The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 18, 2004, on which 265 members joined. 		PDB Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Girls, do not scrub and cook and scour Until you have no time to plant a tree or vine or flower. (from "Letters to Country Girls", 1853)"

(Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm, American author (born 12/6/1815))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Golden Chain Tree
Laburnum anagyroides
By moscheuto

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

28 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
694 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Bug_Girl Positive CommentPrimrose 'Concorde'
(Primula Xhybrid)
Foreverkramm Positive CommentPineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
willowz Positive CommentCorkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Dragon's Claw Willow 'Tortuosa'
(Salix matsudana)
cathy053 Positive CommentDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Triple Yellow'
(Datura metel)
angelam Positive CommentAngel's fishing rod, Wandflower
(Dierama pulcherrimum)
DaraMV Positive CommentSingapore Plumeria
(Plumeria obtusa)
angelam Positive CommentIndian Hawthorn
(Rhaphiolepis indica)
DaraMV Neutral CommentPandorea, Bower Vine
(Pandorea jasminoides)
DaraMV Negative CommentTrumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans)
henryr10 Positive CommentAlpine Rock Cress
(Arabis alpina)
Dave_in_Devon Positive CommentPandorea, Bower Vine
(Pandorea jasminoides)
jkom51 Positive CommentMarguerite Daisy, Summer Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Paris Daisy 'Ruby Slippers'
(Argyranthemum frutescens)
Lophophora Positive CommentKi-ebine (Yellow Ebine)
(Calanthe striata)
knees Positive CommentSpring Beauty, Good Morning Spring
(Claytonia virginica)
smiln32 Neutral CommentHosta 'Kayak'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Amigo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Amex VFN'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Americana'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Alta Royal'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Baa Neutral CommentPoet's Narcissus (Division X)
(Narcissus poeticus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Alta'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Alpine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Alondra'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Allred'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
eje Positive CommentHoneywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Blue Wax Flower 'Purpurascens'
(Cerinthe major)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Allegro'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Baa Neutral CommentLarge Cupped Daffodil (Division II) 'Rainbow'
(Narcissus )
KDePetrillo Neutral CommentSpotted Dead Nettle 'Beacon Silver'
(Lamium maculatum)
Ulrich Neutral CommentMusk Mallow
(Malva moschata)
Happenstance Positive CommentBasil Thyme, Mother of Thyme
(Acinos arvensis)
ACHunter Positive CommentCommon Periwinkle, Myrtle, Flower-of-Death
(Vinca minor)
yayaqueen Positive CommentLarge-flowered Climber 'Climbing Don Juan (1997)'
(Rosa )
Maudie Positive CommentVinca vine 'Maculata'
(Vinca major)
smiln32 Positive CommentSweet William
(Dianthus barbatus)
Petsitterbarb Neutral CommentCreeping Jenny, Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)

Images

Member Addition Description
ThaumaturgistPicturePineapple 'Champaka'
(Ananas comosus)
palmbobPicture
(Zamia amplifolia)
palmbobPicture
(Zamia angustifolia)
HappenstancePictureFloss Silk Tree
(Chorisia speciosa)
HappenstancePictureVertical Leaf Seneio
(Senecio crassissimus)
LophophoraPictureCalifornia Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium bellum)
LophophoraPictureCalifornia Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium bellum)
PaulwhwestPictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom (1972; aka JACbloom)'
(Rosa )
PaulwhwestPictureWoodland Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Blue Phlox
(Phlox divaricata)
puttytatPictureMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Betwixt'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Black Suede'
(Iris )
cowboysgirlPictureCanna Lily 'Cleopatra (Cléopatre, Spanish Emblem)'
(Canna x generalis)
langbrPictureDouble Tulip, Peony Flowering Tulip 'Angelique'
(Tulipa x hybrida)
langbrPictureDouble Tulip, Peony Flowering Tulip 'Angelique'
(Tulipa x hybrida)
MaryinLaPictureChinese Indigo
(Indigofera kirilowii)
MaryinLaPictureHummingbird Plant, Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
(Dicliptera suberecta)
htopPicturePomegranate, Granate Apple
(Punica granatum)
MonocromaticoPictureBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
htopPicturePomegranate, Granate Apple
(Punica granatum)
MonocromaticoPictureTropical Almond Tree
(Terminalia catappa)
Todd_BolandPictureDutch Crocus 'Purpureus'
(Crocus X hybridus)
Todd_BolandPictureDutch Crocus 'Pickwick'
(Crocus X hybridus)
PotEmUpPictureFloribunda Rose 'Confetti (1980; aka AROjechs)'
(Rosa )
PotEmUpPictureAzalea 'Klondyke' 'Klondyke'
(Rhododendron )
sweezelPictureBlackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy
(Melampodium leucanthum)
sweezelPictureJapanese Painted Fern 'Pictum'
(Athyrium niponicum)
Bug_GirlPictureEnglish Daisy 'Robella'
(Bellis perennis)
Bug_GirlPicturePrimrose 'Concorde'
(Primula Xhybrid)
jenfPictureEvergreen clematis
(Clematis armandii)
patnjbobPictureTall Bearded 'Bursting Bubbles'
(Iris Tall Bearded)
rshadlowPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Refined'
(Iris )
deekaynPictureHoop Pine
(Araucaria cunninghamii)
n5awPictureHogplum, Texas Snakewood
(Colubrina texensis)
n5awPictureHogplum, Texas Snakewood
(Colubrina texensis)
henryr10PictureAlpine Rock Cress
(Arabis alpina)
jkom51PictureEnglish Lavender 'Hidcote'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
jkom51PictureMarguerite Daisy, Summer Daisy, Cobbity Daisy, Paris Daisy 'Ruby Slippers'
(Argyranthemum frutescens)
langbrPictureCrimsom Pigmy Barberry, Dwarf Redleaf Barberry 'Crimson Pygmy'
(Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

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