The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of May 6, 2004, on which 203 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds. (from Be Merry Friends)"

(John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Four O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Limelight Rose'
Mirabilis jalapa
By WillowWasp

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

44 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
59 new images were added.
499 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sewlady Positive CommentScarlet Monkey Flower
(Mimulus cardinalis)
nature_girl Positive CommentGolden Shower Tree, Purging Cassia, Golden Chain Tree, Indian Laburnum
(Cassia fistula)
bojar Positive CommentMadagascar Jasmine
(Stephanotis floribunda)
nature_girl Neutral CommentLantana
(Lantana camara)
Terry Positive CommentAllegheny Spurge
(Pachysandra procumbens)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Dictyocaryum lamarkium)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dypsis basilongus)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dypsis cabadae X leptocheilos)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Bonanza'
(Camellia sasanqua)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Hana-Jiman'
(Camellia sasanqua)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Valentine Day'
(Camellia x reticulata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Falcon'
(Cucurbita pepo)
crimsontsavo Positive CommentCattail
(Typha latifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Noche'
(Cucubita pepo)
chief67 Positive CommentVinca vine 'Maculata'
(Vinca major)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Contender'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Raven'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Spineless Beauty'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Payroll'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Cashflow'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Redgold (Dickson, 1971; aka Alinka, Red Gold, Rouge et Or, DICor)'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Revenue'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Alice Faye (Justice, 1992; SEAodd)'
(Rosa )
Dboz Positive CommentBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Dividend'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered Climber 'Alfresco (Warner, 2001; CHEwcorpink)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Perpetual Rose 'Alfred Colomb (Lacharme, 1865; aka Madame Brosse, Marshall P. Wilder, Mme. Brosse)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Alfi (Poulsen, 1981; aka Alfie, Elfin, POUlfi)'
(Rosa )
DNNW1963S Positive CommentPampas Grass
(Cortaderia selloana)
cblankenship Neutral CommentBlue Potato Bush, Royal Robe Paraguay Nightshade, Blue Lycianthes 'Royal Robe' 'Royal Robe'
(Lycianthes rantonnetii)
WalterT Positive CommentNatal Plum
(Carissa grandiflora)
KDePetrillo Negative CommentPurple Leaf Sand Cherry
(Prunus cistena)
raisedbedbob Neutral CommentRoesebud Azalea 'Rosebud'
(Azalea )
jclin Positive CommentNight Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
ZaksGarden Positive CommentBlack-eyed Susan, Orange Coneflower
(Rudbeckia fulgida)
ZaksGarden Positive CommentForsythia
(Forsythia hybrid)
ZaksGarden Positive CommentFire Power Nandina, Dwarf Nandina Fire Power, Dwarf Heavenly Bamboo 'Fire Power'
(Nandina domestica)
Marinam Positive CommentPrickly Pear
(Opuntia spp)
angelam Positive CommentWild Iris, Fortnight Lily, Cape Iris
(Dietes iridioides)
cabflowers Neutral CommentWax Plant, Hindu Rope 'Krinkle Kurl'
(Hoya compacta)
beadnut Positive CommentAgave
(Agave parryi var. truncata)
BCBOYD Positive CommentWax Plant, Porcelain Flower 'Krinkle 8 (Krinkle-8)'
(Hoya carnosa)

Images

Member Addition Description
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Watercolor'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Wine Spritzer'
(Iris )
palmbobPicture
(Livistona drudei)
palmbobPicture
(Dorstenia gigas)
MonocromaticoPictureBottle Palm
(Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
troisPictureAngel's Trumpet 'Ellis'
(Brugmansia )
kennedyhPictureWestern Water Hemlock
(Cicuta douglasii)
kennedyhPictureSmooth Sumac
(Rhus glabra)
PaulwhwestPictureLily Turf, Big Blue Lily Turf, Monkey Grass
(Liriope muscari)
PaulwhwestPictureAsiatic Jasmine
(Trachelospermum asiaticum)
MonocromaticoPictureTropical Hibiscus
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
sweezelPictureRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'
(Kniphofia uvaria)
sweezelPictureSpeedwell 'Waterperry Blue'
(Veronica )
HappenstancePictureElephant Ear 'Green Velvet'
(Alocasia x )
HappenstancePictureCreeping Wire Vine, Maidenhair Vine, Mattress Vine 'Nana'
(Muehlenbeckia complexa var. microphylla)
LophophoraPictureEastern Blue-eyed Grass, Bicknell Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium atlanticum)
LophophoraPictureChinese Ground Orchid
(Bletilla striata)
htopPictureTexas Gold Columbine, Hinckley's Golden Columbine
(Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana)
htopPictureTexas Gold Columbine, Hinckley's Golden Columbine
(Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana)
PotEmUpPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Broadway Star'
(Iris )
PotEmUpPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Calm Stream'
(Iris )
raisedbedbobPictureIndian Cucumber, Indian Cucumber Root
(Medeola virginiana)
troisPictureTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Salmon Pink'
(Nymphaea )
WillowWaspPictureFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Limelight Rose'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
WillowWaspPictureMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Blue Star'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
Jeff_BeckPictureScarlet Penstemon, Heller's Beardtongue, Hill Country Penstemon
(Penstemon triflorus)
Jeff_BeckPictureDrummond’s Sundrops, Square-Bud Primrose, Compact Gold Calylophus
(Calylophus drummondianus)
melodyPictureEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)
melodyPictureVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
ToxicodendronPictureHosta 'Ventricosa'
(Hosta )
ToxicodendronPictureHosta
(Hosta sieboldiana)
kamiaPictureCommon Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'October Affair'
(Camellia japonica)
jodyPictureHosta 'Veronica Lake'
(Hosta )
ThaumaturgistPictureMalay Apple
(Syzygium malaccense)
ToxicodendronPictureVariegated Solomon's Seal 'Variegatum'
(Polygonatum odoratum)
BadseedPictureTriumph Tulip 'Negrita'
(Tulipa x hybrida)
RoyBPictureLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
LananPicturePurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley
(Portulaca oleracea)
LananPictureWishbone Flower
(Torenia fournieri)
DeaPictureHydrangea 'Big Smile (aka Sweet Chris)'
(Hydrangea x)
Mike_GPictureRhododendron 'Elizabeth'
(Rhododendron )
junglequeenPictureBlack Tree Fern
(Cyathea medullaris)
merrinPictureSwan Plant Milkweed, Tennis Ball Bush
(Asclepias fruticosa)
gvmacPictureChina Rose 'Archduke Charles (1837)'
(Rosa )
aking1aPictureCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
tortoisekeeperPictureDaylily 'Moonlit Masquerade (Salter, 1992)'
(Hemerocallis )
RiseAnnPictureGeum
(Geum chiloense)
RiseAnnPictureGeum
(Geum chiloense)
goldenfishPictureBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily,Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)
merrinPictureSwan Plant Milkweed, Tennis Ball Bush
(Asclepias fruticosa)
snooper49PictureGolden Shrimp Plant, Lollipop Plant
(Pachystachys lutea)
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Cracken (Schreiner, 1973)'
(Iris )
Melissa_OhioPictureFlowering Onion 'Purple Sensation'
(Allium allium hollandicum)
WalterTPictureChinese Lanterns, Japanese Lanterns, Fringed Rosemallow, Waltzing Ladies
(Hibiscus schizopetalus)
goswimminPictureBleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis)
eileenmlambPicturePink Flowering Almond 'Rosea Plena'
(Prunus glandulosa)
poppysuePictureTrout Lily, Adder's-Tongue
(Erythronium americanum)
beadnutPictureAgave
(Agave parryi var. truncata)
gel70PictureHawaiian Snowbush, Snow-on-the-Mountain
(Breynia nivosa)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
kunthianus  kun-thee-AY-nus  Named for Carl Sigismund Kunth, 19th century German botanist  
kunthii  KUN-thee-eye  Named for Carl Sigismund Kunth, 19th century German botanist  
kunthiana  kun-thee-AY-nuh  Named for Carl Sigismund Kunth, 19th century German botanist  
kunthianum  kun-thee-AY-num  Named for Carl Sigismund Kunth, 19th century German botanist  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 6, 2004