The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 26, 2004, on which 119 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"You know you're a DG addict when...your DH comes home and asks, 'What's for dinner?' And you reply, 'What type of seeds would you like, and what do you have to trade?'"

(CoCo)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Black Sapote, Chocolate Pudding Tree, Black Persimmon
Diospyros digyna
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

138 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
55 new images were added.
1574 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
monterey Positive CommentPassionflower '"Allspice" ( New Incense )'
(Passiflora x hybrid)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Hechtia mariner lapostellii)
terrymorris Positive CommentDent Corn 'Mexican June'
(Zea mays)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Hechtia stenopetala)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Kalanchoe hildebrandtii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rockingham'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Machairophyllum bijlii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rocket'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rock Star'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Road Runner'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
truevine542003 Positive CommentFlowering Ginger 'Anne S. Bishop'
(Hedychium hybrid)
bettygiesel Neutral CommentTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Fabiola (Luciana, Morning Glory)'
(Nymphaea x marliacea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Riverside'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rio Doral'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rideau'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Todd_Boland Positive Comment
(Primula pedemontana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Rhode Island Early'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Revolution'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Reno'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Reliant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Regency GH 403'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Redpak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
frostweed Positive CommentFrostweed
(Verbesina virginica)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'BHN 444'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentNew Mexico Spanish Bayonet
(Yucca harrimaniae var. neomexicana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Se) 'Breeder's Bicolor'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSweet Corn 'Bantam Evergreen'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSweet Corn 'Merit'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSweet corn 'Golden Cross Bantam'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Polar Vee'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSweet corn 'Bi-Queen'
(Zea mays)
frostweed Positive CommentPartridge Pea, Sleeping Plant
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentSiberian Iris 'Silver Edge'
(Iris sibirica)
Starzz Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Everest Double Fragrance (1980)'
(Rosa )
palmbob Positive CommentGolden Rat Tail
(Borzicactus aureispinus)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureEmory's Barrel Catus
(Ferocactus emoryi ssp rectispinus)
palmbobPictureShark Skin Agave
(Agave ferdinand-regis X scabra)
palmbobPictureAgave
(Agave fourcroydes)
palmbobPictureAgave
(Agave gigantensis)
palmbobPictureRed Margin Agave
(Agave attenuata X shawii)
palmbobPictureFurcraea 'Mediopicta'
(Furcraea foetida)
Jeff_BeckPictureSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
Jeff_BeckPictureSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
Jeff_BeckPictureSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
Jeff_BeckPictureTrout Lily
(Erythronium albidum)
Jeff_BeckPictureTrout Lily
(Erythronium albidum)
kennedyhPictureGrass Trigger-plant
(Stylidium graminifolium)
ThaumaturgistPicturePassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
ThaumaturgistPicturePassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
ThaumaturgistPicturePassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
ThaumaturgistPicturePassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
ThaumaturgistPicturePassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
Todd_BolandPictureGolden Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Aureum'
(Acer japonicum)
Todd_BolandPicture
(Primula pedemontana)
ThaumaturgistPictureSurinam Cherry
(Eugenia uniflora)
mkjonesPictureAfrican Violet 'Rob's Whodunit'
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
kennedyhPictureNecklace Fern
(Asplenium flabellifolium)
kennedyhPictureNecklace Fern
(Asplenium flabellifolium)
kennedyhPictureCommon Bird Orchid
(Chiloglottis valida)
kennedyhPictureCommon Bird Orchid
(Chiloglottis valida)
kennedyhPictureOval-leaf Mint-bush
(Prostanthera ovalifolia)
MaryinLaPictureMexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
(Senecio confusus)
htopPictureTexas Huisache, Sweet Acacia
(Acacia smallii)
StarzzPictureFloribunda Rose 'Amelia Fleming (1995)'
(Rosa )
StarzzPictureFloribunda Rose 'Amelia Fleming (1995)'
(Rosa )
StarzzPictureEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Gertrude Jekyll (1986; aka AUSbord)'
(Rosa )
mkjonesPictureAfrican Violet 'Optimara's Little Moonstone'
(Saintpaulia )
gel70PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Coral Sea (1999; aka Orange Passion, JACcougel)'
(Rosa )
gel70PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Coral Sea (1999; aka Orange Passion, JACcougel)'
(Rosa )
gel70PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Coral Sea (1999; aka Orange Passion, JACcougel)'
(Rosa )
gel70PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Coral Sea (1999; aka Orange Passion, JACcougel)'
(Rosa )
mkjonesPictureAfrican Violet 'Rob's Whodunit'
(Saintpaulia )
Todd_BolandPictureMossy Saxifrage 'Bob Hawkins'
(Saxifraga )
Todd_BolandPicture 'Southside Seedling'
(Saxifraga )
Todd_BolandPictureAlpine Speedwell
(Veronica fruticans)
mkjonesPictureAfrican Violet
(Saintpaulia ionantha)
mkjonesPictureCape Primrose 'Gator's Tail'
(Streptocarpus )
RoselainePictureLarge-flowered Climber 'Copper Arch (aka KORhurtlen)'
(Rosa )
montereyPictureCape Mallow 'Elegant Lady'
(Anisodontea x hypomandarum)
montereyPictureAfrican Trailing Daisy 'Highside'
(Osetespermum fruiticosum)
keelyPictureJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
keelyPictureJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
bootandallPictureBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Silver Slipper'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
bootandallPictureBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Silver Slipper'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
bootandallPictureMountain Hydrangea 'Grayswood'
(Hydrangea serrata)
htopPictureSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia soulangiana)
htopPictureSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia soulangiana)
htopPictureBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Indian Summer'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
htopPictureBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Indian Summer'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
RobinHPictureBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Burchardia  burk-ARD-ee-uh  Named for Johann Heinrich Burckard (Burchard), 18th century German botanist  
Ophthalmophyllum  opf-thal-moh-FILL-um  From the Greek opthalmos (eye) and phyllon (leaf)  
gigantensis  hee-gahn-TEN-sis  Of or from Sierra de la Giganta in Baja California, Mexico  
friedrichiae  fried-RIK-ee-ay  Named for Margarete (Margarethe) Friedrich, 20th century teacher and Mesemb collector in South Africa  
Chiloglottis  ky-loh-GLOT-iss  From the Greek cheilos (lip) and glottis (mouth of the wind-pipe), alluding to the resemblance betweem the labellum with its conspicuous calli and the human windpipe  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 26, 2004