The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of March 18, 2004, on which 197 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Go often to the house of thy friend, for weeds choke the unused path."

(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet, philosopher)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Sapodilla, Nispero
Manilkara zapota
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

26 new plants were added to the database.
32 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
569 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive CommentTrailing Ice Plant
(Lampranthus aurantiacus)
Happenstance Positive CommentAporophyllum 'Caroline'
(Aporophyllum x)
Tiarella Positive CommentBloodroot
(Sanguinaria canadensis)
Tiarella Positive CommentYellow Trillium
(Trillium luteum)
Tiarella Positive CommentCatesby's Trillium
(Trillium catesbaei)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Grevillea Robyn Gordon)
palmbob Positive CommentSilky Net-Bush
(Calothamnus villosus)
Tiarella Positive CommentWoodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
palmbob Neutral CommentDense Claw-Flower
(Calothamnus pinifolius)
Tiarella Positive CommentCreeping Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian
(Polemonium reptans)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aechmea coelestis)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe ellenbeckii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Homestead No.2'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Homestead Elite'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe spicata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Homestead F'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
HarryNJ Negative CommentEuropean Lily of the Valley, May Bells, Our Lady's Tears
(Convallaria majalis)
palmbob Positive CommentGold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe
(Aloe arborescens X humilis)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe secundiflora)
Marlene Positive CommentHens and Chicks, House Leek
(Sempervivum tectorum var. andreanum)
tigmhuire Neutral CommentJapanese Mahonia 'Hivernant'
(Mahonia japonica)
palmbob Positive CommentEnglish Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak
(Quercus robur)
twobells Positive CommentTomato 'Brandy Boy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aeonium decorum)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aeonium canariense)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria haageana)
rob_rob Positive CommentMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria magnimamma)
Michaelp Positive CommentVitamin Green
(Brassica Rapa)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Thelocactus conothelos)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Thelocactus tulensis)
Michaelp Positive CommentRoot Parsley 'Bartowitch Long'
(Petroselinum crispum)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureDyckia
(Dyckia marnier-lapostollei)
palmbobPictureFurcraea
(Furcraea roezlii)
palmbobPictureFurcraea
(Furcraea roezlii)
palmbobPicturePalma China
(Yucca decipiens)
palmbobPictureVariegated Spineless Yucca 'Variegata'
(Yucca elephantipes)
12344PictureMiniature Rose, Shrub Rose 'Espana Forever'
(Rosa )
12344PictureHybrid Rugosa, Shrub Rose 'F.J. Grootendorst (1918; aka Red Grootendorst, Neikenrose)'
(Rosa )
12344PictureHybrid Rugosa, Shrub Rose 'F.J. Grootendorst (1918; aka Red Grootendorst, Neikenrose)'
(Rosa )
kennedyhPictureBranched Comb-fern
(Schizaea dichotoma)
kennedyhPictureBranched Comb-fern
(Schizaea dichotoma)
kennedyhPictureBranched Comb-fern
(Schizaea dichotoma)
kennedyhPictureBranched Comb-fern
(Schizaea dichotoma)
Clare_CAPictureRegal Pelargonium (UK), Martha Washington Pelargonium (US)
(Pelargonium x domesticum)
Clare_CAPictureFreesia
(Freesia x hybrida)
Clare_CAPictureCalifornia Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)
Clare_CAPicturePassion Flower 'Imperatrice Eugenie (Impératrice Eugénie, Empress Eugenie, Kaiserin Eugenie)'
(Passiflora x belotii)
Todd_BolandPictureOrchid 'Gower Ramsey'
(Oncidium )
Todd_BolandPictureOrchid 'Gower Ramsey'
(Oncidium )
Todd_BolandPictureMoth Orchid Hybrid 'Chih Shangs Stripes X Modern Stripes'
(Phalaenopsis )
Todd_BolandPictureMoth Orchid Hybrid 'Pinlong Girl X Eastern Stripe'
(Phalaenopsis )
Todd_BolandPictureOrchid 'Hans Neuenhaus'
(Wilsonara )
HappenstancePictureBurro's Tail Sedum
(Sedum burrito)
HappenstancePictureQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant
(Billbergia nutans)
HappenstancePictureQueen's Tears, Friendship Plant
(Billbergia nutans)
HappenstancePictureKalanchoe 'Modoc'
(Kalanchoe carnea)
HappenstancePictureRock Cress 'Variegata'
(Aubrieta )
knx_gardenerPictureMast tree, Asoka Tree, Ashok Tree, Sorrowless Tree
(Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula)
htopPictureChinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia
(Photinia serrulata)
htopPictureChinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia
(Photinia serrulata)
htopPictureChinese Hawthorn, Chinese Photinia
(Photinia serrulata)
TiarellaPictureCatesby's Trillium
(Trillium catesbaei)
TiarellaPictureWoodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
TiarellaPictureWoodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
cornwelcPictureBoxleaf Hebe
(Hebe odora)
PotEmUpPictureCotoneaster
(Corokia cotoneaster)
PotEmUpPictureBrisbane Laurel
(Pittosporum revolutum)
cbrandenburgPictureClustered Bellflower 'Superba'
(Campanula glomerata)
cbrandenburgPictureDaylily 'Prairie Blue Eyes (Marsh, 1970)'
(Hemerocallis )
cbrandenburgPictureDaylily 'Grape Ice'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobPictureGold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe
(Aloe arborescens X humilis)
dixiechickPictureBleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
mertensianus  mer-ten-see-AH-nus  Named for Francis Karl Mertens, early 18th century German botanist and professor of Botany at Bremen  
mertensii  mer-TEN-see-eye  Named for Francis Karl Mertens, early 18th century German botanist and professor of Botany at Bremen  
mertensiana  mer-ten-see-AH-nuh  Named for Francis Karl Mertens, early 18th century German botanist and professor of Botany at Bremen  
Aporophyllum  ap-or-oh-FY-lum  Intergeneric hybrid of Aporocactus (impenetrable cactus) and Epiphyllum (genus name meaning upon the leaf, referring to flowers appearing to bloom on the leaves)  
burrito  bur-REE-toh  Spanish diminutive of burro (donkey)  
cinerariaefolium  sin-uh-rar-ee-ay-FOH-lee-um  Ashy-gray foliage  
Fagaceae  fag-AY-see-ee  The Fagus (Beech) family  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 18, 2004