColima, Lime Prickly-Ash, Wild Lime, Arum Lily
(Zanthoxylum fagara)
SShurgotColima, Lime Prickly-Ash, Wild Lime, Arum Lily
(Zanthoxylum fagara)
carolannDaylily 'Yellow Mammoth'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Wild One'
(Hemerocallis )
carolannDaylily 'Wedding Band'
(Hemerocallis )
MonocromaticoAzores Jasmine
(Jasminum azoricum)
MonocromaticoRed Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree
(Plumeria rubra)
HeidiTall Bearded Iris 'Stunning (Nelson, 1974)'
(Iris )
MonocromaticoCreeping Princess Flower
(Schizocentron elegans)
htopCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Kramer's Supreme'
(Camellia japonica)
Shirley1mdTi Plant, Good Luck Tree
(Cordyline terminalis)
Shirley1mdTi Plant, Good Luck Tree
(Cordyline terminalis)
kennedyhRed Beaks
(Burnettia nigricans)
kennedyhRed Beaks
(Burnettia nigricans)
kennedyhRed Beaks
(Burnettia nigricans)
montereyPoppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)
montereyPoppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)
shoptalkTall Bearded Iris 'Shoptalk (Roberts, 1997)'
(Iris )
NancymoTall Bearded Iris 'Denys Humphrey (Bartlett, 1992)'
(Iris )
carolannDaylily 'David Kirchhoff'
(Hemerocallis )
StarzzDaylily 'Mais Oui'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
bellatulum  bel-LAH-tuh-lum  Pretty  
distincta  dis-TINK-tuh  From the Latin, meaning separate, apart, or different  
distinctus  dis-TINK-tus  From the Latin, meaning separate, apart, or different  
distinctum  dis-TINK-tum  From the Latin, meaning separate, apart, or different  
bellatula  bel-LAH-tuh-luh  Pretty  
hymenoides  hy-men-OY-deez  Resembling a membrane  
leptoceras  lep-toh-KER-as  Slender-horned  
sphenophylla  sfen-oh-FIL-uh  From the Greek sphen (wedge) and phyllon (leaf)  
sphenophyllum  sfen-oh-FIL-um  From the Greek sphen (wedge) and phyllon (leaf)  
sphenophyllus  sfen-oh-FIL-us  From the Greek sphen (wedge) and phyllon (leaf)  
Oryzopsis  or-ry-ZOP-sis  Resembling Oryza, the Greek word for rice, which in turn came from an Asiatic  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 18, 2003