The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 10, 2004, on which 174 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The best way to get real enjoyment out of a garden is to put on a wide straw hat, dress in thin, loose fitting clothes, hold a trowel in one hand and a cool drink in the other, and tell the man where to dig."

(Charles Barr)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Meyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
Citrus x meyeri
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

18 new plants were added to the database.
30 new descriptions were added.
41 new images were added.
191 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive CommentGiant Chain Fern
(Woodwardia fimbricata)
palmbob Neutral CommentWilldenow's Fern, Shiny Thelypteris
(Thelypteris interrupta)
lemonboy7 Positive CommentNight Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentBishops Hat, Barrenwort, Bishop's Mitre 'Sulphureum'
(Epimedium x versicolor)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentArdisia, Hens Eyes, Hilo Holly
(Ardisia crispa)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentMarble Queen Pothos
(Epipremnum aureum)
Monocromatico Neutral Comment
(Dorstenia contrajerva)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentTi Plant, Good Luck Tree
(Cordyline terminalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Burgess Crack Proof'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bucks County'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Brian'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Brehms Solid Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tdp123 Positive CommentMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose
(Oenothera speciosa)
palmbob Neutral CommentSnail Fern
(Tectaria gemmifera)
Michaelp Positive CommentPrickly Pear Cactus, Palma-Brava, Opúntia
(Opuntia monacantha)
palmbob Positive CommentTongue Fern ''Obake''
(Pyrosia lingua)
palmbob Positive CommentToothed Brake
(Pteris dentata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentSungold False Cypress 'Sungold'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
Ivar Negative CommentHelichrysum, Licorice Plant
(Helichrysum petiolare)
Ivar Positive CommentMatagallo
(Phlomis purpurea)
Ivar Positive CommentFlowering Tobacco 'Heaven Scent'
(Nicotiana x sanderae)
Happenstance Positive CommentTree Sedum, Tree Stonecrop
(Sedum dendroideum)
xyris Negative CommentCreeping Charlie, Gill-over-Ground, Ground Ivy, Hedgemaids, Alehoof
(Glechoma hederacea)
fury Positive CommentAngelwing Jasmine, Shining Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Jasminum nitidum)
rihannon Positive CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
ladytigerlilly Neutral CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
angelam Positive CommentWeeping Bottle Brush
(Callistemon viminalis)
angelam Positive CommentSilk Oak, Silky Oak
(Grevillea robusta)
angelam Positive CommentPincushion Hakea
(Hakea laurina)
angelam Positive CommentSweetshade
(Hymenosporum flavum)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPicturePacific Coast Iris
(Iris douglasiana)
palmbobPictureWhite-flowering Redbud, Eastern Rebud, Canadian Redbud 'Alba'
(Cercis canadensis)
ToxicodendronPictureArdisia, Hens Eyes, Hilo Holly
(Ardisia crispa)
palmbobPictureSan Diego Mountain Lilac
(Ceanothus cyaneus)
palmbobPictureSan Diego Mountain Lilac
(Ceanothus cyaneus)
katwoman77PictureFiddle Leaf Philodendron 'Splash Gordon'
(Philodendron bipennifolium)
katwoman77PicturePhilodendron
(Philodendron holtonianum)
katwoman77PicturePhilodendron 'Santa Leopoldina II'
(Philodendron )
katwoman77PicturePhilodendron 'Florida'
(Philodendron aurea variegata)
kennedyhPictureJapanese Holly Fern
(Cyrtomium falcatum)
kennedyhPictureOrange Agoseris
(Agoseris aurantiaca)
htopPictureWoolly Butterfly Bush
(Buddleia marrubiifolia)
TerryPictureVariegated Double Impatiens 'Pink Ice'
(Impatiens hybrid)
TerryPictureBacopa, Glory Plant 'Gold 'n' Pearls'
(Sutera cordata)
HappenstancePictureBalfour's Touch Me Not, Balfour's Impatien, Poor Man's Orchid
(Impatiens balfourii)
HappenstancePictureStrawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor
(Saxifraga stolonifera)
HappenstancePictureCalandiva Pink 'Calandiva Pink'
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
MaryinLaPictureMexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
(Senecio confusus)
MaryinLaPictureAristea
(Aristea ecklonii)
MaryinLaPictureSouthern Swamp Lily, American Crinum
(Crinum americanum)
MaryinLaPictureFirespike, Cardinal Guard, Scarlet Flame
(Odontonema strictum)
SeedsowerPictureHosta 'Guacamole'
(Hosta )
SeedsowerPictureMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Wedding Bells'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
SeedsowerPictureMorning Glory 'Rose Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
HappenstancePictureLarge-flowered Climber 'Altissimo®'
(Rosa )
juliusberghPictureBrisbane Laurel
(Pittosporum revolutum)
ToxicodendronPictureBishops Hat, Barrenwort, Bishop's Mitre 'Sulphureum'
(Epimedium x versicolor)
henryr10PictureCoral Aloe
(Aloe striata)
Todd_BolandPictureChilean Wintergreen
(Pernettya mucronata)
MonocromaticoPictureMangrove Orchid
(Brassavola nodosa)
MonocromaticoPictureCola, Cola Nut, Kola, Bissy Nut
(Cola acuminata)
patnjbobPictureArilbred Iris 'Esther The Queen'
(Iris )
MichaelpPictureCollard 'Georgia'
(Brassica oleracea)
MichaelpPictureYardlong Bean, Asparagus Bean 'Liana'
(Vigna sesquipedalis)
davePictureHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura meteloides)
Todd_BolandPictureSungold False Cypress 'Sungold'
(Chamaecyparis pisifera)
kennedyhPictureSaskatoon
(Amelanchior alnifolia)
kennedyhPicturePearly Everlasting
(Anaphalis margaritacea)
Giuseppe_MazzaPictureInland Pigface
(Carpobrotus modestus)
bob47PictureDogwood, Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus florida)
Clare_CAPictureCape Mallow 'Tara's Pink'
(Anisodontea hybrid)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 10, 2004