The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of August 3, 2004, on which 156 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"To dig one's own spade into one's own earth! Has life anything better to offer than this?"

(Beverley Nichols, British writer, gardener)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Indian Rushpea, Hog Potato Flower
Hoffmannseggia glauca
By Xenomorf

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

35 new plants were added to the database.
39 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
336 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Emaewest Positive CommentWhite Water Lily, Waterlily
(Nymphaea odorata)
BlngsBell Positive CommentSweet Woodruff, Our Lady's Lace, Sweetscented Bedstraw
(Galium odoratum)
martyn Positive CommentFingerling Potato 'French Fingerling (Roseval, Nosebag)'
(Solanum tuberosum)
tonychien Neutral CommentMiracle Fruit, Miracle Berry
(Synsepalum dulcificum)
punaheledp Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Guinevere (1997; aka Louisa Stone, HARbadge)'
(Rosa )
hjcoach Positive CommentWhite Mussaenda
(Mussaenda incana)
mollysmom Positive CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
DeniseinPA Neutral CommentCorkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Twisted-Twig Willow
(Salix matsudana)
MotherNature4 Negative CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
earlene11 Positive CommentRussian Sage
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
foodiesleuth Negative CommentMelaleuca
(Melaleuca quinquenervia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Galina Mix F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Levina Mix F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Natasja Mix F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Potomac Mix F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Baraka'
(Cucumis sativus)
bamacracker Positive CommentSiam Tulip
(Curcuma alismatifolia)
greenlarry Positive CommentAloe
(Aloe juvenna)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Katya F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Mansour F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Miracle F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Rawa F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber 'Tornadona F1'
(Cucumis sativus)
PurplePansies Positive CommentLucky Bamboo 'Deremensis Group'
(Dracaena fragrans)
Baa Neutral CommentSiberian Foxglove
(Digitalis sibirica)
rylaff Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Cleopatra (Cléopatre, Spanish Emblem)'
(Canna x generalis)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentMarlberry
(Ardisia escallonioides)
Ursula Positive CommentFreesia
(Freesia x hybrida)
PurplePansies Neutral CommentPhiladelphia Fleabane
(Erigeron philadelphicus)
PurplePansies Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)
OhioBreezy Neutral CommentMorning Glory
(Ipomoea obscura)
OhioBreezy Positive CommentMorning Glory 'Rose Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
jandouw Positive CommentSapodilla, Nispero
(Manilkara zapota)
Jamespayne Positive CommentPineapple 'Champaka'
(Ananas comosus)
KimGaither Negative CommentTomato 'Grape Tomato'
(lycopersicon Lycopersicum)
CynthiaWilliams Positive CommentIochroma 'Indigo'
(Iochroma cyanea)
llebpmac_bob Positive CommentYellow Hardhead, Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Armenian Basketflower, Lemon Fluff Knapweed
(Centaurea macrocephala)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentDragon´s Blood, Sangue-de-Drago
(Croton macrobothrys)
trois Positive CommentDelta Arrowhead
(Sagittaria platyphylla)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageIndian Rushpea, Hog Potato Flower
(Hoffmannseggia glauca)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Best Kept Secret (Kirchhoff, 1990)'
(Hemerocallis )
LananImageDaylily 'Robot Blues (Lambertson, 2000)'
(Hemerocallis )
sanannieImageAsiatic Lily 'Red Bull'
(Lilium )
HappenstanceImageEuphorbia 'Twinkle Twirl'
(Euphorbia )
FarmerdillImageHoneydew Melon 'Earli-Dew'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Todd_BolandImageHybrid Rugosa Rose 'Therese Bugnet (1950; aka Thérèse Bugnet)'
(Rosa )
hemladyImageDaylily 'New Perspective (Salter, 1996)'
(Hemerocallis )
tykeImageAsiatic Lily 'Farfalla'
(Lilium )
troisImageSaltmarsh Morning Glory
(Ipomoea sagittata)
KMACImageLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'El Glorioso (Calhoun, 1992)'
(Hemerocallis )
bootandallImagePrimrose
(Primula vulgaris)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Pansy (Sass, 1949)'
(Iris )
carolannImageDaylily 'Canadian Sunrise (Dougherty, 1974)'
(Hemerocallis )
Big_RedImageCantaloupe 'Sweet & Early'
(cucumis melo)
palmbobImageYellow Poinciana, African Yellow Flamboyant Tree
(Peltophorum africanum)
MotherNature4ImageStrangler Fig
(Ficus aurea)
hczone6ImageButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'White Bouquet'
(Buddleja davidii)
darylImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Kingswood Torch'
(Coleus solenostemon)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Court Magician (Munson, 1987)'
(Hemerocallis )
CaptMichaImageBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
linthicumImageDaylily 'Red Resplendence (Nesmith, 1952)'
(Hemerocallis )
Shirley1mdImageHosta 'Darwin's Standard'
(Hosta )
ButtoneerImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple'
(Datura metel)
kennedyhImageHewardia
(Isophysis tasmanica)
KactusKathiImageCanna Lily 'Lucifer'
(Canna x generalis)
ReggieattheGulfImageRed-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus acetosella)
handhelpersImageGreat Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
shazbot3ImageDaylily 'Amazon Amethyst (Wild, 1966)'
(Hemerocallis )
se_edsImageTomato 'Pruden's Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
AbutilonImageCanna Lily 'Moulin Pink'
(Canna x generalis)
elway99ImageDaylily 'Double Dream (Brown, 1978)'
(Hemerocallis )
relativity49ImageDaylily 'Allen Wild (Wild, 1992)'
(Hemerocallis )
thegradybunchImageDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells
(Ruellia brittoniana)
alaska_rickImageTomato 'Stupice'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... August 3, 2004