The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 17, 2004, on which 156 members joined.
PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"As seedlings of God, we barely blossom on earth; we fully flower in heaven."

(Russell M. Nelson)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Loquat 'Dwarf'
Eriobotrya japonica
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

26 new plants were added to the database.
43 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
827 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
baz Positive CommentSea Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Mahoe
(Hibiscus tiliaceus)
baz Positive CommentMorten Bay Chestnut
(Castanospermum australe)
baz Positive CommentMelaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia)
baz Positive CommentHottentot Fig, Kaffir Fig
(Carpobrotus edulis)
izopotoco Positive CommentMangrove Orchid
(Brassavola nodosa)
GagalinFl Positive CommentBush Allamanda
(Allamanda schottii)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentInkberry, Gallberry 'Shamrock'
(Ilex glabra)
palmbob Positive CommentPride of Madeira
(Echium fastuosum)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentBromeliad
(Aechmea gamosepala)
palmbob Neutral CommentCut-Leaf Banksia
(Banksia praemorsa)
palmbob Positive CommentNidularium
(Nidularium innocentii var innocentii)
palmbob Positive CommentPuya
(Puya laxa)
palmbob Positive CommentBillbergia 'Kyoto'
(Billbergia pyramidalis)
Snyders_Nursery Positive CommentChinese Peony, Garden Peony
(Paeonia lactiflora)
palmbob Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe globuligemma)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe camperi)
kellypacificcoa Positive CommentMadagascar Jasmine
(Stephanotis floribunda)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Hybrid Jim Dandy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
youreit Neutral CommentBeefsteak Plant 'Magilla'
(Perilla )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Husky Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
youreit Neutral CommentOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie (aka Blacky)'
(Ipomoea batatas)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Husky Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Husky Gold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Hunter'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
youreit Positive CommentWeeping Lantana, Trailing Lantana
(Lantana montevidensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Humaya'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Horizon'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
youreit Positive CommentRibbon Grass, Reed Canary Grass, Gardener's Garters
(Phalaris arundinacea)
serendipityma Negative CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia hybrid)
youreit Neutral CommentRanunculus, Persian Buttercup
(Ranunculus asiaticus)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentOrchid 'Gower Ramsey'
(Oncidium )
palmbob Neutral CommentEchinopsis
(Echinopsis chiloensis var. longispinus)
youreit Positive CommentGold Dust Plant 'Variegata'
(Aucuba japonica)
eje Positive CommentCanary Creeper, Canary Bird Vine
(Tropaeolum peregrinum)
eje Neutral CommentRanunculus, Persian Buttercup
(Ranunculus asiaticus)
palmbob Neutral CommentPolaskia
(Polaskia chichipe)
palmbob Positive CommentPachycereus
(Pachycereus fulviceps)
palmbob Positive CommentNeobuxbaumia
(Neobuxbaumia polylopha)
palmbob Positive CommentBlue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans)
palmbob Positive CommentMelon Cactus
(Melocactus oreas)
Michaelp Positive CommentDaikon Radish 'Summer Cross'
(Raphanus sativus)
WB6MYL Positive CommentBog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa)
tntevans Positive CommentTahitian Bridal Veil
(Gibasis geniculata)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureCycad
(Encephalartos pterogonus)
palmbobPictureSclavo's Cycad
(Encephalartos sclavoi)
palmbobPictureRhodesian Cycad
(Encephalartos manikensis)
palmbobPictureRhodesian Cycad
(Encephalartos manikensis)
palmbobPictureZamia
(Zamia portoricensis)
palmbobPictureZamia
(Zamia portoricensis)
palmbobPictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia xylophylloides)
palmbobPicturePalo Adan, Adam's Tree
(Fouquieria diguetii)
palmbobPicturePalo Adan, Adam's Tree
(Fouquieria diguetii)
palmbobPicturePalo Adan, Adam's Tree
(Fouquieria diguetii)
HappenstancePictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Spoon Daisy '(Nasinga Series) Nasinga Cream'
(Osteospermum )
HappenstancePictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia flanaganii)
HappenstancePictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia flanaganii)
HappenstancePictureFreesia
(Freesia x hybrida)
12344PictureHybrid Musk Rose 'Elmshorn (1951)'
(Rosa )
Todd_BolandPictureDwarf Cornel
(Cornus suecica)
Todd_BolandPictureHosta 'Blue Cadet'
(Hosta )
kennedyhPictureNorth-western Moonwort
(Botrychium boreale)
kennedyhPictureNorth-western Moonwort
(Botrychium boreale)
Todd_BolandPictureDwarf Goat's Beard, Korean Goatsbeard
(Aruncus aethusifolius)
Todd_BolandPictureJapanese Pieris, Hybrid Andromeda 'Brouwer's Beauty'
(Pieris x)
HappenstancePictureSilver Squill, Violet Squill
(Ledebouria socialis)
HappenstancePictureSilver Squill, Violet Squill
(Ledebouria socialis)
HappenstancePictureCaricature Plant 'Chocolate'
(Graptophyllum pictum)
HappenstancePictureCaricature Plant 'Chocolate'
(Graptophyllum pictum)
bootandallPictureGentian Sage, Blue-Flowered Sage, Spreading Blue Sage 'Cambridge Blue'
(Salvia patens)
bootandallPictureSalvia
(Salvia africana-caerulea)
izopotocoPictureMangrove Orchid
(Brassavola nodosa)
HeidiPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Stepping Out (Schreiners, 1964)'
(Iris )
GrowitgreenPictureHosta 'Lakeside Sophistication'
(Hosta )
sinnyPictureStapelia
(Stapelia mutabilis)
htopPictureBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily,Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)
htopPictureBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily,Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)
htopPictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum hybrid)
htopPicturePink Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis crassipes)
ThaumaturgistPictureSapodilla, Nispero
(Manilkara zapota)
12344PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Erotica (1969; aka Eroica, Eroika, Erotika)'
(Rosa )
12344PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Erotica (1969; aka Eroica, Eroika, Erotika)'
(Rosa )
12344PictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Esmeralda (1981; aka Keepsake, KORmalda)'
(Rosa )
12344PictureMiniature Rose, Shrub Rose 'Espana Forever'
(Rosa )
kennedyhPictureForked Comb-fern
(Schizaea bifida)
Clare_CAPictureBlue Hibiscus, Lilac Hibiscus, Purple Hibiscus, California Hibiscus
(Alyogyne huegelii)
Todd_BolandPictureSiberian Iris 'Alba'
(Iris siberica)
MichaelpPictureDaikon Radish 'Summer Cross'
(Raphanus sativus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
polylopha  pol-ee-LOH-fuh  Many-crested  
polylophus  pol-ee-LOH-fus  Many-crested  
Polaskia  poh-LAS-kee-uh  Named for Charles Polaski, American collector of cacti  
Schizaea  ski-ZAY-uh  From the Greek schizein (split); referring to the narrow lobes  
Neobuxbaumia  nee-oh-buks-BAWM-ee-uh  Named for Franz Buxbaum, 20th century Austrian botanist; neo (new) to differentiate it from the Buxbaumia genus discovered by Johann Christian Buxbaum in the 1700s  
Buxbaumia  buks-BAWM-ee-uh  Named for Johann Christian Buxbaum, 18th century German botanist who discovered the genus  
Nidularium  nid-yoo-LAY-ree-um  From the Latin nidus (nest); referring to the short cluster of inner leaves surrounding the flower  
oreas  OR-ee-as  From the Latin word meaning mountain  

Final Notes

Thank you for reading the Plants Database Newsletter. If you ever decide you don't wish to receive these mailings anymore, simply go to your preferences page at The Plants Database and remove the check in the checkbox for this newsletter.

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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