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Covering the events of October 31, 2006
... in which ...
3,040 posts were made.
35 plants were added to PlantFiles.
28 comments were added to PlantFiles.
267 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
71 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
10 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
19 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
0 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
"The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.
"( -- Emily Dickinson, American poet)
| PlantFiles Photo of the Day |
Coulter Pine, Big Cone Pine
Pinus coulteri
By Kelli
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Forum Activity
A grand total of 3,040 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| charantia |
char-AN-tee-a |
A pre-Linnean name, used as the specific epithet of Momordica charantia |
| sclerophylla |
skler-oh-FIL-a |
Hard-leaf |
| sclerophyllum |
skler-oh-FIL-um |
Hard-leaf |
| sclerophyllus |
skler-oh-FIL-us |
Hard-leaf |
| mullerae |
MUL-ler-ee |
Named for Katherine K. Muller |
| Phemeranthus |
fem-er-AN-thus |
Possibly from the Greek ephemoros (living for a day) and. anthos (flower) |
| Limnas |
LIM-nas |
From the Greek limnos (stagnant pool or swamp) |
| Leucospora |
loo-koh-SPOR-a |
White seed |
| Lipocarpha |
li-po-KAR-fa |
From the Greek, leipo (to fall) and carpha (chaff) |
| Loeflingia |
lohf-LING-ee-a |
Named for Pehr Löfling (aka Peter Loefling), an 18th century Swiss student of Linne, and a naturalist, botanist and explorer in South America |
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35 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
71 new images were added.
267 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| Kell |
Comment |
Flowering Maple 'Neon Rose'
Abutilon |
| Kell |
Comment |
Aechmea 'Ensign'
Aechmea orlandiana |
| melangemerchant |
Comment |
Maidenhair Vine, Wire Vine
Muehlenbeckia complexa |
| Snowrose |
Comment |
african violet 'Laser Celebration'
saintpaulia |
| NHLady |
Comment |
Shrub Rose 'Knock Out'
Rosa |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Eggplant 'Claudia'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Eggplant 'Primato'
Solanum melongena var. esculentum |
| Farmerdill |
Comment |
Eggplant 'Violetto Lunga Romagna'
Scorzonera melongena var. esculentum |
| plantladylin |
Comment |
Dragonwing Begonia 'Benigo'
Begonia |
| plantladylin |
Comment |
Bower Vine, Jasmine 'Southern Belle'
Pandorea jasminoides |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Trecul's Toothleaf
Stillingia treculiana |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Sycamoreleaf Snowbell
Styrax platanifolius subsp. stellatus |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Young's Snowbell
Styrax platanifolius subsp. youngiae |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Mckittrick's Snowberry
Symphoricarpos guadalupensis |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Shantung Maple
Acer truncatum |
| meacatmom |
Comment |
English Rose, Austin Rose 'Brother Cadfael'
Rosa |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Himalayan Maple
Acer sterculiaceum |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Mountain Maple, White Maple, Moose Maple
Acer spicatum |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
acer robustum |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Spiderwort
Tradescantia diffusa |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Transpecos Spiderwort
Tradescantia brevifolia |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Buckley's Spiderwort
Tradescantia buckleyi |
| Cissyo |
Comment |
Lion's Tail
Leonotis menthifolia |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus octandra |
| carrielamont |
Comment |
Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica |
| TropicalDan |
Comment |
Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
Syagrus romanzoffiana |
| frou_frou |
Comment |
English Rose, Austin Rose 'Sir Walter Raleigh'
Rosa |
| promethean_spar |
Comment |
Alcahuésar, Alcájer, Alcajes, Rajamatraca, Rosa Amarilla, Xoconoxtle
Pereskiopsis porteri |
| jnana |
Image
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Wild Bush Petunia, Green's Barleria
(Barleria greenii) |
| JeanneTX |
Image
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Clematis 'Solina'
(Clematis ) |
| JeanneTX |
Image
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Clematis 'HF Young'
(Clematis ) |
| KevinMc79 |
Image
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Seven Son Flower, Autumn Lilac
(Heptacodium miconioides) |
| KevinMc79 |
Image
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Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian, Gall Flower, Sampson's Snakeroot
(Gentiana andrewsii) |
| RON_CONVOLVULACEAE |
Image
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Crestrib Morning Glory
(Ipomoea costellata) |
| RON_CONVOLVULACEAE |
Image
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Crestrib Morning Glory
(Ipomoea costellata) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Flame Violet 'Sarah Beth'
(Episcia ) |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Tea Rose 'Adam'
(Rosa ) |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Rose 'Distant Thunder'
(Rosa ) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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American Snowbell, Storax, Snowdrop Bush
(Styrax americanus) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Flame Violet 'Malaysian Ruby'
(Episcia ) |
| TomH3787 |
Image
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Hardy Ginger Lily 'Tangerine'
(Hedychium ) |
| TomH3787 |
Image
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Hybrid Anise Tree 'Woodland Ruby'
(Illicium x) |
| Grasmussen |
Image
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Sitka Mountain-ash
(Sorbus sitchensis) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Red Rider'
(Iris ) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Border Bearded Iris 'Red Thumbprints'
(Iris ) |
| Sherlock221 |
Image
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Daylily 'Frans Hals'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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'Fancy Trail'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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african violet 'Rob's Bed Bug'
(saintpaulia ) |
| EmmaGrace |
Image
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Japanese Morning Glory 'Fujishibori Wisteria Tie Dye'
(Ipomoea nil) |
| BROforest |
Image
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Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Cottonwood, Mahoe
(Talipariti tiliaceum) |
| BROforest |
Image
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Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cotton Tree, Cottonwood, Mahoe
(Talipariti tiliaceum) |
| Kell |
Image
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Canna Lily 'Pink Sunburst'
(Canna x generalis) |
| Porphyrostachys |
Image
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Aloe
(Aloe vacillans) |
| Porphyrostachys |
Image
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Aloe
(Aloe cryptoflora) |
| Ursula |
Image
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'Easy Going'
(Rosa floribunda) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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'ace of spades'
(Philodendron ) |
| chicochi3 |
Image
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Big Leaf Hydrangea Lacecap 'Lady in Red'
(Hydrangea Macrophylla) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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Caucasian Maple, Coliseum Maple, Cappadocian Maple 'Aureum'
(Acer cappadocicum) |
| Strever |
Image
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Birch Bark Cherry, Paper-bark Cherry, Tibetan Cherry
(Prunus serrula) |
| Marybelle |
Image
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Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Brushfire'
(Euphorbia milii) |
| jnana |
Image
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Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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Philodendron 'Clarkei Croat'
(Philodendron ) |
| Strever |
Image
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Common Evening Primrose, Night Willow-herb, Hoary Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis) |
| kirrani |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Almost Dark'
(Iris ) |
| promethean_spar |
Image
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Silver Dollar Cactus, Texas Star Cactus
(Astrophytum asterias) |
| promethean_spar |
Image
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Bishop's Miter, Bishop's Cap, Mitra, Boneta de Obispo
(Astrophytum myriostigma var. coahuilense) |
| Floridian |
Image
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Florida Strap Airplant, Many-flowered Airplant
(Catopsis floribunda) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Cranesbill
(Geranium traversii) |
| Farmerdill |
Image
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Greenbriar, Bull Briar, Horse brier, Cat brier,Common Green Brier, Round Leaf Greenbrier
(Smilax rotundifolia) |
| Floridian |
Image
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White Twinevine
(Sarcostemma clausum) |
| Farmerdill |
Image
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Greenbriar, Bull Briar, Horse brier, Cat brier,Common Green Brier, Round Leaf Greenbrier
(Smilax rotundifolia) |
| Farmerdill |
Image
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Greenbriar, Bull Briar, Horse brier, Cat brier,Common Green Brier, Round Leaf Greenbrier
(Smilax rotundifolia) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Mexican Pincushion
(Mammillaria magnimamma) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Texas Persimmon
(Diospyros texana) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Texas Persimmon
(Diospyros texana) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush
(Isolepis cernua) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Fiber Optic Grass, Salt Marsh Bulrush
(Isolepis cernua) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Artichoke cactus
(Obregonia denegrii) |
| echoes |
Image
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Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Purple Pillow'
(Geranium cinereum) |
| echoes |
Image
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Greyleaf Geranium, Grayleaf Geranium 'Purple Pillow'
(Geranium cinereum) |
| Floridian |
Image
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Spanish Moss
(Tillandsia usneoides) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Green Bird-orchid
(Chiloglottis cornuta) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Green Bird-orchid
(Chiloglottis cornuta) |
| Suejardien |
Image
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Hybrid Tea Rose 'Lovers Lane'
(Rosa ) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Notched Phebalium
(Phebalium bilobum) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Notched Phebalium
(Phebalium bilobum) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Notched Phebalium
(Phebalium bilobum) |
| plantladylin |
Image
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Dragonwing Begonia 'Benigo'
(Begonia ) |
| plantladylin |
Image
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Bower Vine, Jasmine 'Southern Belle'
(Pandorea jasminoides) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Orchid 'Hawaiian Super Flare'
(Cattleya ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Vinagrillo Rosado
(Oxalis rosea) |
| Kell |
Image
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Flowering Maple 'Neon Rose'
(Abutilon ) |
| Floridian |
Image
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Eared Spleenwort, Auricled Spleenwort
(Asplenium erosum) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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(Cattleya guttata) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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(Cattleya maxima) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Sweet Cherry, Japanese Flowering Cherry 'Shirofugen'
(Prunus serrulata) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Dwarf Turk's Cap Cactus
(Melocactus matanzanus) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Japanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo) |
| melody |
Image
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Habanero Pepper 'Caribbean Red'
(Capsicum chinense) |
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1 new company was added to the database.
19 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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