The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of May 13, 2004, on which 215 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance of those now flowering. "

(Patrice Gifford)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Wishbone Flower
Torenia fournieri
By sweezel

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

144 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
78 new images were added.
1561 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Abracadabra (1991; JACbute)'
(Rosa )
PurplePansies Positive CommentGold Moss Sedum, Golden Carpet Stonecrop
(Sedum acre)
cactus_dude Positive CommentCow's Horn
(Euphorbia grandicornis)
jrlehmann Positive CommentRiver Bottlebrush
(Callistemon sieberi)
Mischka Positive CommentTomato 'Heinz 1370'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
plantcrazy Positive CommentJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Little Princess'
(Spiraea japonica)
mommas_angels Positive CommentSweet Shrub, Carolina Allspice, Strawberry Shrub, Pineapple Shrub
(Calycanthus floridus)
LynneSun Neutral CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Denali'
(Brassica oleracea)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
s_taylor Positive CommentCat's Whiskers
(Orthosiphon stamineus)
richiesnana Neutral CommentCape Gooseberry, Peruvian Ground Cherry, Poha Berry
(Physalis peruviana)
Howard_C Neutral CommentEtruscan crocus
(Crocus etruscus)
desertboot Positive CommentStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
justmeLisa Positive CommentJungle Gold 'Jungle Gold'
(Cornukaempferia aurantifolia)
DaveH Positive CommentWild Ginger
(Asarum caudatum)
Joviala Positive CommentTexas Lantana
(Lantana horrida)
nanette0269 Positive CommentHelichrysum, Licorice Plant 'White Licorice'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
DaveH Negative CommentEnglish ivy, Common ivy
(Hedera helix)
Lenjo Positive CommentCape Mallow 'Tara's Pink'
(Anisodontea hybrid)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Claudia'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'CMS Liberty'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Coronado'
(Brassica oleracea)
frostweed Positive CommentYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort
(Achillea millefolium)
WillowWasp Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Isabella'
(Brugmansia )
violabird Positive CommentHybrid columbine 'McKana Giant'
(Aquilegia x hybrida)
Howard_C Positive Comment
(Crocus minimus)
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentBluebeard 'Dark Knight'
(Caryopteris x clandonensis)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose 'Marie Victorin (1999; aka Marie-Victorin, AC Marie-Victorin)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Absolutely (1998; SAValute)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Abbaye de Cluny (1996; MEIbrinpay)'
(Rosa )
MotherNature4 Neutral CommentBow Tie Vine, Costa Rican Butterfly Vine
(Dalechampia dioscoreifolia)
mskees Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Enchantment'
(Lilium )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Sempervirens Rose 'Adélaide d'Orléans (1826)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentTea Rose 'Adam (1838; aka The President, President)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Acapulco (1997; DICblender)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Yves Piaget (1985; aka Queen Adelaide, The Royal Brompton Rose, MEIvildo)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentPortland Rose 'Yolande d' Aragon (1843)'
(Rosa )
kellyshahan Negative CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
johnincentex Negative CommentBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
johnincentex Positive CommentPassionfruit, Granadilla, Qarandila, Maracuja
(Passiflora edulis)
poozak Positive CommentPeacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris
(Dietes bicolor)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentGolden Masterpiece
( )
busy_bee_or Positive CommentHoneywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Blue Wax Flower 'Purpurascens'
(Cerinthe major)
tx_natrlst Negative CommentBrazilian Pepper Tree
(Schinus terebinthifolius)

Images

Member Addition Description
frogsrusPictureTomato 'San Diego'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
BUFFY690PictureGold Moss, Stringy Stonecrop, Graveyard Moss
(Sedum sarmentosum)
MzMunchkenPictureWhite Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia aculeata)
puttytatPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Puddy Tat'
(Iris )
puttytatPictureArilbred Iris 'Luella Dee'
(Iris )
palmbobPictureAdenia
(Adenia glauca)
palmbobPictureEuphorbia
(Euphorbia persistens)
kennedyhPictureRusset Buffaloberry, Foamberry Soapberry, Soopalollie, Canadian Buffaloberry
(Shepherdia canadensis)
sweezelPictureBigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
sweezelPictureBigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis
(Coreopsis grandiflora)
kennedyhPictureCommon Rabbit-brush
(Chrysothamnus nauseosus)
HappenstancePictureHybrid Tea Rose 'Mr. Lincoln (1964; aka Mister Lincoln)'
(Rosa )
ToxicodendronPictureEvergreen Wood Fern, Buckler Fern
(Dryopteris marginalis)
Jeff_BeckPictureStemless Evening Primrose
(Oenothera triloba)
Jeff_BeckPictureStemless Evening Primrose
(Oenothera triloba)
troisPictureWater Hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)
ToxicodendronPictureBishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum'
(Aegopodium podagraria)
dbinnixPictureTropical Black Bamboo
(Gigantochloa atroviolacea)
dbinnixPictureTropical Black Bamboo
(Gigantochloa atroviolacea)
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Petite Posey (Schreiner, 1975)'
(Iris )
NellPercyPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Soft Jazz (Schreiner, 1982)'
(Iris )
htopPictureHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
htopPictureHoptree, Stinking Ash, Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
MonocromaticoPicturePeace Lily
(Spathiphyllum cannifolium)
MonocromaticoPictureMacaw Flower, Lobster Claw, Caetê-vermelho
(Heliconia bihai)
Todd_BolandPictureGlory of the snow 'Pink Giant'
(Chionodoxa forbesii)
LananPictureYautia, Tannia, Malanga, Arrowleaf Elephant Ear
(Xanthosoma sagittifolium)
LananPictureUpright Elephant Ear
(Alocasia portadora)
WillowWaspPictureTexas Sage, Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage 'Coral Nymph (aka Cherry Blossom)'
(Salvia coccinea)
montereyPictureConfederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
(Trachelospermum jasminoides)
HappenstancePictureEnglish Ivy 'Gold Child'
(Hedera helix)
FloridianPictureFlorida Pennyroyal
(Piloblephis rigida)
FloridianPictureBlackroot
(Pterocaulon virgatum)
Howard_CPictureGrecian Windflower
(Anemone blanda)
CaptMichaPictureGolden Japanese Barberry 'Aurea'
(Berberis thunbergii)
CaptMichaPictureGolden Japanese Barberry 'Aurea'
(Berberis thunbergii)
ChilidawgPictureSmoke Tree 'Royal Purple'
(Cotinus coggygria)
ChilidawgPictureKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
UlrichPictureLemon Thyme
(Thymus x citriodorus)
Kenneth0871PictureTaro 'Black Velvet'
(Alocasia reginula)
mysticPictureAztec Arrowhead,Tropical Arrowhead
(Sagittaria montevidensis)
mysticPictureAztec Arrowhead,Tropical Arrowhead
(Sagittaria montevidensis)
Howard_CPictureKotschy's Crocus
(Crocus kotschyanus ssp. kotschyanus)
LophophoraPictureWhitening Echeveria
(Echeveria albicans)
LophophoraPictureWhitening Echeveria
(Echeveria albicans)
Kenneth0871PictureCostus, Canahuate
(Costus guanaiensis)
Todd_BolandPictureBlue Lungwort, Blue Cowslip 'Azurea'
(Pulmonaria angustifolia)
hansvaneijkPictureClematis 'The President'
(Clematis )
tortoisekeeperPictureDaylily 'Bayou Bride (Salter, 1995)'
(Hemerocallis )
tortoisekeeperPictureDaylily 'Kent's Favorite Two (Kirchhoff, 1988)'
(Hemerocallis )
eileenmlambPictureHaworthia
(Haworthia attenuata)
BaaPictureSweet Bay
(Laurus nobilis)
BaaPictureBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Valfredda (aka Chocolate Chip)'
(Ajuga reptans)
DeaPictureClematis 'Belle of Woking'
(Clematis )
MotherNature4PictureRed Maple, Scarlet Maple, Carolina Red Maple
(Acer rubrum var. trilobum)
ldmillerPictureSnap Pea 'Sugar Bon'
(Pisum sativum)
ldmillerPictureSnap Pea 'Sugar Bon'
(Pisum sativum)
sundryPictureDaylily 'Black Ambrosia (Salter, 1991)'
(Hemerocallis )
gman500PictureTomato 'Super Snow White'
(Lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
langbrPicturePersian Lilac
(Syringa x persica)
gman500PictureTomato 'Chello'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jodyPictureHosta 'Sea Gulf Stream'
(Hosta )
jodyPictureHosta 'Spinach Patch'
(Hosta )
justmeLisaPictureJungle Gold 'Jungle Gold'
(Cornukaempferia aurantifolia)
justmeLisaPictureJungle Gold 'Jungle Gold'
(Cornukaempferia aurantifolia)
nanette0269PictureVerbena
(Verbena x hybrida)
nanette0269PictureBrazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia
(Justicia carnea)
JovialaPictureTexas Lantana
(Lantana horrida)
sundryPictureGardenia, Cape Jasmine, Gandharaj
(Gardenia angusta)
JovialaPictureTexas Lantana
(Lantana horrida)
PotEmUpPictureBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
Clare_CAPictureSweet Bouvardia
(Bouvardia longiflora)
mskeesPictureAsiatic Lily 'Enchantment'
(Lilium )
DaveAngiePictureBroad Bean, Fava Bean 'Optica'
(Vicia faba)
easter0794PictureVariegated Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Slipper Spurge, Redbird Cactus, Christmas Candle
(Pedilanthus tithymaloides)
OsteolePictureHoneysuckle 'Gold Flame'
(Lonicera x heckrottii)
Big_RedPictureTomato 'Zogola'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
busy_bee_orPictureHoneywort, Blue Shrimp Plant, Blue Wax Flower 'Purpurascens'
(Cerinthe major)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
macdougalii  mak-doog-AL-ee-eye  Named for John Macdougal, botanist with the Missouri Botanical Gardens  
berberidifolia  ber-ber-id-ih-FOH-lee-uh  Having foliage like Berberis  
sikkimensis  sik-im-EN-sis  Of or from Sikkim, India  
sikkimense  sik-im-EN-see  Of or from Sikkim, India  
hondoensis  hon-doh-EN-sis  Of or from Mt. Hondo, Japan  
hondoense  hon-doh-EN-see  Of or from Mt. Hondo, Japan  
neolobatum  nee-oh-loh-BAY-tum  From the Greek neo (new) and lobatus (lobed)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 13, 2004