The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of May 11, 2004, on which 223 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Every gardener knows under the cloak of winter lies a miracle - a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream."

(Barbara Winkler)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Vitex, Chaste Tree, Lilac Chaste Tree, Monk's Pepper
Vitex agnus-castus
By patp

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
34 new descriptions were added.
87 new images were added.
197 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kennedyh Neutral CommentVan Houtte Spiraea
(Spiraea x vanhouttei)
FCivish Positive CommentTomato 'Winter Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
capartridgemd Positive CommentPomegranate, Granate Apple
(Punica granatum)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentReblooming Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Eleanor Roosevelt'
(Iris )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'A. Mackenzie (1985; aka Alex Mackenzie, Alexander Mackenzie)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Pink Panther (1982; aka Aachener Dom, Panthere Rose, Panthère Rose, MEIcapinal)'
(Rosa )
BUFFY690 Positive CommentArtemisia, Satiny Wormwood, Mugwort, Silvermound Artemisia 'Silver Mound (Nana)'
(Artemisia schmidtiana)
idahotransplant Positive CommentFringed Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra eximia)
bayouposte Positive CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant
(Monarda didyma)
dsturg9469 Positive CommentLily Turf, Big Blue Lily Turf, Monkey Grass
(Liriope muscari)
Howard_C Positive CommentTarda Tulip
(Tulipa tarda)
sideseat Negative CommentRed Maple, Scarlet Maple, Carolina Red Maple
(Acer rubrum var. trilobum)
foodiesleuth Neutral CommentYellow Ginger
(Hedychium flavescens)
foodiesleuth Neutral CommentSpanish Moss
(Tillandsia usneoides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Suwannee'
(Cucurbita pepo)
WWGG49 Positive CommentAztec Lily, Jacobean Lily
(Sprekelia formosissima)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentZucchini 'Hurricane'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Monocromatico Positive CommentSpanish Moss
(Tillandsia usneoides)
WalterT Positive CommentLoquat, Japanese Plum 'Bradenton'
(Eriobotrya japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Bocco'
(Camellia japonica)
KDePetrillo Neutral CommentAlpine Skullcap
(Scutellaria alpina)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentCamellia 'Ketita'
(Camellia japonica)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentTalauma, Swamp Magnolia, Baguaçu
(Talauma ovata)
easter794 Positive CommentPurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley
(Portulaca oleracea)
Alyssum Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yoyo'
(Iris )
Jamespayne Positive CommentTropical Hibiscus 'Red Hot'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
bfredmund Positive CommentScotch Broom
(Cytisus scoparius)
Nocturnerose Positive CommentVine Hill Manzanita 'Howard McMinn'
(Arctostaphylos densiflora)
henryr10 Positive CommentRex Begonia, Painted Begonia ''Fireworks''
(Begonia Rex)
timplatts Positive CommentOlive Tree
(Olea europaea)
gpowell Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Chrysler Imperial (1952)'
(Rosa )
jeanie53 Positive CommentPregnant Onion
(Ornithogalum longibracteatum)
sweezel Positive CommentAmerican Wisteria
(Wisteria frutescens)

Images

Member Addition Description
FloridianPictureDowny Milkpea
(Galactia volubilis)
LananPictureMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Flying Saucers'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Clean Slate'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Aftershave (Meeks, 2000)'
(Iris )
palmbobPictureBaja Elephant Bush
(Pachycormis discolor)
palmbobPictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia virosa)
sweezelPictureFaassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Six Hills Giant'
(Nepeta x faassenii)
sweezelPictureDrummond’s Sundrops, Square-Bud Primrose, Compact Gold Calylophus
(Calylophus drummondianus)
kennedyhPictureBlack Gooseberry
(Ribes lacustre)
kennedyhPictureStreambank Butterweed
(Senecio pseudaureus)
HappenstancePictureHubricht's Blue Star, Narrow Leaf Blue Star, Arkansas Amsonia
(Amsonia hubrichtii)
HappenstancePictureHosta 'Sum & Substance'
(Hosta )
troisPictureRoyal Poinciana, Flamboyant Tree, Flame Tree, Peacock Flower, Gulmohar
(Delonix regia)
WillowWaspPictureRose of Sharon, Althea
(Hibiscus syriacus)
WillowWaspPictureRose of Sharon, Althea
(Hibiscus syriacus)
ToxicodendronPictureRattlesnake Fern
(Botrychium virginianum)
ToxicodendronPictureFoamflower 'Iron Butterfly'
(Tiarella )
Jeff_BeckPictureBlue Bottle, Starch Hyacinth, Southern Grape Hyacinth
(Muscari neglectum)
Jeff_BeckPictureCarolina Modiola
(Modiola caroliniana)
ThaumaturgistPictureLemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka'
(Citrus limon)
ThaumaturgistPictureLemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka'
(Citrus limon)
htopPictureIndian Coral Tree
(Erythrina x bidwillii)
troisPictureMandevilla, Dipladenia
(Mandevilla splendens)
MonocromaticoPictureBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
MonocromaticoPictureBanyan Tree, Ban Yan
(Ficus benghalensis)
dbinnixPictureTimor Black Bamboo
(Bambusa lako)
dbinnixPictureTimor Black Bamboo
(Bambusa lako)
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Mary Frances'
(Iris )
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Outrageous Fortune'
(Iris )
htopPictureHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
PotEmUpPictureBald Cypress
(Taxodium distichum)
PotEmUpPictureSatsuki Azalea
(Rhododendron indicum)
hczone6PictureCutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Viride'
(Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
Todd_BolandPictureGrecian Windflower
(Anemone blanda)
Todd_BolandPictureGrecian Windflower
(Anemone blanda)
easter794PictureWhite Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia candicans)
LouisianaSweetPeaPicturePeach 'Flordaking (Florida King)'
(Prunus persica)
FloridianPicturePainted Fingernail Bromeliad
(Neoregelia spectabilis)
carolannPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Orange Design'
(Iris )
carolannPictureBleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis)
ZaksGardenPictureEnglish ivy, Common ivy
(Hedera helix)
WandasflowersPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Polar King'
(Iris )
gman500PictureTomato 'Dr. Carolyn'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
gman500PictureTomato 'Emerald Evergreen'
(Lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
LananPictureElephant Ear, Taro, Dasheen, Eddo
(Colocasia esculenta)
DonnaBPicturePink-Veined Milkplant
(Asclepias humistrata)
DonnaBPicturePink-Veined Milkplant
(Asclepias humistrata)
FarmerdillPictureBeet 'Early Wonder'
(Beta vulgaris)
ptylerPictureTexas Bluebonnet
(Lupinus texensis)
FarmerdillPictureBroccoli 'Super Dome'
(Brassica oleracea)
drifthostasPictureHosta 'Sea Dream'
(Hosta )
drifthostasPictureHosta 'Devon Green'
(Hosta )
derouenPictureSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
montereyPictureSpanish Lavender 'Otto Quast'
(Lavandula stoechas)
derouenPictureAmerican Lotus
(Nelumbo lutea)
Esther_z6PicturePineapple Guava
(Acca sellowiana)
mysticPictureClematis 'Gillian Blades'
(Clematis )
mysticPictureClematis 'Snow Queen'
(Clematis )
figbellaPicturePacific Yew, Western Yew
(Taxus brevifolia)
figbellaPicturePacific Yew, Western Yew
(Taxus brevifolia)
UlrichPictureSugar Bush, Chapparal Sumac
(Rhus ovata)
goswimminPictureGeum
(Geum chiloense)
goswimminPictureGeum
(Geum chiloense)
UlrichPictureSugar Bush, Chapparal Sumac
(Rhus ovata)
langbrPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Ensemble'
(Iris )
chenning3PictureTall Bearded Iris 'Belvi Queen'
(Iris )
montereyPictureMandarin Honeysuckle 'Mandarin'
(Lonicera )
MOLLYBEEPictureWeigela
(Weigela florida)
patnjbobPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Hobo Heaven'
(Iris )
Shirlsworld7PictureVoodoo Lily
(Sauromatum guttatum)
DivaSharonPictureAmerican Wisteria 'Amethyst Falls'
(Wisteria frutescens)
janedoePictureCreeping Woodsorrel
(Oxalis corniculata)
NocturnerosePictureMt. Diablo Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos auriculata)
JanMatersPictureTower of Jewels
(Echium pininana)
AlyssumPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yoyo'
(Iris )
AlyssumPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Yoyo'
(Iris )
goldenfishPictureWhite Chinese Ground Orchid
(Bletilla striata var. japonica f. gebina)
goldenfishPictureWhite Chinese Ground Orchid
(Bletilla striata var. japonica f. gebina)
henryr10PictureGarlic Mustard, Hedge Garlic, Jack by the Hedge
(Alliaria petiolata)
diondonnePictureLicorice
(Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Howard_CPictureGrecian Windflower
(Anemone blanda)
deborahsongsPictureMorning Glory 'Pearly Gates'
(Ipomoea violacea)
ZaksGardenPictureL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Royal Club'
(Lilium )
DeaPictureHoneysuckle 'Pink Lemonade'
(Lonicera x heckrottii)
CaptMichaPictureCut-Leaved Toothwort, Pepper Root
(Cardamine laciniata)
JamespaynePictureTropical Hibiscus 'Red Hot'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
henryr10PictureRex Begonia, Painted Begonia ''Fireworks''
(Begonia Rex)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
suave  SWAH-vee  Sweet  
Oleaceae  oh-lee-AY-see-ee  The Olea family, from the classic Latin name for olive  
cerea  KER-ee-uh  Waxy, from the Greek keros, (wax)  
cynophallophora  ky-noh-fal-OH-for-uh  From the Greek kyon (dog) phallos (male sex organ) and phora (bearing), referring to the form of the seed pods  
suavis  SWAH-vis  Sweet  
oviferum  oh-VEE-fer-um  Egg-bearing  
cereum  KER-ee-um  WA wax candle, torch  
ovifera  oh-VEE-fer-uh  Egg-bearing  
Pterocaulon  ter-oh-KAW-lon  From the Greek pteron (wing) and kaulos (stem), referring to the appearance of the leaves on the stem  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 11, 2004