The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 9, 2004, on which 176 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. "

(Bern Williams)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Autumn Sage 'Teresa'
Salvia greggii
By dave

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
44 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
391 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Happenstance Positive CommentAeonium 'Cyclops'
(Aeonium hybrid)
ctowles Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Rio Samba (1991; aka JACrite)'
(Rosa )
palmbob Neutral CommentVelvet Opuntia, Wooly Joint Prickly Pear
(Opuntia tomentosa)
palmbob Negative Comment
(Opuntia phaecantha)
palmbob Neutral CommentOroya
(Oroya peruviana)
ryanpolly Negative CommentBurro's Tail, Donkey's Tail
(Sedum morganianum)
Pua Positive CommentTexas Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean
(Sophora secundiflora)
palmbob Positive CommentSilver Dollar Prickly Pear
(Opuntia robusta)
palmbob Neutral CommentCalifornia Juniper
(Juniperus californica)
palmbob Positive CommentSugar Bush, Chapparal Sumac
(Rhus ovata)
palmbob Positive CommentMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress
(Taxodium mucronatum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Morden Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Morden BB3'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Morden'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentGray Pine, Foothills Pine
(Pinus sabiniana)
Terry Neutral CommentGray Pine, Foothills Pine
(Pinus sabiniana)
palmbob Positive CommentBlue China Fir
(Cunninghamia lanceolata glauca)
palmbob Neutral CommentOwl's Eyes
(Mammillaria parkinsonii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Moran Perfected'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Moran 3053'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentPencil Tree, Milkbush, Finger Tree 'Rosea (aka Firesticks)'
(Euphorbia tirucalli)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Montello'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Monte Verde PVP'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Monte Carlo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive CommentPeruvian Old Man Cactus
(Espostoa lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Monroe'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Monica'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentGiant Barrel Cactus, Biznaga Gigante
(Echinocactus platyacanthus)
irishdlady Positive CommentGiant Rhubarb, Giant Gunnera
(Gunnera manicata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentPink Lady's-slipper, Mocassin Flower ''Albaflorum''
(Cypripedium acaule)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentShowy Lady's Slipper orchid 'Albolabium'
(Cypripedium reginae)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentLarge Purple Fringed Orchid
(Platanthera grandiflora)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe comosa)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe saponaria var latifolia)
soilsandup Positive CommentPhilippine Lily
(Lilium formosanum var. philippensis)
debi_z Negative CommentStrawberry Foxglove, Merton's Foxglove
(Digitalis x mertonensis)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Encephalartos nubimontanus)
palmbob Positive CommentOld Man of the Andes
(Oreocereus magnificus)
palmbob Neutral CommentAgave
(Agave lechuguilla)
debi_z Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Muscadet'
(Lilium )
ctowles Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Black Magic (1997; aka TANkalcig)'
(Rosa )
aj129 Positive CommentHawaiian Snowbush, Redleaf Breynia, Snow-on-the-Mountain 'Roseo-picta'
(Breynia nivosa)
palmbob Positive CommentTropical Asian Pitcher Plant
(Nepenthes sanguinea)
sweezel Positive CommentPeace Lily, Closet Plant
(Spathiphyllum spp.)

Images

Member Addition Description
HappenstancePictureAeonium 'Cyclops'
(Aeonium hybrid)
palmbobPictureAloe
(Aloe microstigma)
palmbobPictureAloe
(Aloe microstigma)
palmbobPictureGolden Rat Tail
(Borzicactus aureispinus)
palmbobPictureLobivia
(Lobivia wrightiana)
palmbobPictureFan Palm
(Chuniophoenix hainanensis)
palmbobPictureFan Palm
(Chuniophoenix hainanensis)
Todd_BolandPicturePussy-toes
(Antennaria rosea)
Todd_BolandPictureIron Cross Begonia 'Iron Cross'
(Begonia masoniana)
Todd_BolandPictureEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Evelyn (1992; aka Apricot Parfait, AUSsaucer)'
(Rosa )
Todd_BolandPictureColorado Gold Winter Hardy Gazania 'Colorado Gold'
(Gazania linearis)
Todd_BolandPictureTellmann's Honeysuckle
(Lonicera x tellmanniana)
Jeff_BeckPictureChickweed, Starweed, Star Chickweed, Passerina
(Stellaria media)
Todd_BolandPictureColorado Spruce 'St. Mary's Broom'
(Picea pungens)
HappenstancePictureVariegated Siberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not 'Jack Frost'
(Brunnera macrophylla)
HappenstancePictureHoney Bush
(Melianthus major)
HappenstancePictureHoney Bush
(Melianthus major)
HappenstancePictureGinger
(Asarum maximum)
HappenstancePictureGraptopetalum 'Point Dexter's'
(Graptopetalum hybrid)
Jeff_BeckPictureSpring Beauty, Good Morning Spring
(Claytonia virginica)
Jeff_BeckPictureSpring Beauty, Good Morning Spring
(Claytonia virginica)
Jeff_BeckPictureSpring Beauty, Good Morning Spring
(Claytonia virginica)
Jeff_BeckPictureTen-Petal Anemone, Tenpetal Thimbleweed
(Anemone berlandieri)
Jeff_BeckPictureTen-Petal Anemone, Tenpetal Thimbleweed
(Anemone berlandieri)
kennedyhPicturePricklefoot
(Eryngium vesiculosum)
kennedyhPictureMaidenhair Tree
(Ginkgo biloba)
kennedyhPictureHuon Pine
(Lagarostrobos franklinii)
thymekillerPictureBasket Plant
(Callisia fragrans)
keelyPictureLady Banks Yellow Rose 'Yellow Banksia (1825; Yellow Banksia Climber, Yellow Banksia)'
(Rosa banksia lutea)
keelyPictureLady Banks Yellow Rose 'Yellow Banksia (1825; Yellow Banksia Climber, Yellow Banksia)'
(Rosa banksia lutea)
keelyPictureLady Banks Yellow Rose 'Yellow Banksia (1825; Yellow Banksia Climber, Yellow Banksia)'
(Rosa banksia lutea)
htopPictureFalse Freesia
(Anomatheca laxa)
htopPictureButterfly Clerodendrum; Blue Glory Bower
(Clerodendrum ugandense)
arielamazirPictureWild Iris, Blue Flag
(Iris setosa)
KelliPictureMarnier's Kalanchoe
(Bryophyllum marnierianum)
lewtheprofPictureFrench Filet Bean 'La France'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
htopPictureTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
kennedyhPictureScrewpine, Pandanus
(Pandanus tectorius)
kennedyhPictureScrewpine, Pandanus
(Pandanus tectorius)
debi_zPictureOriental lily 'Aubade'
(Lilium )
bereznaiPicturePansy Orchid
(Miltoniopsis )
debi_zPictureOriental Lily 'Starfighter'
(Lilium )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
albata  al-BAY-tuh  From the Latin albare, to make white  
albatum  al-BAY-tum  From the Latin albare, to make white  
schottii  SHOT-ee-eye  Named for Arthur Carl Victor Schott, 19th century German-born naturalist on the Mexican boundary survey  
Pachycereus  pak-ee-KER-ee-us  From the Greek pachys (thick) and cereus (cactus)  
whipplei  WHIP-lee-eye  Named for Lt. Amiel Weeks Whipple, 19th century American surveyor and engineer  
Psorothamnus  sor-oh-THAM-nus  From the Greek psoraleos (scabby) and thamnos (shrub)  
urbanianus  ur-ban-ee-AY-nus  Named for Ignatz Urban, 20th century Berlin professor and authority on the flora of tropical America  
urbanianum  ur-ban-ee-AY-num  Named for Ignatz Urban, 20th century Berlin professor and authority on the flora of tropical America  
Oroya  or-ROY-uh  Named for La Oroya, near Lima (Peru)  
urbaniana  ur-ban-ee-AY-nuh  Named for Ignatz Urban, 20th century Berlin professor and authority on the flora of tropical America  
albatus  al-BAY-tus  From the Latin albare, to make white  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 9, 2004