The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of July 9, 2004, on which 156 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"I used to own an ant farm but had to give it up. I couldn't find tractors small enough to fit it."

(Steven Wright, American comedian)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Profusion Zinnia 'Profusion Apricot'
Zinnia hybrid
By sweezel

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

70 new plants were added to the database.
66 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
1150 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Melissa_Ohio Positive CommentDaylily 'Caribbean Pink Sunset (Talbott, 1993)'
(Hemerocallis )
Magazinewriter Neutral CommentFoamflower, Foam Flower
(Tiarella wherryi)
ButterflyMom21 Positive CommentPartridge Pea, Sleeping Plant
(Chamaecrista fasciculata)
CaptMicha Neutral CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
llebpmac_bob Positive CommentBig Betony
(Stachys macrantha)
pokerboy Positive CommentRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma
(Kniphofia uvaria)
pokerboy Neutral CommentIvy Leaved Violet, Austalian Violet, Trailing Violet
(Viola hederacea)
llebpmac_bob Positive CommentSulfur Cinquefoil, Upright Cinquefoil
(Potentilla recta)
llebpmac_bob Neutral CommentGolden Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Russian Virgin's Bower
(Clematis tangutica)
punaheledp Neutral CommentMiniature Decorative Dahlia 'Little Tiger'
(Dahlia )
jperilloux Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Chinese Coral'
(Canna x generalis)
Toxicodendron Positive CommentEastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
neon9 Negative CommentEar Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey EAr
(Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
jhyshark Negative CommentTickseed 'Limerock Ruby'
(Coreopsis )
melody Positive CommentSand Hickory, Pale Hickory
(Carya pallida)
possumtrot Positive CommentSpotted Jewel Weed, Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens capensis)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'America's Junior Miss (Boerner, 1964) aka Junior Miss'
(Rosa )
foodiesleuth Positive CommentPink Shower, Pink Cassia, Pink Lady
(Cassia javanica)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Anne Letts (Letts, 1954)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Anna Louisa (De Ruiter, 1967)'
(Rosa )
foodiesleuth Positive CommentRainbow Shower Tree
(Cassia x nealiae)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Anne Watkins (Watkins, 1963)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Anny (Dot, 1949)'
(Rosa )
WalterT Neutral CommentCalifornian tree poppy
(Romneya coulteri)
foodiesleuth Neutral CommentAustralian Pine
(Casuarina equisetifolia)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Apricot Silk (Gregory, 1965)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Arabian Nights (McGredy, 1963)'
(Rosa )
Khyssa Positive CommentChina Rose 'Louis Philippe (1834; aka Crown, Florida Rose, Louis Philippe d'Angers, President d'Olbecque)'
(Rosa )
Khyssa Positive CommentSweet Mock Orange, English Dogwood
(Philadelphus coronarius)
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Chesapeake'
(Canna x generalis)
spaceman_spiff Neutral CommentChinese Tallow Tree, Candleberry Tree, Chicken Tree, Popcorn Tree, Florida Aspen
(Triadica sebifera)
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna 'Dr. Ingrid'
( x generalis)
Bonanca Positive CommentCherry Laurel, English Laurel
(Prunus laurocerasus)
msgrnthumb1 Positive CommentCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
shenaflorida Positive CommentMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Arakan (Harkness, 1968)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Arianna (Meilland, 1968) aka MEIdali'
(Rosa )
hanna1 Positive CommentWishbone Flower
(Torenia fournieri)
hanna1 Positive CommentRed-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow 'Red Shield'
(Hibiscus acetosella)
punaheledp Positive CommentLychee
(Litchi chinensis)
ugolois Positive CommentPurple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Vine, Purple Nettle
(Gynura aurantiaca)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Atlantis (Harkness, 1970)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-flowered Climber 'Autumn Sunlight (Gregory, 1965)'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentMiniature Rose 'Baby Darling (Moore, 1964)'
(Rosa )
duliticola Positive CommentPitcher Plant
(Nepenthes villosa)
FullertonCA Positive CommentQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
lincolnitess Positive CommentKamschatca Stonecrop, Russian Stonecrop
(Sedum kamtschaticum)
smiln32 Neutral CommentHosta 'Pineapple Poll'
(Hosta )
smiln32 Neutral CommentHosta 'Popo'
(Hosta )
smiln32 Neutral CommentHosta 'Ultramarine'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'County Fair'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Orient Express'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Tasty Green'
(Cucumis sativus)
tovis Positive CommentCoconut Palm
(Cocos nucifera)
glrivera Negative CommentHoney Locust
(Gleditsia triacanthos)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Diva'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Sweet Success'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Tortarello Verde Scuro'
(Cucumis sativus)
tinygal2 Neutral CommentMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose
(Oenothera speciosa)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentOrchid
(Pleurothallis henrique-aragonii)
Cheryl_IL Positive CommentDaylily 'Forty Second Street (Kirchhoff, 1991)'
(Hemerocallis )
Cheryl_IL Positive CommentDaylily 'Breed Apart (Salter, 1995)'
(Hemerocallis )
Cheryl_IL Positive CommentDaylily 'Chartwell (Munson, 1976)'
(Hemerocallis )
Cheryl_IL Neutral CommentDaylily 'Chicago Peach Parfait'
(Hemerocallis )
Cheryl_IL Neutral CommentBlackberry Lily, Leopard Lily
(Belamcanda chinensis)
gardenmart Positive Commenttitan arum, corpse flower
(Amorphophallus titanum)

Images

Member Addition Description
puttytatImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Teapot Tempest (Markham, 1998)'
(Iris )
jodyImageHosta 'Super Bowl'
(Hosta )
cbrandenburgImageDaylily 'Caribbean Midnight Vespers (Talbott, 1995)'
(Hemerocallis )
PaulwhwestImageChina Rose 'Green Rose (1830; aka Bengale à Fleurs Vertes, Green Calyx, Monstrosa)'
(Rosa viridiflora)
kennedyhImageYerba Buena
(Satureja douglasii)
sweezelImageProfusion Zinnia 'Profusion Apricot'
(Zinnia hybrid)
XenomorfImageCanna Lily 'City of Portland (Orchid)'
(Canna x generalis)
hemladyImageTiger Lily 'Pink Tiger'
(Lilium )
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Trahlyta (Childs, 1982)'
(Hemerocallis )
mysticImageDaylily 'Edna Spalding (Spalding, 1962)'
(Hemerocallis )
sayaImageKing's Spear, Yellow Asphodel
(Asphodeline lutea)
FarmerdillImageTomato 'Pink Ponderosa'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
relativity49ImageDaylily 'Pink Lavender Appeal (Monette, 1976)'
(Hemerocallis )
darylImageSea Thrift, Sea Pink, Common Thrift
(Armeria maritima)
lincolnitessImageDaylily 'Destined To See (Grace, 1998)'
(Hemerocallis )
poppysueImageHybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin (1983)'
(Rosa )
jperillouxImageCanna Lily 'Tropicanna (aka Phaison, Orange Durban)'
(Canna x generalis)
carolannImageJapanese Iris 'Mt. Fujiyama (aka Haku-Botan, Mount Fujiyama)'
(Iris ensata)
frogsrusImageTomato 'Early Girl'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
melodyImageCommon Teasel, Fuller's Teasel
(Dipsacus fullonum)
langbrImageDwarf Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Miss Muffett'
(Caladium bicolor)
Andrew60ImageDiamond-leaf Pittosporum, Queensland Pittosporum
(Auranticarpa rhombifolia)
troisImageIce Cream Banana 'Ice Cream'
(Musa acuminata)
dariusImageTomato 'Grape Tomato'
(lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Scented Bubbles (Byers, 1985)'
(Iris )
BrusaImageDaylily 'Pure And Simple (Salter, 1993)'
(Hemerocallis )
smiln32ImageHosta 'Ginko Craig'
(Hosta )
HostanquiltsImageHosta 'Crown Jewel'
(Hosta )
palmbobImageSpider Cactus
(Gymnocalycium denudatum)
Kruch72ImageDaylily 'Carrot Top (Lambert, 1969)'
(Hemerocallis )
DravencatImageDaylily 'Dragon Lore (Peck, 1973)'
(Hemerocallis )
Tree_ClimberImageDinnerplate Dahlia 'Barbarossa'
(Dahlia )
WeezingreensImagePansy 'Delta Red w/Blotch'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
JerryRiemanImageTwisted Cereus, Spiraled Cereus
(Cereus peruvianus f. tortuosus)
bootandallImageLachenalia
(Lachenalia Bulbifera)
KactusKathiImageGolden Torch, Torch Cactus, White Torch Cactus
(Echinopsis spachiana)
BUFFY690ImageDaylily 'White Perfection (Stamile, 1995)'
(Hemerocallis )
OhioBreezyImageMorning Glory 'Joyce Cobb'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
Clare_CAImageItalian Jasmine, Yellow Jasmine 'Revolutum'
(Jasminum humile)
careyjaneImageJapanese Pittosporum, Japanese Mock Orange, Japanese Cheesewood, Australian Laurel
(Pittosporum tobira)
elway99ImageDaylily 'Ruby Lips (Spalding, 1988)'
(Hemerocallis )
gmartinImageBunchberry, Creeping Dogwood, Dwarf Cornel, Crackerberry, Pudding Berry
(Cornus canadensis)
MonocromaticoImageCamellia 'Alba Plena'
(Camellia japonica)
ruby42ImageHosta 'Mini Ha Ha'
(Hosta )
Big_RedImageSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Blue Lake Pole'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
FrangelImageIron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross'
(Oxalis tetraphylla)
JJONES1ImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Home and Family (2000; aka WEKplagneze)'
(Rosa )
HKKImageBlue Fern
(Microsorum thailandicum)
bruceldImageTelekia
(Telekia speciosa)

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... July 9, 2004