The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 3, 2004, on which 148 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"At the heart of gardening there is a belief in the miraculous."

(Mirabel Osler, British author, gardener)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Acerola, Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

22 new plants were added to the database.
33 new descriptions were added.
45 new images were added.
486 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Silver Bullet'
(Zea mays)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentTottenham Rhododendron ''Tottenham''
(Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentTowhead Rhododendron ''Towhead''
(Rhododendron )
petevllx Positive CommentUmbrella Plant
(Darmera peltata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentCrete Rhododendron ''Crete''
(Rhododendron )
organist Positive CommentLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
Todd_Boland Positive Comment ''Scarlet Wonder''
(Rhododendron )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Passion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Parma'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentFireball Azalea ''Fireball''
(Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentBambi Rhododendron ''Bambi''
(Rhododendron )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Parks Whopper'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Parks Early Challenge'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Parker'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pan America'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacific'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentMother of Hundreds
(Mammillaria compressa)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Ruschia crassa)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Ruschia maxima)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Sabal causarium)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Sulcorebutia rauschii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Astrophytum capricorne)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacesetter 882'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pacesetter 694'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Astrophytum myriostigma variety nudum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Pilosocereus lanuginosus)
palmbob Positive CommentSainte-Luce Palm
(Dypsis sainte-lucei)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentPink Rock Orchid, Pink Rocklily
(Dendrobium kingianum)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentSpotted Marsh Orchid
(Dactylorhiza praetermissa ssp. junialis)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Ravenea xerophila)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentHosta 'Janet'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentJapanese Maple 'Red Dragon'
(Acer palmatum)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentTellmann's Honeysuckle
(Lonicera x tellmanniana)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureMamillaria
(Mammillaria perbella)
palmbobPictureRock Palm
(Brahea nitida)
palmbobPictureRock Palm
(Brahea nitida)
palmbobPicturePhilippine Dwarf Sugar Palm
(Arenga tremula)
palmbobPictureCarpentaria Palm
(Carpentaria acuminata)
palmbobPictureCarpentaria Palm
(Carpentaria acuminata)
Jeff_BeckPicturePond Cypress
(Taxodium distichum var. nutans)
Jeff_BeckPictureBoxelder, Box Elder Maple
(Acer negundo var. negundo)
Jeff_BeckPictureCarolina Basswood, Beetree
(Tilia americana var. caroliniana)
Jeff_BeckPictureCarolina Basswood, Beetree
(Tilia americana var. caroliniana)
Jeff_BeckPictureLacey Oak
(Quercus glaucoides)
Jeff_BeckPictureLacey Oak
(Quercus glaucoides)
Todd_BolandPictureAzalea 'Weston's Innocence'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandPictureAzalea 'Snowbird'
(Rhododendron )
htopPictureCyclamen, Hardy Cyclamen, Sowbread
(Cyclamen hederifolium f. albiflorum)
dogbanePictureEranthemum, Blue Sage
(Eranthemum pulchellum)
dogbanePictureEranthemum, Blue Sage
(Eranthemum pulchellum)
htopPictureTexas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle
(Stachys coccinea)
htopPictureHybrid Tuberous Begonia
(Begonia x tuberhybrida)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Besse Howells'
(Rhododendron )
HappenstancePictureFlower Dust Plant
(Kalanchoe pumila)
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Fantastica'
(Rhododendron )
HappenstancePictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia capsaintemariensis)
kennedyhPictureWestern Larch, Hackmatack
(Larix occidentalis)
kennedyhPictureWestern Larch, Hackmatack
(Larix occidentalis)
kennedyhPictureBlazing Star
(Mentzelia laevicaulis)
kennedyhPictureBlazing Star
(Mentzelia laevicaulis)
albleroyPictureMammillaria
(Mammillaria guelzowiana)
albleroyPictureMammillaria
(Mammillaria guelzowiana)
albleroyPictureMammillaria
(Mammillaria guelzowiana)
bootandallPictureKei Lily
(Cyrtanthus sanguineus)
bootandallPictureWillow Gentian
(Gentiana asclepiadea)
bootandallPictureClematis 'Polish Spirit'
(Clematis viticella)
bootandallPictureDelphinium
(Delphinium likiangense)
bootandallPictureBolivian Nasturtium
(Tropaeolum tricolor)
montereyPicturePansy 'Rococo Mix'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
Todd_BolandPictureYaku Rhododendron, Yak Hybrid Rhododendron 'Mist Maiden'
(Rhododendron yakushimanum)
kavalairPictureSouthern Magnolia 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'
(Magnolia grandiflora)
SShurgotPictureHogplum, Texas Snakewood
(Colubrina texensis)
kennedyhPictureRed Passion-flower
(Passiflora aurantia)
keelyPictureJade Plant
(Crassula ovata)
LBMPictureChusan Palm, Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus fortunei)
ToxicodendronPictureReticulata Iris
(Iris reticulata)
Bob1947PictureDutch Crocus 'Jeanne d'Arc'
(Crocus vernus)
crawdad360PictureLongan, Dragon Eyes
(Dimocarpus longan)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Chuniophoenix  choo-nee-oh-FEE-niks  Named for Professor W.Y. Chun, 20th century director of the Botanical Institute at Sun Yatsen University (now Zhongshan University), in Guangzhou, China; and phoenix (date palm)  
hainanensis  hy-nan-EN-sis  Of or from Hainan Island, South China  
hainanense  hy-nan-EN-se  Of or from Hainan Island, South China  
veillardii  vay-YARD-ee-eye  Named for the E. Veillard, French botanist  
yakushimana  ya-koo-shim-MAY-nuh  Of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan; also spelled yakusimana  
Drymophila  dry-moh-FY-luh  From the Greek drymos forest) and philos (loving); referring to its favoured habitat  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2004