The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 17, 2004, on which 115 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised. (from Priere pour roi Henri le Grand)"

(Francois de Malherbe, 16th century French poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Chile Pepper 'Tabasco'
Capsicum frutescens
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
64 new descriptions were added.
45 new images were added.
1437 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sockeye Positive CommentMalabar Chestnut, Wild Chestnut
(Pachira insignis)
astanton Positive CommentBird of Paradise, Crane Flower 'Mandela's Gold'
(Strelitzia reginae)
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Crimson Gallica (NR)'
(Rosa )
palmbob Positive CommentCentral Mexico Pipe Organ. Organo, Fence Post Cactus
(Pachycereus marginatus)
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Elegant Gallica (aka Elegante Gallica)'
(Rosa )
palmbob Positive Comment
(Ferocactus emoryi ssp rectispinus)
Terry Neutral CommentCentifolia Rose 'Fantin-Latour (1800)'
(Rosa )
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose, Shrub Rose 'James Mason (1982)'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweetie'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Jenny Duval (1821; aka Jeanne Duval, Jenny by Duval)'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweet Quartz'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentShark Skin Agave
(Agave ferdinand-regis X scabra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweet Cluster'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentAgave
(Agave fourcroydes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweet Baby Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sweepstakes'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentAgave
(Agave gigantensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Surecrop'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'SureFire'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentRed Margin Agave
(Agave attenuata X shawii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Supersteak VFN'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
vagardener Negative CommentZebra Plant
(Aphelandra squarrosa)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Supersonic'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Furcraea foetida)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Supermarket'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe pseudorubroviolacea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Superman'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Superior'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Superb Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Super Star'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Super Red F1'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Super Marzano'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe comosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Super K'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Super Gold Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe framesii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Romulea monadelpha)
rkclimbr434 Positive CommentSiebold Viburnum
(Viburnum sieboldii)
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Président de Sèze (1836; aka Madame Hébert)'
(Rosa )
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Rose des Maures (1947; Sissinghurst Castle)'
(Rosa )
Terry Neutral CommentGallica Rose 'Superb Tuscan (1837; aka Superb Tuscany, Tuscany Superb)'
(Rosa )
Happenstance Positive CommentPlectranthus
(plectranthus socotranus)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria perbella)
Happenstance Positive CommentVariegated Natal Ivy, Variegated Flowering Ivy
(Senecio macroglossus (variegated))
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria sonorensis movensis)
wnstarr Positive CommentHart's tongue fern
(Asplenium scolopendrium)
skypup Neutral CommentHarlequin Wax Plant 'Royal Hawaiian Purple', 'Chimera ', 'Philippine Black'
(Hoya pubicalyx)
Monocromatico Positive CommentSplit-leafed Cyclanthus
(Cyclanthus bipartitus)
skypup Neutral CommentHoya
(Hoya sariae)
wnstarr Positive CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
Monocromatico Negative CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
gotmel Neutral CommentSundew
(Drosera montana)
xyris Positive CommentPalmetto, Saw Palmetto, Scrub Palmetto
(Serenoa repens)
xyris Neutral CommentTexas Frog-Fruit
(Lippia nodiflora)
pakang Positive CommentBlue Fescue, Sheep's Fescue, Hard Fescue
(Festuca trachyphylla)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria magnifica)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria lenta)
pakang Positive CommentDwarf Alberta Spruce 'Albertiana Conica'
(Picea glauca)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria voburensis ssp eichlamii)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria crucigera)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria karwinskiana)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria formosa ssp microthele)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Cereus horribarbis)
palmbob Positive Comment 'variegata'
(Coleocephalocereus aureus)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureFee Sickle Fern
(Pellaea falcata)
palmbobPictureCliff Brake Fern
(Pellaea ovata)
palmbobPictureHart's tongue fern
(Asplenium scolopendrium)
palmbobPictureStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
palmbobPictureStiff Staghorn, Green Staghorn, Northern Elkhorn
(Platycerium hillii)
palmbobPictureStiff Staghorn, Green Staghorn, Northern Elkhorn
(Platycerium hillii)
Jeff_BeckPictureTexas Frog-Fruit
(Lippia nodiflora)
Jeff_BeckPictureCowpen Daisy, Golden Crownbeard
(Verbesina encelioides)
Jeff_BeckPictureCowpen Daisy, Golden Crownbeard
(Verbesina encelioides)
Jeff_BeckPictureFrostweed
(Verbesina virginica)
Jeff_BeckPictureFrostweed
(Verbesina virginica)
Jeff_BeckPictureFrostweed
(Verbesina virginica)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureGrapefruit 'Red'
(Citrus X paradisi)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
ThaumaturgistPictureMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
ThaumaturgistPictureMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
kniphofiaPictureWhite-Flowered Wandering Jew, Inch Plant, Small-leaf Spiderwort, River Spiderwort
(Tradescantia fluminensis)
kniphofiaPictureWhite-Flowered Wandering Jew, Inch Plant, Small-leaf Spiderwort, River Spiderwort
(Tradescantia fluminensis)
kniphofiaPictureWandering Jew, Inch Plant
(Tradescantia zebrina)
kniphofiaPictureBird's Nest Snake Plant, Good Luck Plant 'Golden Hahnii'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
kniphofiaPictureSansevieria
(Sansevieria kirkii var. pulchra)
albleroyPictureOld Lady Cactus
(Mammillaria woodsii)
albleroyPictureSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
albleroyPictureSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
albleroyPictureSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
albleroyPictureSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
albleroyPictureSnowball Cactus
(Mammillaria bocasana)
jesupPicturePersian Fritillary
(Fritillaria persica)
EmaewestPictureLeopard's Bane
(Doronicum orientale)
HappenstancePicturePregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
HappenstancePicturePregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
HappenstancePicturePregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
house_vixenPictureFeverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
MitjoPictureCannon Ball Tree
(Couroupita guianensis)
PalmFreakPictureRed Powder Puff
(Calliandra haematocephala)
MonocromaticoPictureBrazil Wood
(Caesalpinia echinata)
MonocromaticoPictureBrazil Wood
(Caesalpinia echinata)
kennedyhPictureCelery Pine, New Zealand Celery Pine
(Phyllocladus trichomanoides)
kennedyhPictureCelery Pine, New Zealand Celery Pine
(Phyllocladus trichomanoides)
kennedyhPictureMountain Toatoa
(Phyllocladus alpinus)
kennedyhPictureCelery-top Pine
(Phyllocladus asplenifolius)
HappenstancePicturePlectranthus
(plectranthus socotranus)
geelerie69PictureHawaiian Snowbush, Snow-on-the-Mountain
(Breynia nivosa)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 17, 2004