The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of May 26, 2004, on which 180 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Through the long, bright sunny hours O'er the pleasant earth We journey forth, For a day among the flowers! (From Lily-Bell and Thistledown)"

(Louisa May Alcott, American author, poet (born 11/29/1832))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Phalsa, Falsa
Grewia subinaequalis
By Thaumaturgist

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

29 new plants were added to the database.
58 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
280 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
htop Neutral CommentSkeleton Plant
(Lygodesmia texana)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentStrawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium, Roving Sailor
(Saxifraga stolonifera)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Anna Pavlova (Beales, 1981)'
(Rosa )
MotherNature4 Negative CommentGolden rain tree
(Koelreuteria paniculata)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Anna Zinkeisen (Harkness, 1982) aka HARquhling'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentPolyantha Rose 'Anna-Marie de Montravel (Rambaux, 1879)'
(Rosa )
foodiesleuth Positive CommentItalian Parsley, Flat-Leaf Parsley
(Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum)
foodiesleuth Negative CommentBrazilian Pepper Tree
(Schinus terebinthifolius)
foodiesleuth Positive CommentTea Plant 'Rosea'
(Camellia sinensis)
paradoxi Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Chrysler Imperial (1952)'
(Rosa )
foodiesleuth Neutral CommentShell Ginger 'Variegata'
(Alpinia zerumbet)
paradoxi Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Charisma (1977; aka Surprise Party, JELroganor)'
(Rosa )
paradoxi Neutral CommentGrandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth (1954; aka Queen of England)'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Mokum'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nantaise'
(daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Napa'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nelson'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Danvers'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Rodelika'
(Daucus carota)
Melissa_Ohio Positive CommentDaylily 'Vintage Bordeaux (Kirchhoff, 1986)'
(Hemerocallis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Yellowstone'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Merida'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Flyaway'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Kuttinger'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Thumbelina'
(Daucus carota)
veg_out Negative CommentJapanese Barberry
(Berberis thunbergii)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Perpetual Rose 'Anna de Diesbach (Lacharme, 1858) aka Gloire de Paris, Glory of Paris'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Angèle Pernet (Pernet-Ducher, 1924)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentBoursault Rose 'Amadis (Laffay, 1929)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentClimbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Aloha (Boerner, 1949)'
(Rosa )
Monocromatico Neutral CommentOrchid
(Sophronitis cernua)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentClimbing Hybrid Tea Rose 'Allen Chandler (Chandler, 1923)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentPolyantha 'Alister Clark (Newman, 1990)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Alison Wheatcroft (Wheatcroft, 1959)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-flowered Climber 'Alida Lovett (Van Fleet, 1905)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-flowered Climber 'Albertine (Barbier, 1921)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMoss Rose 'A Longs Pédoncules (Robert, 1854)'
(Rosa )
shadowlam Positive CommentJack in the Pulpit
(Arisaema dilatatum)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Scarlet Meidiland (1987; Scarlet Meillandecor, MEIkrotal)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Rugosa Rose 'Scabrosa (1950; aka Rugosa Superba, rosa rugosa scabrosa)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Rugosa Rose 'Sarah Van Fleet (1926)'
(Rosa )
barby34 Positive CommentRamsons, Wild Garlic
(Allium ursinum)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Rugosa Rose 'Rugosa Magnifica (1905)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-flowered climber 'Royal Sunset (1960)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentPortland Rose 'Rose du Roi (1815; Lee's Crimson Perpetual)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Rise 'n' Shine (1977; aka Golden Meillandina, Golden Sunblaze)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Regensberg (1979; aka Buffalo Bill, MACyoumis)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Perpetual Rose 'Arrillaga (Schoener, 1929)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Antoine Rivoire (Ducher, 1895) aka Antoine Revoire'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentTea Rose 'Amazone (Ducher, 1872)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Red Ribbons (1998; aka Chilterns, Fiery Sunsation, Roselina, KORtemma)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Rainbow's End (1984; SAValife)'
(Rosa )
Happenstance Positive CommentColeus, Painted Nettle 'Sedona'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
NatureWalker Neutral CommentCelandine, Greater Celandine
(Chelidonium majus)
Monocromatico Positive CommentAir Orchid, Air Plant Orchid
(Phymatidium tillandsioides)
maria1982 Positive CommentPersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
akgriff Positive CommentHeartleaf Bergenia, Pigsqueak
(Bergenia cordifolia)
Happenstance Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Lucifer's Brother'
(Canna x generalis)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfPicturePolka Dots, Honey Bunny, Bunny Ears, Alba Bunny Ears
(Opuntia microdasys var. albispina)
TamiMcNallyPicturePerennial peanut, ornamental peanut
(Arachis glabrata)
Calif_SuePictureDaylily 'West Coast Blues (Salter, 1998)'
(Hemerocallis )
lilysteelPictureStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Jillaroo'
(Iris )
Big_RedPictureCucumber 'Straight 8'
(Cucumis sativus)
htopPictureTexas Thistle
(Cirsium texanum)
goldenfishPictureHaworthia
(Haworthia truncata)
dbinnixPictureBamboo
(Gigantochloa pseudoarundinacea)
poppysuePictureBleeding Heart 'Gold Heart'
(Dicentra spectabilis)
BaaPictureMedlar Tree, Nispolero
(Mespilus germanica)
Jeff_BeckPictureLindheimer's Bee Balm
(Monarda lindheimeri)
steve_asplandPictureOrchid Cactus 'Roman Holiday'
(Epiphyllum hybrid)
HorseshoePictureCow Pea 'Pinkeye Purple Hull'
(Vigna unguiculata)
montereyPictureFuchsia 'South Gate'
(Fuchsia hybrid)
HappenstancePictureFeverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
Todd_BolandPictureTrout Lily, Adder's-Tongue
(Erythronium americanum)
kennedyhPictureWestern Pasque Flower
(Anemone occidentalis)
carolannPictureTall Bearded Iris 'Blatant'
(Iris )
ZaksGardenPictureRose Campion, Bloody Mary, Bloody William
(Lychnis coronaria)
kamiaPictureTropical Hibiscus 'Antique Treasure'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
MonocromaticoPictureErva Baleera
(Cordia verbenacea)
palmbobPictureSacred Palm
(Areca guppyana)
gman500PictureTomato 'Dixie Golden Giant'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Melissa_OhioPictureDaylily 'Dusty Splash (Guidry, 1992)'
(Hemerocallis )
brcasrvr2001PicturePoet's Narcissus
(Narcissus poeticus hybrids (Division IX))
linktrainPictureTiger Odontoglossum
(Rossioglossum grande)
BUFFY690PictureEdging Lobelia, Annual Lobelia, Trailing Lobelia 'Sapphire'
(Lobelia erinus)
RWhizPictureCalifornian tree poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
deborahsongsPicturePurple Leaf False Shamrock 'Triangularis'
(Oxalis regnellii)
smfiolPicturePink Tecoma, Pink Trumpet Tree, Pink Poui-Rosea
(Tabebuia heterophylla)
BUFFY690PictureRed Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed
(Stachytarpheta mutabilis)
mysticPictureSt. Johns Wort, Gold Flower 'Tri-color'
(Hypericum moseranum)
henryr10PictureFoamflower 'Pink Brushes'
(Tiarella )
cbrandenburgPictureHosta 'Richland Gold'
(Hosta )
CaptMichaPictureMeadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow
(Filipendula ulmaria)
RobinHPictureLimber Honeysuckle
(Lonicera dioica)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Plagiobothrys  play-jee-oh-BOTH-rys  From the Greek plagios (oblique, sideways) and bothros (pit, scar)  
claytonii  klay-TOH-nee-eye  Named for John Clayton, 18th century Virginia plant specimen collector; described as the greatest American botanist of his day  
fischeri  fish-ER-ee-  Named for Gustav Adolf Fischer, 19th century physician who travelled and collected extensively in East Africa under the auspices of the Geographical Society of Hamburg  
schreberi  shre-BER-ee  Named for Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, 18th century German botanist and student of Linnaeus  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... May 26, 2004