The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 13, 2004, on which 237 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"My garden, with its silence and pulses of fragrance that come and go on the airy undulations, affects me like sweet music. Care stops at the gates, and gazes at me wistfully through the bars."

(Alexander Smith, poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
Ricinus communis
By Chamma

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

17 new plants were added to the database.
33 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
266 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
angelam Positive CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
angelam Positive CommentBog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa)
angelam Positive CommentQuince, Fruiting Quince
(Cydonia oblonga)
DaraMV Positive CommentConfederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Trachelospermum jasminoides)
sassytiger Neutral CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
yayaqueen Positive CommentRanunculus, Persian Buttercup
(Ranunculus asiaticus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Benewah'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Benchmark 402'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bellestar'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Beefsteak VFN'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Beefeater'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Beef King'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Basketvee'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Basket Pak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Basket King Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Basket King'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
saya Positive CommentBlue Spruce Stonecrop, Blue Spruce Sedum
(Sedum reflexum)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentRose Daphne
(Daphne cneorum)
Witchie Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Morrison's Mammoth Rainier Red'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
timageous Negative CommentChinese Privet
(Ligustrum sinense)
hudsonrivermike Positive CommentRose Fountain Grass, Purple Fountain Grass 'Rubrum'
(Pennisetum setaceum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Zamia angustifolia)
stevenova Positive CommentNodding Ladies Tresses 'Chadds Ford'
(Spiranthes cernua var. odorata)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Zamia amplifolia)
DarkEmerald Positive CommentArizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress
(Cupressus arizonica)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Zamia dressleri)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Zamia manicata)
Lanan Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
nancyanne Positive CommentMalabar Spinach, Red Vine spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach
(Basella rubra)
Lanan Positive CommentPurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley
(Portulaca oleracea)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Zamia poeppigiana)
Lanan Negative CommentCarolina Cherry Laurel
(Prunus caroliniana)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Zamia polymorpha)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPictureSweet Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry 'Beni Hoshi'
(Prunus serrulata)
palmbobPictureSweet Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry 'Beni Hoshi'
(Prunus serrulata)
palmbobPicturePink Flowering Sumac
(Rhus lentii)
palmbobPicturePurple Sage
(Salvia leucophylla)
palmbobPicturePurple Sage
(Salvia leucophylla)
palmbobPicturePasadena Oak
(Quercus englemannii)
MonocromaticoPictureAir Plant, Quill-leaf 'Pink Quill'
(Tillandsia cyanea)
LophophoraPictureSnow Poppy,Chinese Bloodroot
(Eomecon chionantha)
LophophoraPictureSnow Poppy,Chinese Bloodroot
(Eomecon chionantha)
LophophoraPictureHarlequin Flower 'Mixed Colors'
(Sparaxis tricolor)
LophophoraPictureHarlequin Flower 'Mixed Colors'
(Sparaxis tricolor)
sayaPictureRosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
sayaPictureOrnamental Oregano 'Kent Beauty'
(Origanum hybrid)
sayaPicturePurple Fringed Loosestrife 'Atropurpurea'
(Lysimachia ciliata)
sayaPictureTurkestan Onion
(Allium karataviense)
sayaPictureTurkestan Onion
(Allium karataviense)
sayaPictureTurkestan Onion
(Allium karataviense)
LophophoraPictureClimbing Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
LophophoraPictureClimbing Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
kennedyhPictureCurly-cup Gumweed
(Grindelia squarrosa)
kennedyhPictureSilky Fan-fern
(Sticherus tener)
HappenstancePictureSilver Sage
(Salvia argentea)
HappenstancePictureFoxglove 'Giant Shirley'
(Digitalis purpurea)
HappenstancePictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
HappenstancePicturePerez's Sea Lavender, Seafoam Statice
(Limonium perezii)
guanabanaboyPictureYellow Trumpet Tree, Ipe
(Tabebuia chrysotricha)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
stevenovaPictureAllegheny Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
(Amelanchier laevis)
stevenovaPictureAllegheny Serviceberry 'Snowflakes'
(Amelanchier laevis)
BeaversPictureWoolly Blue Violet
(Viola sororia)
htopPictureBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
htopPictureBush Allamanda
(Allamanda schottii)
Todd_BolandPictureSnowdrops
(Galanthus nivalis)
Todd_BolandPictureReticulated Iris 'Harmony'
(Iris reticulata)
freakboyPictureMoney Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Guyana (Guiana) Chestnut, Provision Tree, French Peanut
(Pachira aquatica)
dixiechickPictureAfrican Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum
(Osteospermum hybrid)
kennedyhPictureYellow Avens
(Geum aleppicum)
kennedyhPictureYellow Avens
(Geum aleppicum)
deepfrog17PictureFlorist's Cyclamen
(Cyclamen persicum)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 13, 2004