The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 6, 2004, on which 99 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done."

(Unknown)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Spear Sansevieria
Sansevieria cylindrica
By petealvarez

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

204 new plants were added to the database.
62 new descriptions were added.
44 new images were added.
1700 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
tom_mazatlan Positive CommentJicama, Mexican yam, Mexican potato, yambean, Mexican turnip
(Pachyrhizus erosus)
zacattack Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Prototype'
(Iris )
Xenomorf Positive CommentArizona Queen of the Night, Deer-Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night-Blooming Cereus
(Peniocereus greggii)
Xenomorf Positive CommentArizona Queen of the Night, Deer-Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night-Blooming Cereus
(Peniocereus greggii var. greggii)
Xenomorf Positive CommentArizona Queen of the Night, Deer-Horn Cactus, Reina de la Noche, Night-Blooming Cereus
(Peniocereus greggii var. transmontanus)
Xenomorf Positive CommentGuyacan, Texas Guaiacum; Soapbush
(Guaiacum angustifolium)
rcn48 Positive CommentRex Begonia, Painted Begonia 'Fireworks'
(Begonia Rex)
Wandasflowers Positive Comment 'Black Cranberry Delight'
(Hemerocallis Daylily)
philomel Positive CommentCommon Ash
(Fraxinus excelsior)
onalee Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Teatime'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
dlyn Positive CommentJapanese Sedge 'Evergold'
(Carex hachijoensis)
dlyn Positive CommentJapanese Windflower 'September Charm'
(Anemone hupehensis)
dlyn Positive CommentDaylily 'Sammy Russell Red'
(Hemerocallis )
frostweed Positive CommentSweet Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut
(Castanea sativa)
smiln32 Neutral CommentHuachuca Mountain geranium
(Geranium wislizeni)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSweet Potato 'Oklahoma Red'
(Ipomoea batatas)
dga1 Positive CommentNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
smiln32 Neutral CommentCalthaleaf avens
(Geum calthifolium)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBent avens
(Geum geniculatum)
FullertonCA Positive CommentWild Iris, Fortnight Lily, Cape Iris
(Dietes iridioides)
mydaisy Positive CommentLantana 'Patriot Parasol'
(Lantana camara)
frostweed Positive CommentDrummond Rattlebox, Coffeebean, Poison Bean, Rattle-bush, Rattle Bean
(Sesbania drummondii)
BUBBANALL Positive CommentMeyer's Lemon Tree 'Meyer'
(Citrus x meyeri)
Lilypon Positive CommentBlue Boy, Blue Glory, Clock Vine
(Thunbergia battiscombei)
deg909 Positive CommentTree Mallow 'Bicolor'
(Lavatera maritima)
Kelli Positive CommentTropical Water Lily, Waterlily 'Marian Strawn'
(Nymphaea )
deg909 Neutral CommentTree Mallow 'Barnsley'
(Lavatera thuringiaca)
Kelli Neutral CommentMosquito Plant, Carolina Mosquito Fern
(Azolla caroliniana)
Kelli Negative CommentPickerel Weed Pickerel Rush
(Pontederia cordata)
philomel Positive CommentMock Orange 'Manteau d'Hermine'
(Philadelphus )
philomel Positive CommentMock Orange 'Variegatus'
(Philadelphus coronarius)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Sabal pumos)
Kelli Neutral CommentCalifornian Firecracker Plant
(Dichelostemma ida-maia)
Kelli Positive CommentString of Beads, String of Pearls
(Senecio rowleyanus)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Phoenix loureirii var humilis)
philomel Positive CommentItalian Jerusalem Sage
(Phlomis italica)
philomel Positive CommentItalian Jerusalem Sage 'Pink Glory'
(Phlomis italica)
Kelli Positive CommentGiant Sequoia, Big Tree
(Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Kelli Positive CommentGiant Coreopsis
(Coreopsis gigantea)
Kelli Positive CommentCalifornia Chocolate Lily
(Fritillaria biflora)
Kelli Positive CommentConejo buckwheat
(Eriogonum crocatum)
palmbob Neutral CommentRiver Euphorbia
(Euphorbia triangularis)
nevrest Positive CommentKinnikinnick, Bearberry, Manzanita
(Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
nevrest Negative CommentButter and Eggs, Common Toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris)
philomel Positive CommentJerusalem Sage 'Edward Bowles'
(Phlomis )
philomel Positive CommentRussian Sage 'Blue Spire'
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
philomel Positive CommentHolly-leaved Itea
(Itea ilicifolia)
philomel Neutral CommentBaumann's Horse Chestnut, Conker Tree 'Baumannii'
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
philomel Positive Comment
(Daphne blagayana)
philomel Positive CommentPersian Ivy 'Sulphur Heart, Paddy's Pride'
(Hedera colchica)
Jamespayne Positive CommentYesterday-today-and-tomorrow
(Brunfelsia grandiflora)
PurplePansies Neutral CommentViola 'Fuji Dawn'
(Viola mandshurica)
PurplePansies Positive CommentWoolly Blue Violet
(Viola sororia)
smiln32 Neutral CommentWhite lady
(Thunbergia fragrans)
smiln32 Neutral CommentYlang Ylang
(Cananga odorata)
Wandasflowers Positive CommentDaylily 'Condilla'
(Hemerocallis )
Songbird839 Positive CommentHollyhock 'Peaches 'n Dreams'
(Alcea rosea)
plantaholic2 Neutral CommentPlectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
(Plectranthus )
Songbird839 Neutral CommentDaylily 'Czarina'
(Hemerocallis )
nick89 Positive CommentNeea
(Neea buxifolia)
TomH3787 Positive CommentMexican Bush Sage 'Midnight'
(Salvia leucantha)
nick89 Positive CommentCommon Fig 'LSU Purple'
(Ficus carica)

Images

Member Addition Description
Todd_BolandImageVirginia Rose
(Rosa virginiana)
victorgardenerImageDaylily 'Final Touch'
(Hemerocallis )
victorgardenerImageGolden Hops 'Aureus'
(Humulus lupulus)
Todd_BolandImageWason's Rhododendron
(Rhododendron wasonii)
carolannImageDaylily 'Both Sides Now'
(Hemerocallis )
zacattackImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cowabunga'
(Iris )
zacattackImageTall Bearded Iris 'In The Clouds'
(Iris )
smiln32ImageStriped abobe lily
(Fritillaria striata)
palmbobImage
(Sclerocactus uncinatus ssp wrightii)
frostweedImageWestern Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed
(Vernonia baldwinii)
palmbobImageHarrisia
(Harrisia balansae)
kennedyhImageStarry False Solomon's Seal, Starry Solomon's Plume, Starry Smilac, Spikenard
(Maianthemum stellatum)
DaylilySLPImageTaiwanese Toad Lily
(Tricyrtis formosana)
KactusKathiImageSunflower 'Mammoth Russian'
(Helianthus annuus)
philomelImageHorse Chestnut, Conker Tree
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
kennedyhImageBronze Bells
(Stenanthium occidentale)
htopImageGiant Ragweed, Great Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
htopImageGiant Ragweed, Great Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
XenomorfImageTriangle Burr Ragweed,Triangle Leaf Bursage, Rabbit Bush
(Ambrosia deltoidea)
XenomorfImageTriangle Burr Ragweed,Triangle Leaf Bursage, Rabbit Bush
(Ambrosia deltoidea)
philomelImageShattercane
(Sorghum bicolor)
KelliImageLily of the Nile, African Lily
(Agapanthus africanus)
melodyImageCoral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle
(Lonicera sempervirens)
ChicofcImageCipó Rosa (Pink Vine)
(Cuspidaria convoluta)
ToxicodendronImageWatercress
(Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)
ToxicodendronImageNorthern Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum pedatum)
boojumImageHardy Grape Leaf Anemone 'Robustissima'
(Anemone tomentosa)
smiln32ImagePleated gentian
(Gentiana affinis)
sharvisImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Bride's Dream'
(Rosa )
monkeyboyImageApple Cactus, Peruvian Apple
(Cereus peruvianus)
KMACImageSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
hanna1ImageGroundcover Rose 'Flower Carpet White'
(Rosa )
NancymoImageTall Bearded Iris 'Twilight's Last Gleaming'
(Iris )
ejeImageArrow Leaf Sage
(Salvia sagittata)
seedpicker_TXImageRunner Bean 'Painted Lady'
(Phaseolus coccineus)
linthicumImageDaylily 'Canterbury Tales'
(Hemerocallis )
henryr10ImageToad Lily 'Shirohotogisu'
(Tricyrtis )
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'After the Dawn'
(Iris )
tom_mazatlanImageJicama, Mexican yam, Mexican potato, yambean, Mexican turnip
(Pachyrhizus erosus)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Big Kiss'
(Hemerocallis )
onaleeImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Teatime'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
dlynImageDaylily 'Chicago Apache'
(Hemerocallis )
FarmerdillImageSweet Potato 'Oklahoma Red'
(Ipomoea batatas)
ladyannneImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Double Delight'
(Rosa )

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 6, 2004