The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of November 4, 2004, on which 101 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"...a garden is like life: something is always doing well, something is struggling, something is being born anew, and something is dying."

(Edith Reed)

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Lantana
Lantana camara
By EskieLeia

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

104 new plants were added to the database.
34 new descriptions were added.
50 new images were added.
1094 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
auzziewog Positive CommentSoda Apple, Cockroach Berry
(Solanum capsicoides)
DiOhio Positive CommentToad Lily 'Sinonome'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
Bluebiu Neutral CommentLove in a Puff, Balloon Vine, Heartseed
(Cardiospermum halicacabum)
Bluebiu Neutral CommentJade Climber, Jade Vine, Emerald Creeper, Flor-de-Jade
(Strongylodon macrobotrys)
Maranta Positive Commentred dragon flytrap
(dionea muscipula)
Farmerdill Positive CommentMilo Maize
(Sorghum vulgare)
kmcx Positive CommentBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
DiOhio Positive CommentEastern Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree
(Cercis canadensis)
AntChewy Positive CommentArum Lily, Calla Lily
(Zantedeschia aethiopica)
jcangemi Positive CommentEggplant 'Fairy Tale'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
jcangemi Neutral CommentHybrid Winter Squash 'Bonbon F1'
(Cucurbita maxima)
jcangemi Positive CommentTomato 'Sugary'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper ' Aruba'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Healthy'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Pepper 'Tollies Sweet'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Aji Crystal'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Ancho San Martin'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Big Jim'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Fajita'
(Cicer annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Garden Salsa'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Hungarian Black'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Italian Roaster'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Jalepeno Goliath'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Lemon Drop'
(Capsicum baccatum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Mexibel'
(Capsicum ampeloprasum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Mucho Nacho'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Mulato Costeno'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Mushroom'
(Capsicum chinense)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Orange Scotch Bonnet'
(Capsicum chinense)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHot Pepper 'Pasillo Bajio'
(Capsicum annuum)
gingerjar Neutral Commentdaylily 'happy apache'
(hemerocallis )
kittybrown Positive CommentGolden Trumpet, Yellow Allamanda 'Stansill's Double'
(Allamanda cathartica)
smiln32 Neutral CommentChestnut Oak
(Quercus prinus)
JerusalemCherry Positive CommentFalse Jerusalem Cherry
(Solanum capsicastrum)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageFloribunda Rose 'International Herald Tribune'
(Rosa )
XenomorfImageBiznaguita
(Echinocereus stoloniferus subsp. tayopensis)
Todd_BolandImageEarly Dutch Honeysuckle, Dutch Woodbine 'Belgica'
(Lonicera periclymenum)
XenomorfImageChayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Choko, Chaco, Choco, Madeira Marrow 'Spiny-fruited'
(Sechium edule)
WandasflowersImageDaylily 'Nagasaki'
(Hemerocallis )
gretaduckImageHosta 'Tattoo'
(Hosta )
poppysueImageSiberian Iris 'Sassy Kooma'
(Iris sibirica)
poppysueImageSiberian Iris 'Ruffled Velvet'
(Iris sibirica)
montereyImagePansy 'Yellow Purple Wing'
(Viola x wittrockiana)
melodyImageYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
kennedyhImageBrown Beaks
(Lyperanthus suaveolens)
raven_locksImageHoya
(Hoya polystachya)
palmbobImageMilk Barrel
(Euphorbia horrida)
htopImageCamphorweed
(Heterotheca subaxillaris)
Alohahoya2000ImageHoya
(Hoya montana)
frostweedImageCamphorweed
(Heterotheca subaxillaris)
langbrImageAutumn Crocus, Fall Crocus 'Oxonian'
(Crocus speciosus)
htopImageEmpress Tree
(Paulownia tomentosa)
trifunovImageFirecracker Plant, Cigar Plant
(Cuphea ignea)
lmellingImageSolomon's Seal
(Polygonatum biflorum)
bootandallImageClematis
(Clematis forsteri)
TwinLakesChefImageTropical Hibiscus 'Blue Bayou'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
kennedyhImageCrossberry, Four-corner, Buttonwood, Lavender Star Flower
(Grewia occidentalis)
arcadonImageCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Dynamite'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
xyrisImageNew York fern
(Thelypteris noveboracensis)
scutlerImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Love and Peace'
(Rosa )
Kruch72ImageGlobe Thistle
(Echinops ritro)
FarmerdillImageHot Pepper 'Goat Horn Cayenna'
(Capsicum annuum)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Shelby Charmer'
(Hemerocallis )
smiln32ImageWhitedaisy tidytips
(Layia glandulosa)
UrsulaImageFreesia
(Freesia x hybrida)
treelover3ImageKorean Maple
(Acer pseudosieboldianum)
smiln32ImageTennessee gladecress
(Leavenworthia exigua)
QueenBImageOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
borealisImageGrass of Parnassis, Bog Star
(Parnassia palustris)
Andrew60ImageSaraca
(Saraca cauliflora)
KMACImageEtruscan Honeysuckle
(Lonicera etrusca)
HappenstanceImagePindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm
(Butia capitata)
NativePlantFan9ImageFirecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush
(Hamelia patens)
beclu727ImageLantana 'Miss Huff'
(Lantana Camara)
KennethJoergImageLady fern
(Athyrium filix-femina)
RUKImageOrbea
(Orbea longidens)
MartyJoImageCompact Koreanspice Viburnum 'Compactum'
(Viburnum carlesii)
TerryImageCommon Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum flavum)
DiOhioImageToad Lily 'Sinonome'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
aknappImageTrumpet Lily 'African Queen'
(Lilium )
dmhl921ImageNight Blooming Jasmine, Night Scented Jessamine, Queen of the Night
(Cestrum nocturnum)
grandsumomasterImageDwarf Cat Tail, Strawberry Foxtail, Red Cat's Tail
(Acalypha reptans)
PrismImageFloss Flower, Ageratum
(Ageratum houstonianum)
goldenfishImageCentaury
(Centaurium confertum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
warscewiczii  var-she-VICH-ee-eye  Named for Joseph Warscewicz Ritter von Rawicz, 19th century plant collector from Lithuania  
Tofieldia  toh-FEELD-ee-uh  Named for Thomas Tofield, 18th century English botanist  
verbenacea  ver-beh-NAH-see-uh  Resembling Verbena  
frankenioides  frank-en-ee-oy-dees  Resembles plants in the genus Frankenia  
verbenaceus  ver-beh-NAH-see-us  Ressembling Verbena  
verbenaceum  ver-beh-NAH-see-um  Resembling Verbena  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 4, 2004