The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 16, 2004, on which 152 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"But pleasures are like poppies spread- You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river- A moment white - then melts forever. (from Tam o' Shanter, 1790) "

(Robert Burns, Scottish poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Mango 'Philippine'
Mangifera indica
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

16 new plants were added to the database.
40 new descriptions were added.
57 new images were added.
593 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive Comment
(Euphorbia clandestina)
palmbob Positive CommentSilver Dollar Plant
(Dudleya brittonii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe vaotsanda)
chevcar12 Negative CommentPalmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto
(Serenoa repens)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentSpanish Bayonet
(Yucca aloifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'The Beef'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Texto No.1'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Texto 2'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tenna'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tendear'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Temprano'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tempo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tecumseh'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tayrona'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Taylor'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tara'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tango'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tamiami'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'TCHE'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe bussei)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe pretoriensis)
kniphofia Positive CommentBird's Nest Snake Plant, Good Luck Plant 'Golden Hahnii'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
palmbob Positive CommentAgave
(Agave chrysoglossa)
palmbob Positive CommentMaguey Chato
(Agave guadalajarana)
kennedyh Positive CommentHop Bush
(Dodonea viscosa)
annramos Neutral CommentPheasant's Eye
(Adonis aestivalis)
palmbob Neutral CommentAgave
(Agave xylonacantha)
palmbob Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe reynoldsii)
albleroy Neutral CommentTwin-Spined Cactus
(Mammillaria geminispina)
albleroy Positive CommentSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
palmbob Positive CommentSilver Torch, Snow Pole
(Cleistocactus strausii)
palmbob Neutral CommentDesert Candle
(Euphorbia acrurensis)
palmbob Positive CommentManzanita
(Arctostaphylos manzanita)
palmbob Positive CommentSmoothshell Macadamia Nut Tree, Queensland Nut
(Macadamia integrifolia)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe melanocantha)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Encephalartos senticosus)
palmbob Positive CommentCreeping Devil
(Stenocereus eruca)
palmbob Positive CommentMexican Giant Cordon
(Pachycereus pringlei)
joshuatreedon Positive CommentDesert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert
(Chilopsis linearis)
ozland Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors (Broken Colours)'
(Mirabilis jalapa)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPicture
(Cycas changjiangensis)
palmbobPicture
(Cycas hongheensis)
palmbobPicture
(Dioon Jalaca Hidalgo)
palmbobPicture
(Dioon sonarense)
palmbobPictureAsian Pacific Beaded Wood Fern
(Dryopteris pacifica)
palmbobPictureScott's Wood Fern
(Dryopteris scottii)
palmbobPictureClover Fern
(Marsilea drummondii)
palmbobPictureClover Fern
(Marsilea drummondii)
Jeff_BeckPictureDelta Arrowhead
(Sagittaria platyphylla)
Jeff_BeckPictureDelta Arrowhead
(Sagittaria platyphylla)
Jeff_BeckPictureCrow-poison, Wild Garlic
(Nothoscordum bivalve)
Jeff_BeckPictureCrow-poison, Wild Garlic
(Nothoscordum bivalve)
Jeff_BeckPictureCrow-poison, Wild Garlic
(Nothoscordum bivalve)
Jeff_BeckPicturePrairie Fleabane
(Erigeron modestus)
Jeff_BeckPicturePrairie Fleabane
(Erigeron modestus)
Jeff_BeckPictureTexas Frog-Fruit
(Lippia nodiflora)
digitalqPictureBronze Loquat
(Eriobotrya deflexa)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
montereyPictureFlowering Maple 'Frieda'
(Abutilon x hybridum)
montereyPictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum ecklonis)
montereyPictureCineraria
(Senecio x hybridus)
montereyPictureCymbidium
(Cymbidium hybrid)
montereyPictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Spoon Daisy 'Pink Swirl'
(Osteospermum hybrid)
montereyPicturePoppy Anemone
(Anemone coronaria)
htopPictureDaffodil 'Tazetta Grand Soleil D'Or'
(Narcissus tazetta)
deekaynPictureLemon-scented Myrtle, Sweet Verbena Tree, Lemon Ironwood
(Backhousia citriodora)
raven1PictureBird of Paradise, Crane Flower 'Mandela's Gold'
(Strelitzia reginae)
raven1PictureBird of Paradise, Crane Flower 'Mandela's Gold'
(Strelitzia reginae)
bveganPictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum hybrid)
kniphofiaPictureRuby Ball, Moon Cactus
(Gymnocalycium mihanovichii)
kniphofiaPictureBlushing Bride, Sky Plant
(Tillandsia ionantha)
HappenstancePictureGardenia, Cape Jasmine 'Veitchii'
(Gardenia angusta)
HappenstancePictureGardenia, Cape Jasmine 'Veitchii'
(Gardenia angusta)
HappenstancePictureTansy
(Tanacetum herderi)
htopPictureDaffodil 'Tazetta Grand Soleil D'Or'
(Narcissus tazetta)
kniphofiaPictureAmazon Lily
(Eucharis grandiflora)
Jeff_BeckPictureYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort
(Achillea millefolium)
kniphofiaPictureMoses-in-a-Basket, Boatlily, Oyster Plant
(Tradescantia spathacea)
htopPictureViola 'Sorbet Blackberry Cream'
(Viola )
kennedyhPictureHop Bush
(Dodonea viscosa)
kennedyhPictureHop Bush
(Dodonea viscosa)
kennedyhPictureWedge-leaf Hop-bush
(Dodonea viscosa ssp. cuneata)
kennedyhPictureSlender Hop-bush
(Dodonea viscosa ssp. angustissima)
kennedyhPictureSlender Hop-bush
(Dodonea viscosa ssp. angustissima)
albleroyPictureOld Lady Cactus
(Mammillaria hahniana)
albleroyPictureOld Lady Cactus
(Mammillaria hahniana)
albleroyPictureTwin-Spined Cactus
(Mammillaria geminispina)
albleroyPictureTwin-Spined Cactus
(Mammillaria geminispina)
albleroyPictureOld Lady Cactus
(Mammillaria woodsii)
htopPictureViola 'Sorbet Sunny Royale'
(Viola )

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 16, 2004