The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of May 5, 2004, on which 234 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Gardening is a matter of your enthusiasm holding up until your back gets used to it. "

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Canna Lily 'Ehemanii'
Canna iridiflora
By sweezel

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

25 new plants were added to the database.
43 new descriptions were added.
61 new images were added.
524 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
farmerboy Neutral CommentTomato 'Brandywine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jmoe Positive CommentIndian Jujube
(Ziziphus mauritiana)
suncatcheracres Positive CommentCherokee Bean, Coral Bean
(Erythrina herbacea)
Rikki01 Positive CommentChusan Palm, Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus fortunei)
bayouposte Positive CommentBat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears
(Cuphea llavea)
faronell Positive CommentRadish
(Raphanus sativus)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Bella Romana'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Candidissima'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Francesco Ferruccio'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Giuseppina Mercatelli'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Gran Sultano'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'La Citri'
(Camellia japonica)
wyldcelt Positive CommentPurple Leaf Sand Cherry
(Prunus cistena)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Marmorata'
(Camellia japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentsummer Squash 'Supersett'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Pluton'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Pomponia semiplena'
(Camellia japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Superpik F1'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer squash 'Multipik F1'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Lioness F1'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Cougar F1'
(Cucurbita pepo)
frostweed Positive CommentCherokee Bean, Coral Bean
(Erythrina herbacea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Hurakan'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Bamby'
(Camellia japonica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Grey Zucchini'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Greenfiend Positive CommentTatsoi, Tah Tsai, Spinach Mustard
(Brassica rapa var. rosularis)
ZaksGarden Neutral CommentGooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia clethroides)
WillowWasp Positive CommentLantana 'Pot O' Gold'
(Lantana montevidensis)
DIRTGIRL911 Positive CommentCocoa Tree, Cacao
(Theobroma cacao)
bluemellon Neutral CommentLamb's Ear
(Stachys byzantina)
purrforlove Negative CommentNatal Plum
(Carissa grandiflora)
CatherineRC Neutral CommentParrot's Beak, Coral Gem, Pelican's Beak
(Lotus berthelotii)
Monocromatico Positive CommentOrchid 'Star Ruby'
(xBrassocattleya )
Ginann Positive CommentLady Banks Yellow Rose 'Yellow Banksia (1825; Yellow Banksia Climber, Yellow Banksia)'
(Rosa banksia lutea)
ZaksGarden Negative CommentEnglish ivy, Common ivy
(Hedera helix)
BUBBIES Neutral CommentPurple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine
(Gynura sarmentosa)
ZaksGarden Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Art Deco'
(Iris )
ZaksGarden Positive CommentRoseroot Stonecrop, Rosewort
(Rhodiola rosea)
palmbob Neutral CommentParrot's Beak, Coral Gem, Pelican's Beak
(Lotus berthelotii)
riverrafter Positive CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
lilith530 Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Ehemanii'
(Canna iridiflora)
jwkaren Positive CommentWeeping Katsura Tree 'Pendula'
(Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
gailforshee Positive CommentYesterday, Today and Tomorrow
(Brunfelsia pauciflora)

Images

Member Addition Description
BadseedPictureFringed Tulip 'Blue Heron'
(Tulipa )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Threepio'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Twilight Mood'
(Iris )
palmbobPictureFunny Bunny 'Monstrosus'
(Opuntia microdasys)
palmbobPicture
(Fouquieriea formosa)
MonocromaticoPictureKiwano, African Horned Melon
(Cucumis metuliferus)
MonocromaticoPictureKiwano, African Horned Melon
(Cucumis metuliferus)
PaulwhwestPictureCape Fuchsia 'Winchester Fanfare'
(Phygelius x rectus)
PaulwhwestPictureLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
kennedyhPicturePink Wintergreen
(Pyrola asarifolia)
kennedyhPictureGreen Wintergreen
(Pyrola chlorantha)
HappenstancePictureBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
HappenstancePictureCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
sweezelPictureCanna Lily 'Ehemanii'
(Canna iridiflora)
sweezelPictureRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'
(Kniphofia uvaria)
htopPicturePineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
LophophoraPictureRed Star, Rosy Posy
(Rhodohypoxis baurii)
LophophoraPictureIxia 'Mixed Hybrids'
(Ixia x hybrid)
htopPictureWild Iris, Fortnight Lily, Cape Iris
(Dietes vegeta)
raisedbedbobPictureAzalea 'Gibraltar'
(Rhododendron )
PotEmUpPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Art Deco'
(Iris )
PotEmUpPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Bewilderbeast'
(Iris )
troisPictureLarge-flowered Climber 'New Dawn (1930; aka Everblooming Dr. W. Van Fleet, The New Dawn)'
(Rosa )
raisedbedbobPictureAzalea 'Mrs. Adelaide Pope'
(Azalea )
langbrPictureForsythia 'Lynwood Gold'
(Forsythia x intermedia)
WillowWaspPictureMalabar Spinach, Red Vine spinach, Creeping Spinach, Climbing Spinach
(Basella rubra)
WillowWaspPictureEgyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata)
jodyPictureHosta 'Guardian Angel'
(Hosta )
melodyPictureEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)
patnjbobPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Seakist (Schreiner, 1997)'
(Iris )
melodyPictureEastern Purple Coneflower
(Echinacea purpurea)
Jeff_BeckPictureScarlet Penstemon, Heller's Beardtongue, Hill Country Penstemon
(Penstemon triflorus)
Jeff_BeckPictureScarlet Penstemon, Heller's Beardtongue, Hill Country Penstemon
(Penstemon triflorus)
DeaPictureJapanese Black Pine
(Pinus thunbergii)
RiseAnnPictureAlpine Willowherb
(Epilobium fleischeri)
DeaPictureHydrangea 'Big Smile (aka Sweet Chris)'
(Hydrangea x)
Kenneth0871PictureIron Wood
(Caesalpinia ferrea)
ToxicodendronPictureHosta 'Frances Williams'
(Hosta )
ToxicodendronPictureHosta 'Frances Williams'
(Hosta )
nanciromeroPictureOrchid, Blc 'Turambeat'
(x Brassolaeliocattleya )
RWhizPictureSan Pedro Cactus
(Trichocereus pachanoi)
JLD_IIPictureBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy
(Rudbeckia hirta)
RoyBPictureVariegated Japanese Sedge 'Aurea Variegata'
(Carex morrowii)
RoyBPictureBlue Flowered Ornamental Comfrey 'Hidcote Blue'
(Symphytum grandiflorum)
jodyPictureHosta 'Teaspoon'
(Hosta )
PanamonCreelPictureMiniature Wax Plant, Beautiful Hoya
(Hoya bella)
KaufmannPictureCherokee Bean, Coral Bean
(Erythrina herbacea)
ThaumaturgistPictureMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
ThaumaturgistPictureMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
handhelpersPictureSkunk Cabbage, Skunk Weed, Polecat Cabbage, Stinking Poke, Fetid Hellebore
(Symplocarpus foetidus)
handhelpersPictureNorthern Jack in the Pulpit
(Arisaema triphyllum subsp. stewardsonii)
shudhavePictureChocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine
(Akebia quinata)
MotherNature4PictureShoestring Fern, Grass Fern, Beard Fern
(Vittaria lineata)
dariusPictureRussell Lupine 'Russell Hybrid'
(Lupinus polyphyllus)
DanaFL78PictureTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
LananPicturePurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley
(Portulaca oleracea)
jerveyPictureWax Plant, Hindu Rope 'Krinkle Kurl'
(Hoya compacta)
Mike_GPictureCranesbill
(Geranium renardii)
KMACPictureEmpress Tree
(Paulownia tomentosa)
junglequeenPictureBlack Tree Fern
(Cyathea medullaris)
jloconnorPictureCelandine, Greater Celandine
(Chelidonium majus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
bisquamata  by-SKWA-ma-tuh  Two-scaled  
Triadica  try-uh-DEE-kuh  From the Greek, referring to the three-locular capsules with three seeds  
Clinopostigma  klin-oh-STIG-muh  From the Greek klinien (slant, slope) and stigma (flower)  
Erythropsis  er-rith-ROP-sis  From the Greek erythros (red) and opsis (resembles)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 5, 2004