The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 14, 2004, on which 229 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"I look upon the pleasure we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life."

(Marcus Tullius Cicero, poet, philosopher (born 106 BC))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Episcia 'Chocolate Soldier'
Episcia cupreata
By CaptMicha

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

31 new plants were added to the database.
44 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
502 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
herbman75 Positive CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline'
(Monarda didyma)
herbman75 Positive CommentCrimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit
(Passiflora vitifolia)
herbman75 Positive CommentMoney Plant, Honesty, Bolbonac, Moonwort, Silver Dollar
(Lunaria annua)
Maudie Positive CommentSouthern Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
(Catalpa bignonioides)
Maudie Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
htop Positive CommentBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
MotherNature4 Negative CommentChinese Privet
(Ligustrum sinense)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentRosemary
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentMalabar Spinach, Red Vine spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach
(Basella rubra)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentCarolina Cherry Laurel
(Prunus caroliniana)
jesup Positive CommentSnowdrop
(Galanthus nivalis)
yayaqueen Positive CommentBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
aleyah Positive CommentPlumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentMalabar Spinach, Red Vine spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach
(Basella rubra)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum
(Eriobotrya japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Baron'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Barbarian'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Baqueano'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bald Mountain'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Baja'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Baccarat'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Baby Beef'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Aztec'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Avalanche'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'AV 5715 EVA'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
herbman75 Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
rozzie Neutral CommentPink Bottle Brush Tree ''Perth Pink''
(Callistemon phoeniceum)
vickiross Neutral CommentScotch Broom 'Moonlight'
(Cytisus praecox)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentAzalea 'Rosy Lights'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentRhododendron 'Fred G. Peste'
(Rhododendron )
argentina Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
s4jjohns Positive CommentLion's Tail
(Leonotis menthifolia)
cornpurge Neutral CommentDeadnettle 'Pink Pewter'
(Lamium maculatum)
cornpurge Neutral CommentCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
langbr Positive CommentButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Nanho Blue'
(Buddleia davidii var. nanhoensis)
sue1952 Positive CommentRussian Sage
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
sue1952 Positive CommentColumbine
(Aquilegia vulgaris)
langbr Positive CommentClematis 'Ville de Lyon'
(Clematis )
sue1952 Positive CommentAdam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm
(Yucca filamentosa)
sue1952 Positive CommentOriental Poppy
(Papaver orientale)
langbr Neutral CommentClematis 'Arctic Queen'
(Clematis )
Happenstance Positive CommentBlack Parsley, Cow Parsley, Hogweed (non-stinging)
(Melanoselinum decipiens)
JaxFlaGardener Neutral CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
Happenstance Positive CommentRattlesnake Agave, Spice Lily
(Manfreda maculosa)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobPicturePasadena Oak
(Quercus englemannii)
palmbobPictureLily of the Nile, African Lily 'Summer Gold'
(Agapanthus africanus)
palmbobPictureWhite Alder, Sierra Alder
(Alnus rhombifolia)
palmbobPictureWhite Alder, Sierra Alder
(Alnus rhombifolia)
palmbobPictureBush Emerald Kangaroo Paws ''Bush Emerald''
(Anigozanthos manglesii X flavidus)
palmbobPictureVine Hill Manzanita 'Howard McMinn'
(Arctostaphylos densiflora)
palmbobPictureSea Pink, Plantain Thrift
(Armeria alliacea)
sayaPictureTurkestan Onion
(Allium karataviense)
LophophoraPictureClimbing Cactus
(Epiphyllum hookeri)
HappenstancePictureCorsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
HappenstancePicturePink ragwort, holly leaved senecio, waterdissel
(Senecio glastifolius)
HappenstancePictureSea Holly
(Eryngium eburneum)
HappenstancePictureSea Holly
(Eryngium eburneum)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
ThaumaturgistPictureCarambola 'Fwang Tung'
(Averrhoa carambola)
stevenovaPictureSiberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not, Perennial Forget-Me-Not
(Brunnera macrophylla)
sayaPictureBlue Spruce Stonecrop, Blue Spruce Sedum
(Sedum reflexum)
Todd_BolandPictureRose Daphne
(Daphne cneorum)
Todd_BolandPictureDeadnettle 'Pink Pewter'
(Lamium maculatum)
Todd_BolandPictureEarly Crocus
(Crocus tommasinianus)
kennedyhPictureFireweed, Rosebay, Rosebay Willow Herb, Blooming Sally, Blackheart
(Epilobium angustifolium)
kennedyhPictureSpear-leaf Fleabane
(Erigeron octophyllus)
kennedyhPictureParsnip-flowered Buckwheat
(Eriogonum heracleoides)
htopPictureHeliotrope
(Heliotropium arborescens)
poppysuePictureHorned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Bowles Black (aka E.A. Bowles)'
(Viola cornuta)
htopPictureWoolly Butterfly Bush
(Buddleia marrubiifolia)
htopPictureDiascia, Twinspur 'Strawberry Sundae'
(Diascia x hybrid)
penmawrPictureRock Jasmine
(Androsace villosa)
KactusKathiPictureDesert Bird of Paradise, Yellow Bird of Paradise
(Caesalpinia gilliesii)
KactusKathiPictureEaster Lily Cactus
(Echinopsis oxygona)
KactusKathiPictureYellow-Flowered Lambs' Ear
(Stachys citrina)
penmawrPictureRock Jasmine
(Androsace vandellii)
htopPictureSnake Plant, Star of Bethlehem 'Sun Star'
(Ornithogalum dubium)
ToxicodendronPictureCypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss
(Euphorbia cyparissias)
cinemikePictureDevil's Tobacco
(Lobelia tupa)
Todd_BolandPictureAzalea 'Rosy Lights'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandPictureRhododendron 'Fred G. Peste'
(Rhododendron )
Todd_BolandPictureDutch Crocus 'Pickwick'
(Crocus X hybridus)
htopPicturePigeon Berry, Bloodberry, Rouge Plant, Baby Pepper, Coral Berry
(Rivina humilis)
kennedyhPictureBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Brown Eyed Susan
(Gaillardia aristata)
kennedyhPictureWestern Rattlesnake Plaintain, Green Leaved Rattlesnake Plantain, Giant Rattlesnake Plantain
(Goodyera oblongifolia)
kennedyhPicturePushki, Alaskan Cow Parsnip
(Heracleum lanatum)
HappenstancePictureHoney Bush
(Melianthus major)
chanalePictureBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
HappenstancePictureRattlesnake Agave, Spice Lily
(Manfreda maculosa)
BenderPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Christmas'
(Iris )

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 14, 2004