The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 4, on which 80 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

"How do you fix a broken tomato? With tomato paste! "

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
Ricinus communis
By JJsgarden

Activity Report:

17 new plants were added to the database.
5 new descriptions were added.
52 new images were added.
495 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Bocconia arborea)
easter0794 Positive CommentGood Luck Plant, Shamrock
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
palmbob Neutral CommentPaperbark Thorn 'woodii'
(Acacia sieberiana)
palmbob Positive CommentWhite Sapote, Mexican Apple
(Casimiroa edulis)
amylh Neutral CommentCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)

Images

Member Addition Description
12344Groundcover Rose 'Essex (1989; aka Pink Cover, POUlnoz)'
(Rosa )
Jeff_BeckWestern Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed
(Vernonia baldwinii)
Jeff_BeckWestern Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed
(Vernonia baldwinii)
Jeff_BeckWestern Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed
(Vernonia baldwinii)
Jeff_BeckWestern Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed
(Vernonia baldwinii)
palmbobPalmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto
(Serenoa repens)
Jeff_BeckLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
Jeff_BeckLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
palmbobCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
palmbobAgave
(Agave colorata)
palmbobAgave
(Agave colorata)
palmbobDesert Agave
(Agave desertii var desertii)
palmbobSmooth Agave
(Agave desmettiana)
ThaumaturgistTangerine 'Murcott'
(Citrus reticulata)
12344Old Garden Rose 'Queen of Denmark (1826; aka Belle Courtisanne, Königin von Danemark, New Maiden Blush)'
(Rosa )
12344Old Garden Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello (1824)'
(Rosa )
12344Old Garden Rose 'Duchesse de Montebello (1824)'
(Rosa )
ThaumaturgistGrapefruit
(Citrus x paradisi)
sa_haiadPrickly Pear Cactus, Palma-Brava, Opúntia
(Opuntia monacantha)
sa_haiadPrickly Pear Cactus, Palma-Brava, Opúntia
(Opuntia monacantha)
sa_haiadGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree
(Cassia fistula)
sa_haiadGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree
(Cassia fistula)
sa_haiadGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree
(Cassia fistula)
kennedyhSpear Grass Tree
(Xanthorrhoea resinifera)
kennedyhSpear Grass Tree
(Xanthorrhoea resinifera)
kennedyhBlack Cypress-pine
(Callitris endlicheri)
kennedyhBlack Cypress-pine
(Callitris endlicheri)
montereyPansy 'Rococo Mix'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
montereyViolet, Pansy
(Viola hybrid)
montereyViolet, Pansy
(Viola hybrid)
montereyPrimrose, Polyanthus 'Polyanthus Group'
(Primula )
montereyFlowering Maple 'Fon Vai'
(Abutilon x - hybridum)
ThaumaturgistTen-Degree Tangerine, Mandarin Orange 'Clem-Yuz 3-3'
(Citrus hybrid)
12344Large-flowered Climber 'Eden Climber (1987; aka Eden 88, Eden Rose 85, Pierre de Ronsard, MEIviolin)'
(Rosa )
MonocromaticoYellow Elder, Trumpetbush, Ginger-Thomas, Gold Star Esperanza
(Tecoma stans var. angustata)
MonocromaticoSouthern Cattail
(Typha domingensis)
MonocromaticoSouthern Cattail
(Typha domingensis)
MonocromaticoJava Plum, Jambolan Plum
(Syzygium cumini)
MonocromaticoJava Plum, Jambolan Plum
(Syzygium cumini)
htopFairy Primrose
(Primula malacoides)
kennedyhBlue Gum, Tasmanian Blue Gum
(Eucalyptus globulus)
kennedyhSlender Cypress-pine
(Callitris gracilis)
trailingonBasket Flower, American Star Thistle, American Knapweed 'Aloha'
(Centaurea americana)
jemiPink Fruiting Banana
(Musa velutina)
CostaRicaDracaena 'Lemon and Lime (Deremensis Group)'
(Dracaena fragrans)
TomtomEdible Thistle, Boar Thistle, Purple Milk Thistle
(Galactites tomentosa)
TomtomEdible Thistle, Boar Thistle, Purple Milk Thistle
(Galactites tomentosa)
htopFairy Primrose
(Primula malacoides)
MonocromaticoAloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila
(Aloe barbadensis)
Flower_BanditNarrow-Leaf Zinnia
(Zinnia angustifolia)
ThaumaturgistTangerine, Mandarin Orange
(Citrus reticulata)
bootandallSouthern Star, Tweedia
(Tweedia caerulea)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 4, 2003