The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of April 30, 2004, on which 234 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"In a garden...growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all will be well."

(Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-born American author)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Blue Rug Juniper, Creeping Juniper 'Wiltonii (aka Wiltoni, Blue Rug™)'
Juniperus horizontalis
By poppysue

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

30 new plants were added to the database.
73 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
1370 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral CommentPritchardia
(Pritchardia affinis)
GILHOULEYHORSE Positive CommentGood King Henry, Goosefoot, English Mercury
(Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
GILHOULEYHORSE Positive CommentSwiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights'
(Beta vulgaris)
Happenstance Positive CommentChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Red Charm'
(Paeonia )
astanton Positive CommentGlory-of-the-Sun
(Leucocoryne )
Laura_Richmond Positive CommentJapanese Painted Fern
(Athyrium niponicum var. pictum)
Toxicodendron Negative CommentMeadow Salsify, Oyster Plant, Yellow Goat's Beard, Jack-Go-To-Bed-At-Noon
(Tragopogon pratensis)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Heirloom (1972; aka JACbloom)'
(Rosa )
angelam Positive CommentHeather 'Improved Form'
(Erica melanthera)
angelam Positive CommentWoolly Grevillea 'Mt Tamboritha'
(Grevillea lanigera)
luv2garden211 Positive CommentPincushion Flower
(Scabiosa columbaria)
anix Positive CommentRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
anix Neutral CommentHybrid Musk Rose 'Daybreak (1918; aka Day Break)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Positive CommentChinese Juniper 'Blue Point'
(Juniperus chinensis)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentGold Dust Plant 'Variegata'
(Aucuba japonica)
anix Positive CommentLarge-flowered Climber 'Blaze (intr. 1932)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Positive CommentCarolina Cherry Laurel
(Prunus caroliniana)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle
(Ajuga reptans)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentTexas Bluebonnet
(Lupinus texensis)
cclou Negative CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet
(Brugmansia hybrid)
sweezel Neutral CommentRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
jjkkwalk Positive CommentEuryops, Yellow Bush Daisy
(Euryops pectinatus)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentCamellia 'Mathotiana'
(Camellia japonica)
sweezel Neutral CommentGrandiflora Rose 'Candelabra (1998)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Positive CommentIndian Hawthorn
(Rhaphiolepis indica)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentHong Kong Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia x blakeana)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentIndian Strawberry, Mock Strawberry
(Duchesnea indica)
Paulwhwest Positive CommentChinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Hines Purpleleaf (aka Plum Delight™)'
(Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)
Barandy Positive CommentPolka Dot Plant, Freckle Face 'Carmina'
(Hypoestes phyllostachya)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Aranex (Granex 7092)'
(Allium cepa)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentTi plant, Hawaiian Ti, Good Luck Plant
(Cordyline fruticosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Henry's Special'
(Allium cepa)
foodiesleuth Neutral CommentAfrican Tulip Tree, Flame of The Forest, Fountain Tree, Firebell
(Spathodea campanulata)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
Lophophora Positive CommentGolden Stars
(Bloomeria crocea)
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Caliente'
(Iris )
oldan Positive CommentAshe Juniper, Post Cedar, Mountain Cedar, Blueberry Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)
NellPercy Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Catalyst'
(Iris )
WalterT Positive CommentGuadalupe Cypress, Tecate Cypress
(Cupressus guadalupensis)
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Dusky Challenger (Schreiner's, 1986)'
(Iris )
frostweed Positive CommentMexican Plum, Fall Plum, Bigree Plum
(Prunus mexicana)
grandie Positive CommentOakleaf Hydrangea
(Hydrangea quercifolia)
frostweed Positive CommentRough-leaf Dogwood
(Cornus drummondii)
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Edenite'
(Iris )
champignonvert Positive CommentJupiter's Beard, Keys to Heaven, Red Valerian
(Centranthus ruber)
frogsrus Positive CommentBlue Spur Flower, Speckled Spur Flower, Candlestick Plant 'Zulu Wonder'
(Plectranthus ciliatus)
AngelinaB Positive CommentJerusalem Sage
(Phlomis russeliana)
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Everything Plus'
(Iris )
frostweed Positive CommentAmerican Elder, Common Elderberry
(Sambucus canadensis)
AngelinaB Positive CommentPrairie Larkspur
(Delphinium carolinianum)
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ginger Swirl'
(Iris )
NellPercy Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Glad Rags'
(Iris )
MaryBarrow Positive CommentEnglemann's Prickly Pear Cactus, Texas Prickly Pear Cactus
(Opuntia engelmannii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Primavera'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Super X'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Rio Unico'
(Allium cepa)
mistywaters Positive CommentGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
palmbob Positive CommentPalm
(Lytocaryum weddellianum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Rio Blanco Grande'
(Allium cepa)
mistywaters Positive CommentSpiraea 'Anthony Waterer'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Savannah Sweet'
(Allium cepa)
shawnkilpatrick Positive CommentPonderosa Pine
(Pinus ponderosa)
shawnkilpatrick Positive CommentLoblolly Pine, Southern Yellow Pine
(Pinus taeda)
shawnkilpatrick Neutral CommentAleppo Pine
(Pinus halepensis)
shawnkilpatrick Positive CommentScots Pine, European Redwood
(Pinus sylvestris)
OhioBreezy Positive CommentYellow Lady's Slipper Orchid
(Cypripedium calceolus)
KDePetrillo Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Az Ap'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Bountiful Stringless'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
palmbob Positive CommentBuccaneer Palm, Cherry Palm
(Pseudophoenix sargentii)
MaryBarrow Positive CommentSweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw
(Galium odoratum)
nnnnnn Positive CommentElephant Ear
(Alocasia plumbea)
nnnnnn Positive CommentLoblolly Pine, Southern Yellow Pine
(Pinus taeda)

Images

Member Addition Description
HappenstancePictureGiant Ornamental Beet 'Bull's Blood'
(Beta vulgaris)
palmbobPictureIce Plant, Carpet Weed
(Trichodiadema mirabile)
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Shy Violet'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Siamese Kitten'
(Iris )
palmbobPictureMountain Organ Pipe
(Stenocereus montanus)
MonocromaticoPictureSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
MonocromaticoPictureSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
LophophoraPictureSekkoku
(Dendrobium moniliforme)
LophophoraPictureSekkoku
(Dendrobium moniliforme)
kennedyhPicturePinedrops
(Pterospora andromedea)
kennedyhPictureBlue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)
HappenstancePictureHybrid Tea Rose 'First Prize (1970)'
(Rosa )
htopPictureConfederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Trachelospermum jasminoides)
htopPictureTexas Wild Olive, White Geiger
(Cordia boissieri)
PaulwhwestPictureFaassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Walker's Low'
(Nepeta x faassenii)
PaulwhwestPictureNew Mexico Century Plant
(Agave neomexicana)
stevenovaPictureCypress Spurge, Bonaparte's Crown, Graveyard Moss
(Euphorbia cyparissias)
stevenovaPicture Trillium, Wake Robin
(Trillium grandiflorum)
ToxicodendronPictureShowy Orchis
(Orchis spectabilis)
ToxicodendronPictureLeatherwood
(Dirca palustris)
WillowWaspPictureTall Morning Glory 'Milky Way'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
WillowWaspPictureTall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
DiOhioPictureWood Betony, Lousewort
(Pedicularis canadensis)
dbinnixPictureColumbian Thorny Bamboo
(Guadua angustifolia)
DiOhioPictureWood Betony, Lousewort
(Pedicularis canadensis)
dbinnixPictureColumbian Thorny Bamboo
(Guadua angustifolia)
DanaFL78PictureChile Pepper 'Bolivian Rainbow'
(Capsicum frutescens)
DanaFL78PictureTexas Sage, Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage 'Forest Fire'
(Salvia coccinea)
tigerlilyPictureCalifornia groundcone
(Boschniakia strobilacea)
PotEmUpPictureCalifornia Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica var. martima)
Jeff_BeckPictureBlue Flax 'Appar'
(Linum lewisii)
Jeff_BeckPictureScarlet Penstemon
(Penstemon triflorus)
sweezelPictureOrnamental Onion, Tumbleweed Onion, Schubert Onion
(Allium schubertii)
ThaumaturgistPictureMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
ThaumaturgistPictureMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
AbutilonPictureCanna Lily 'Katha Rice'
(Canna x generalis)
FarmerdillPictureOnion 'Granex 33'
(Allium cepa)
FarmerdillPictureOnion 'Granex 33'
(Allium cepa)
mountaineerPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Magician's Masterpiece'
(Iris )
TerryPictureChinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower 'Burgundy (aka Sizzling Pink)'
(Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum)
gardenwifePictureForsythia
(Forsythia hybrid)
gardenwifePicturePersian Speedwell
(Veronica persica)
miss_kittyPictureTree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum
(Philodendron bipinnatifidum)
martinaPictureMonterey Pine
(Pinus radiata)
poppysuePictureGlory of the Snow
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
poppysuePictureSiberian Squill
(Scilla siberica)
jadPictureBlue Flax
(Linum perenne)
sandrakingPictureEnglemann's Prickly Pear Cactus, Texas Prickly Pear Cactus
(Opuntia engelmannii)
sandrakingPictureEnglemann's Prickly Pear Cactus, Texas Prickly Pear Cactus
(Opuntia engelmannii)
UlrichPictureOpium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum)
UlrichPictureOpium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum)
patnjbobPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Peppermint Cream'
(Iris )
patnjbobPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Dandy Candy'
(Iris )
handhelpersPictureTrout Lily, Adder's-Tongue
(Erythronium americanum)
Ralph_DesmondPictureCarrion Plant, Starfish Flower, Starfish Cactus
(Stapelia grandiflora)
msb1685PictureChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
angelamPictureHeather 'Improved Form'
(Erica melanthera)
rylaffPictureYerba Mansa, Lizard Tail
(Anemopsis californica)
rylaffPictureYerba Mansa, Lizard Tail
(Anemopsis californica)
angelamPictureWoolly Grevillea 'Mt Tamboritha'
(Grevillea lanigera)
anixPictureRed-Tipped Photinia, Fraser Photinia
(Photinia x fraseri)
anixPictureHybrid Musk Rose 'Daybreak (1918; aka Day Break)'
(Rosa )
FloridianPictureFlorida Bluebell
(Campanula floridana)
troisPictureBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Brown Eyed Susan
(Gaillardia aristata)
troisPictureBlanket Flower, Indian Blanket, Brown Eyed Susan
(Gaillardia aristata)
LophophoraPictureEastern Blue-eyed Grass, Bicknell Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium atlanticum)
davePictureCotton Lavender, Gray Santolina
(Santolina chamaecyparissus)
davePictureSiberian Iris 'Caesar's Brother (Morgan, 1932)'
(Iris sibirica)
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Black Fantasy'
(Iris )
keelyPictureHeartleaf Ice Plant, Heart Leaf Iceplant, Baby Sunrose
(Aptenia cordifolia)
frogsrusPictureBugle Lily
(Watsonia pillansii)
WalterTPictureGuadalupe Cypress, Tecate Cypress
(Cupressus guadalupensis)
AngelinaBPictureRoadside Gaura, Wild honeysuckle, Bee Blossom, Kisses
(Gaura suffulta ssp. suffulta)
OhioBreezyPicture Trillium, Wake Robin
(Trillium grandiflorum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
quitensis  kee-TEN-sis  Of or from Quito, capitol of Ecuador  
teucroides  tew-KROY-deez  Resembles Teucrium (genus named for a Trojan king who used the plant as a medicine; or possibly for Dr. Teucer, a botanist and physician)  
quitense  kee-TEN-see  Of or from Quito, capitol of Ecuador  
phaeacantha  fay-uh-KANTH-uh  From the Greek phaios (dusky, gray) and ákantha (thorn), referring to the gray thorns  
phaeacanthus  fay-uh-KANTH-us  From the Greek phaios (dusky, gray) and ákantha (thorn), referring to the gray thorns  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... April 30, 2004