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Covering the events of March 15, 2006
... in which ...
1,906 posts were made.
31 plants were added to PlantFiles.
46 comments were added to PlantFiles.
449 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
53 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
20 entries were added to Botanary.
8 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
18 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
2 ratings were added to the Garden Bookworm.
"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth
forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God..."
Gardening Quote of the Day
"Parvis e glandibus quercus
(Translated: Mighty oaks from little acorns grow!)"( -- Unknown)
| PlantFiles Photo of the Day |
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Forum Activity
A grand total of 1,906 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| Mycelis |
my-SEE-lis |
An ancient name; the derivation is obscure |
| ceterach |
KET-er-ak |
Possibly an Arabic or Celtic word originaly applied to this plant |
| longiglandulosa |
lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sa |
Having long glands |
| longiglandulosum |
lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sum |
Having long glands |
| longiglandulosus |
lon-jee-gland-yoo-LOH-sus |
Having long glands |
| Schismatoglottis |
skiz-ma-toh-GLOT-iss |
From the Greek schismas (cleft or tear) and glotta (tongue), referring to the separation of the tongue-like spathe from the persistent tubular basal part |
| hassleri |
HASS-ler-ee |
Named for Emile Hassler, 20th century Swiss plant collector |
| lucayana |
loo-kay-AH-na |
Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| lucayanum |
loo-kay-AH-num |
Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| lucayanus |
loo-kay-AH-nus |
Referring to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahamas Island |
| fuscescens |
fus-KES-enz |
Becoming brown or dusky |
| forskalii |
for-SKOL-ee-eye |
Possibly named for Pehr Forsskal, 18th century Swedish botanist and plant collector |
| deneversiana |
de-nev-ers-ee-AH-na |
Named for Gregory C. DeNevers, 21st century American botanist and palm specialist |
| uxoris |
uks-OR-iss |
Pertaining to or befitting a wife; to whom it specifically refers remains obscure |
| schottkyana |
shot-key-AH-na |
Named for Ernst Max Schottky |
| sapotaefolia |
sa-poh-tee-FOH-lee-a |
Having foliage like Sapota (genus name from the South American vernacular name; also spelled zapota) |
| muhlenbergii |
mew-len-BERG-gee-eye |
Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| muhlenbergiana |
mew-len-berg-ee-AH-na |
Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| muhlenbergianum |
mew-len-berg-ee-AH-num |
Named for Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg, 19th century American botanist and Lutheran minister in Pennsylvania (U.S.) He specialized in grasses |
| Pithecoctenium |
pith-ee-kok-TEN-ee-um |
From the Greek pithekos (ape or monkey) and ctenion (comb), referring to the spiny fruit |
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31 new plants.
46 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
449 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| wallaby1 |
Comment |
Reticulated Iris
Iris reticulata |
| SW_gardener |
Comment |
Yunnan Meadow Rue, Chinese Meadow Rue
Thalictrum delavayi |
| palmbob |
Comment |
Echeveria 'Ebony'
Echeveria agavoides |
| palmbob |
Comment |
Haworthia
Haworthia bolusii |
| melangemerchant |
Comment |
Clove
Syzygium aromaticum |
| Don_Mader |
Comment |
Krimson Queen Hoya, Variegated Wax Plant 'Tricolor'
Hoya carnosa |
| Gretabooski |
Comment |
Creeping Lily Turf, Lilyturf, Monkey Grass
Liriope spicata |
| Malus2006 |
Comment |
False Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Pumila'
Astilbe chinensis |
| IslandJim |
Comment |
Loquat 'Fatma'
Eriobotrya japonica |
| Malus2006 |
Comment |
Red Pine
Pinus resinosa |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Sunkist Delight'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Surely White'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Swing and Sway'
Iris |
| Malus2006 |
Comment |
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Tennessee Gentleman'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Titan's Glory'
Iris |
| Malus2006 |
Comment |
Sedum, Stonecrop
Sedum aizoon |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild Wings'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Winterland'
Iris |
| MotherNature4 |
Comment |
'Aztec Gold'
Aechmea |
| MotherNature4 |
Comment |
'Arriba'
Billbergia |
| Gabrielle |
Comment |
Dutch Crocus, Spring Crocus
Crocus vernus |
| annaprim |
Comment |
Shrub Rose 'Knock Out'
Rosa |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Imshu'
Juglans cordiformis |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Campbell CW1'
Juglans cordiformis |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Campbell CW3'
Juglans cordiformis |
| woodspirit1 |
Comment |
Large-flowered Climber 'Don Juan'
Rosa |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Campbell CWW'
Juglans cordiformis |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Stealth'
Juglans cordiformis |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Locket'
Juglans cordiformis |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Heartnut, Japanese Walnut 'Simcoe'
Juglans cordiformis |
| doss |
Comment |
Tall Bearded Iris 'April Jewel'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana iris 'CREOLE CANARY'
Louisiana Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Creole Canary'
Iris |
| scutler |
Comment |
Double Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Sweet Sue'
Narcissus |
| afr |
Comment |
Globe Artichoke 'Imperial Star'
Cynara scolymus |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Exquisite Lady'
Iris |
| bluektodd |
Comment |
Daylily 'Ne Quitte Pas'
Hemerocallis |
| Big_Red |
Comment |
Common Lilac, French Lilac
Syringa vulgaris |
| scutler |
Comment |
Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Precocious'
Narcissus |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Geisha Eyes'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Cajun Sunrise'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Abbeville Red Iris 'I. Nelsonii'
Iris Native/Fulva Type |
| palmbob |
Comment |
Opuntia
Opuntia pycnantha |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Mary G'
Iris |
| Margiempv |
Comment |
Louisiana Iris 'Professor Jim'
Iris |
| TBGDN |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Bubbling Along'
(Iris ) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Velvet Tobacco
(Nicotiana velutina) |
| Wandasflowers |
Image
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Daylily 'Olive's Odd One'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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New Zealand Flax 'Dark Delight'
(Phormium ) |
| JoanJ |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Poncho'
(Iris ) |
| JoanJ |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Ron'
(Iris ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Lirio del Monte (Mountain Lily)
(Alstroemeria exserens) |
| conifers |
Image
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Colorado Spruce, Blue Spruce 'St. Mary's Broom'
(Picea pungens) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Lirio de Cordillera
(Alstroemeria pallida) |
| Wandasflowers |
Image
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Daylily 'Peacock Maiden'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Living Stones
(Lithops lesliei subsp. lesliei var. lesliei) |
| conifers |
Image
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Limber Pine 'Glauca'
(Pinus flexilis) |
| Mshadow |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Cloudy Skies'
(Iris ) |
| LilyChick |
Image
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Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida) |
| LilyChick |
Image
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Corsican Pansy
(Viola corsica) |
| jnana |
Image
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Black Ironwood
(Krugiodendron ferreum) |
| thistlesifter |
Image
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Aloe
(Aloe dorotheae) |
| thistlesifter |
Image
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Coral Aloe
(Aloe striata) |
| saya |
Image
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Green Lavender Cotton
(Santolina rosmarinifolia) |
| saya |
Image
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White Willow
(Salix alba) |
| Mshadow |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Designing Woman'
(Iris ) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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(Tillandsia stricta "hard leaf ") |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Cherry Nightshade, Ground-cherry Nightshade, Hoe Nightshade, Hairy Nightshade
(Solanum physalifolium) |
| franj |
Image
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Dwarf Turk's Cap Cactus
(Melocactus matanzanus) |
| franj |
Image
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Mammillaria
(Mammillaria schumannii var. gobosa) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Crested Octopus Cactus
(Stenocereus alamosensis f. cristate) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Border Bearded Iris 'Drady'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Gala Greetings'
(Iris ) |
| parkerpt |
Image
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Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Redspire'
(Pyrus calleryana) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Apennines Columbine, Bertoloni's Columbine
(Aquilegia bertolonii) |
| Farmerdill |
Image
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Potato 'Irene'
(Solanum tuberosum) |
| sixtango4 |
Image
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Benguet Pine
(Pinus insularis) |
| jnana |
Image
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Anacua, Sandpaper Tree, Knockaway, Sugarberry Knockaway
(Ehretia anacua) |
| palmbob |
Image
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(Aloe itremensis) |
| Malus2006 |
Image
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Asiatic Lily 'Grand Cru'
(Lilium ) |
| IslandJim |
Image
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Loquat 'Fatma'
(Eriobotrya japonica) |
| Malus2006 |
Image
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Red Pine
(Pinus resinosa) |
| Gabrielle |
Image
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Dutch Crocus, Spring Crocus
(Crocus vernus) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Bull Thistle, Spear Thistle
(Cirsium vulgare) |
| Sweet_Pea |
Image
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Daylily 'Variegated Kwanso'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| JamesCO |
Image
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Minature Amaryllis 'Fairy Tale'
(Hippeastrum ) |
| JamesCO |
Image
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Horned Violet, Tufted Pansy 'Blue Perfection'
(Viola cornuta) |
| wallaby1 |
Image
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Snow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Prins Claus'
(Crocus chrysanthus) |
| WUVIE |
Image
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Tamarind Tree
(Tamarindus indica) |
| aggiecorgi |
Image
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Flowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Melon Sorbet'
(Abutilon ) |
| aggiecorgi |
Image
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Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolochia gigantea) |
| wallaby1 |
Image
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Reticulated Iris
(Iris reticulata) |
| Gustichock |
Image
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Sweetgum, Red Gum
(Liquidambar styraciflua) |
| Gustichock |
Image
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Blackwood
(Acacia melanoxylon) |
| bluektodd |
Image
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Daylily 'Ne Quitte Pas'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| scutler |
Image
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Jonquilla Narcissus, Apodanthus Daffodil 'Intrigue'
(Narcissus ) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Bromeliad
(Deuterocohnia brevifolia) |
| scutler |
Image
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Long-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Precocious'
(Narcissus ) |
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8 new companies were added to the database.
18 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were added to the database.
2 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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