The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of October 27, 2004, on which 113 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring, Let them smile, as I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. (from The Last Leaf)"

(Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author, poet)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Stevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
Stevia rebaudiana
By BUFFY690

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

58 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
469 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
marshtackie Neutral CommentMaypop, Purple Passion Flower, Apricot Vine
(Passiflora incarnata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Lido Lamuyo'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Marconi Gold'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Marconi Purple'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'North Star'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'NuMex Sweet'
(Capsicum annuum)
cityboy Positive CommentDwarf Horseweed, Fleabane, Hogweed
(Conyza canadensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Oie Men 30'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Ometepe'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBell Pepper 'Orange Sun'
(Capsicum annuum)
DaveH Neutral CommentPassion Flower
(Passiflora boenderi)
lmelling Positive CommentFoxglove
(Digitalis purpurea)
nevrest Positive CommentLamb's Ear
(Stachys byzantina)
nevrest Positive CommentPin Cherry, Fire Cherry
(Prunus pensylvanica)
lmelling Neutral CommentHigh Mallow, Tall Mallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris)
lmelling Neutral CommentTidal Wave Series Petunia 'Tidal Wave® Cherry'
(Petunia )
lmelling Positive CommentPetunia 'Wave™ Purple'
(Petunia )
sally Positive CommentTassel Flower 'Fat Spike'
(Amaranthus caudatus)
lmelling Positive CommentEulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Gracillimus'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
lmelling Positive CommentEulalia, Japanese Silver Grass, Maiden Grass, Zebra Grass 'Silver Feather'
(Miscanthus sinensis)
lmelling Positive CommentEnglish Oak, Truffle Oak, Pedunculate Oak
(Quercus robur)
lmelling Positive CommentJapanese Barberry 'Rose Glow'
(Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentAmerican Holly, Dune Holly, Hummock holly, Scrub Holly
(Ilex opaca var. arenicola)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentPolyantha Rose 'Anna Marie de Montravel'
(Rosa )
lmelling Positive CommentSpiraea, Spirea 'Anthony Waterer'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Anne Marie Trechslin'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Tea, Large-flowered Rose 'Antigua'
(Rosa )
lmelling Positive CommentChinese Wisteria
(Wisteria sinensis)
lmelling Neutral CommentOakleaf Hydrangea 'Snow Queen'
(Hydrangea quercifolia)
cledith04 Positive CommentRunning Pop, Love-In-A-Mist, Stinking Passion Flower
(Passiflora foetida)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentRoad Kill Cactus
(Consolea rubescens)
lmelling Negative CommentFringed Loosestrife 'Firecracker'
(Lysimachia ciliata)
smiln32 Neutral CommentVirginia Chain Fern
(Woodwardia virginica)
Farmerdill Positive CommentKale 'Siberian'
(Brassica napus)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBroad Beech Fern
(Phegopteris hexagonoptera)
smiln32 Neutral CommentSouthern Shield Fern, Florida Shield Fern, Southern Wood Fern
(Dryopteris ludoviciana)
smiln32 Positive CommentEastern Hay Scented Fern
(Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
smiln32 Neutral CommentJapanese Shield Fern, Autumn Fern
(Dryopteris erythrosora)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBladder Fern
(Cystopteris bulbifera)
smiln32 Neutral CommentNew York fern
(Thelypteris noveboracensis)
tazzy Positive CommentDaylily 'Chris Salter'
(Hemerocallis )
WillowWasp Positive CommentMorning Glory 'Tie Dye'
(Ipomoea nil)

Images

Member Addition Description
smiln32ImageZig-zag iris
(Iris brevicaulis)
poppysueImageSiberian Iris 'Snowcrest'
(Iris sibirica)
ladyannneImageAutumn Sage 'Navajo Rose'
(Salvia greggii)
XenomorfImageChayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Choko, Chaco, Choco, Madeira Marrow 'Spiny-fruited'
(Sechium edule)
boojumImageDaylily 'Mardi Gras Parade'
(Hemerocallis )
Todd_BolandImage
(Primula hirsuta)
Todd_BolandImageDrumstick Primrose 'Rubicon'
(Primula denticulata)
Kruch72ImageBlue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica)
palmbobImageFloribunda Rose 'Paddy McGredy'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageDutch Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth
(Hyacinthus orientalis)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Maho Mite'
(Hemerocallis )
ladyannneImageFeverfew
(Tanacetum parthenium)
melodyImagePoison Ivy, Eastern Poison Ivy
(Toxicodendron radicans)
lmellingImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'August Koch'
(Nymphaea )
trifunovImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Fragrant Plum'
(Rosa )
PaulwhwestImageHybrid Multiflora Rose 'Veilchenblau'
(Rosa )
frostweedImageBlackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy
(Melampodium leucanthum)
smiln32ImageAllegheny Sedum, Wild Live-Forever
(Sedum telephioides)
Todd_BolandImageBurrageara Orchid 'Redman'
(Burrageara Living Fire)
palmbobImageKalanchoe, Desert Cabbage 'Bronze Sculpture'
(Kalanchoe thyrsiflora)
FloridianImageChestnut Oak
(Quercus prinus)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Prickled Petals'
(Hemerocallis )
gretaduckImageHosta 'Chantilly Lace'
(Hosta )
ownedbycatsImageFringed Tulip 'Fancy Frills'
(Tulipa )
KMACImageKalwerbossie, Rabassam, South African Geranium
(Pelargonium sidoides)
bszarekImageOrchid Cactus 'American Sweetheart'
(Epiphyllum )
lmellingImageColeus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Velvet Lime'
(solenastemon scutellarioides)
tilladyImageJapanese Snowbell
(Styrax japonicus)
lazygirl1ImageVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Blue and Gold'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
BUFFY690ImageZinnia 'Peppermint Stick Mixed'
(Zinnia elegans)
jakestick1ImageHyacinth Bean 'Ruby Moon'
(Lablab purpureus)
linthicumImageDaylily 'Blessing'
(Hemerocallis )
montereyImagePansy 'Jolly Joker'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
nanciromeroImageDwarf Holly
(Malpighia coccigera)
poppysueImageSiberian Iris 'Ruffles Plus'
(Iris sibirica)
DiOhioImage
(Lycoris sprengeri)
riversandbarImageHairspine Pricklypear
(Opuntia polyacantha var. polyacantha)
DaveHImage
(Dicksonia blumei)
Howard_CImageFalse Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Naked Ladies 'Alboplenum'
(Colchicum autumnale)
moonlightingImage 'Heian Kagayaki'
(Ipomoea nil)
IMEZGOImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple'
(Datura metel)
FranciscoSantosImageCypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit)
MichaelpImageDwarf Cavendish Banana
(Musa acuminata)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spice Lord'
(Iris )
maypmImageFrench Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US)
(Lavandula stoechas)
ShadyfolksImageHosta 'One Man's Treasure'
(Hosta )
htopImageLesser Knotweed, White Lesser Knotweed, Bellflower Smartweed 'Alba'
(Persicaria campanulata)
XenomorfImageHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
melodyImageRed Maple, Scarlet Maple
(Acer rubrum var. rubrum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Sowerbaea  so-er-BEE-uh  Named after James Sowerby, 19th century botanical artist and engraver of plates for flowering plants for numerous British botanical publications  
macroacantha  mak-roh-uh-KAN-tha  With large thorns or spine; epithets also spelled macrocantha and macracantha  
aranifera  a-ran-ee-fer-a  Bears spiders  
araniferum  A-ran-ee-fer-um  Bears spiders  
malaccense  muh-lack-EN-see  Native from Malacca, the region including the island of Sumatra and continental Asia.  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 27, 2004