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Covering the events of November 3, 2006
... in which ...
2,422 posts were made.
45 plants were added to PlantFiles.
42 comments were added to PlantFiles.
261 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
83 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
16 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
15 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
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth."( -- George Washington, 1st American President (born February 22, 1732))
| PlantFiles Photo of the Day |
Rosary Pea, Crab's Eye, Precatory Bean, Jequeriti, olho-de-cabra,
Abrus precatorius
By onalee
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Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,422 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| chandleri |
CHAND-ler-eye |
Named for Harley Pierce Chandler, 19th century botanist in California (U.S.) |
| chandlerii |
CHAND-ler-ee-eye |
Named for Alfred Chandler, 19th century nurseryman in Vauxhall |
| mosambicensis |
moh-sam-bee-KEN-sis |
Of or from Mozambique, South Africa |
| mosambicense |
moh-sam-bee-KEN-see |
Of or from Mozambique, South Africa |
| ciliatissima |
sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-ma |
Very fringed; fringed with the most hair |
| ciliatissimum |
sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-mum |
Very fringed; fringed with the most hair |
| ciliatissimus |
sil-ee-a-TIS-sih-mus |
Very fringed; fringed with the most hair |
| brizantha |
bree-ZAN-tha |
From the Greek Briza (genus name for a grass, meaning Greek for sleepy or nodding) and anthos (flower) |
| holzingeri |
holz-ING-er-ee |
Named for John Michael Holzinger, 19th century German-born American bryologist |
| lausseri |
lau-SER-ee |
Named for the Laussers, a German couple who explored and collected cactus in northern New Mexico |
| michuacanum |
mee-cho-ah-KAH-num |
Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico |
| michuacana |
mee-cho-ah-KAH-na |
Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico |
| michuacanus |
mee-cho-ah-KAH-nus |
Of or from Michoacán, a state in Mexico |
| Echeandia |
ek-ee-AN-dee-a |
Named for Pedro Gregorio Echeandia y Jimenez, 19th century Spanish botanist in Zaragosa |
| X Butiagrus |
bew-tee-AG-rus |
An intergeneric cross between Butia and Syagrus palms |
| panicoides |
pan-ih-KOY-deez |
Resembles Panicum (genus name, from the Latin for wild millet) |
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45 new plants.
42 new descriptions were added.
83 new images were added.
261 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| mneumann |
Comment |
Aloe Vera, Medicinal Aloe, Savila
Aloe barbadensis |
| Redkarnelian |
Comment |
Morning Glory 'Sunrise Serenade'
Ipomoea purpurea |
| KashtanGeorge |
Comment |
Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
Ailanthus altissima |
| Bodhisagan |
Comment |
Climbing Carolina Aster
Symphyotrichum carolinianum |
| Snowrose |
Comment |
Alsobia, Lace Flower, Lace Flower Vine 'San Miguel'
Alsobia |
| dmj1218 |
Comment |
Jeweled Blue-eyed Grass, River Blue-eyed Grass, Scrub Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium xerophyllum |
| begoniacrazii |
Comment |
Spider Plant 'Gold Nugget'
Chlorophytum |
| rebecca101 |
Comment |
Parsnip 'Harris Model'
Pastinaca sativa |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Beta'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Booth's Red'
Sempervivum |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Hairy Cornsalad
Valerianella florifera |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Boule de Nigre'
Sempervivum |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Narrowcell Cornsalad
Valerianella stenocarpa |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Edwards Plateau Cornsalad
Valerianella texana |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Brock'
Sempervivum |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Slimleaf Rosewood
Vauquelinia corymbosa |
| Kell |
Comment |
Hollyhock 'Aunt Brownie Fig'
Alcea |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronze Pastel'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Centennial'
Sempervivum |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Clover's Vervain
Verbena cloverae |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Cresta'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Crimson Velvet'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Director Jacobs'
Sempervivum |
| Kell |
Comment |
Asclepias, Milkweed
Asclepias cancellata |
| Snowrose |
Comment |
African Violet 'Rob's Boogie Woogie'
Saintpaulia |
| surfkitty |
Comment |
Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle
Cynara cardunculus |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Lindheimer's Crownbeard
Verbesina lindheimeri |
| frostweed |
Comment |
Mexican Winged Crown-Beard
Verbesina microptera |
| MotherNature4 |
Comment |
Ming Aralia 'Victoriae'
Polyscias guilfoylei |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Withe-rod Viburnum, Appalachian Tea, Blue Haw, Shawneehaw, Possum Haw, Wild Raisin Viburnum 'Winterthur'
Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides |
| DeannaV |
Comment |
Chameleon Plant 'Chameleon'
Houttuynia cordata |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Tea Viburnum
Viburnum setigerum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Elene'
Sempervivum |
| Zingy |
Comment |
Red-Leaf Hibiscus, False Roselle, African Rose Mallow
Hibiscus acetosella |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Icicle'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Jungle Shadows'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'King George'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Larissa'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Laura Lee'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Lilac Queen'
Sempervivum |
| Old_Farmer |
Comment |
Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Legolas'
Sempervivum |
| Horseshoe |
Comment |
Hot Pepper 'Big Chile'
Capsicum annuum |
| JeanneTX |
Image
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''Miss Behavin''
(Rosa ) |
| KevinMc79 |
Image
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Monkshood, Wolfbane 'Arendsii'
(Aconitum carmichaelii) |
| JeanneTX |
Image
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Hybrid Tea Rose 'Royal Highness'
(Rosa ) |
| KevinMc79 |
Image
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Korean Feather Reed Grass, Achy Breaky Heart Grass, Fall Blooming Reed Grass
(Calamagrostis brachytricha) |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Devil's Trumpet 'High Altitude Form'
(Datura wrightii) |
| JeanneTX |
Image
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Early, Large-flowered Clematis 'Ruby Glow'
(Clematis ) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Flame Violet 'Raspberry Parade'
(Episcia ) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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Shantung Maple
(Acer truncatum) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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Paperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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Paperbark Maple, Paper Bark Maple
(Acer griseum) |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Groundcover Rose 'Baby Blanket'
(Rosa ) |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Morning Glory 'Sun Smile'
(Ipomoea nil) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Raspberry Royale'
(Iris ) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Red Masterpiece'
(Iris ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Hybrid Tea Rose 'Painted Moon'
(Rosa ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Floribunda Rose 'Gold Badge'
(Rosa ) |
| giancarlo |
Image
 |
(Philodendron cannifolium) |
| promethean_spar |
Image
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Baseball Plant, Klipnoors, Sea Urchin
(Euphorbia obesa) |
| Kell |
Image
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Hybrid Tea Rose 'Cabana'
(Rosa ) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Pincushion Protea
(Leucospermum cordifolium) |
| Kell |
Image
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Flowering Maple 'Neon Rose'
(Abutilon ) |
| Kell |
Image
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Fringe Tree, Old Man's Beard, Grancy Graybeard
(Chionanthus virginicus) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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African Violet 'Rebel's Splatter Kake'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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African Violet 'Champagne Pink'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| Wandasflowers |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'English Charm'
(Iris ) |
| Wandasflowers |
Image
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Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Fast Forward'
(Iris ) |
| Horseshoe |
Image
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Hot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Aloe
(Aloe harlana) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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Philodendron 'Santa Leopoldina II'
(Philodendron ) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Swedish Ivy, Swedish Begonia, Creeping Charlie
(Plectranthus verticillatus) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Trailing Watermelon Begonia
(Pellionia repens) |
| giancarlo |
Image
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Philodendron 'King of Spades'
(Philodendron ) |
| franj |
Image
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Caralluma
(Caralluma acutangula) |
| franj |
Image
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Turbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus jauernigii) |
| franj |
Image
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Crown Cactus 'Krainziana'
(Rebutia marsoneri) |
| Wandasflowers |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Frieda Mohr'
(Iris ) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Blue Bean, Blue Sausage Fruit, Dead Man's Fingers
(Decaisnea fargesii) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Blue Bean, Blue Sausage Fruit, Dead Man's Fingers
(Decaisnea fargesii) |
| txgimgim |
Image
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Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Nordic Crystal'
(Iris ) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Snowed In'
(Iris ) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Fountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja alternifolia) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Fountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja alternifolia) |
| gonedutch |
Image
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Hamilton's Spindle Tree, Japanese Spindle Tree, Yeddo Euonymus
(Euonymus hamiltonianus subsp. sieboldianus) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Whiskers'
(Brugmansia ) |
| MotherNature4 |
Image
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West Indies Mahogany
(Swietenia mahagoni) |
| MotherNature4 |
Image
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West Indies Mahogany
(Swietenia mahagoni) |
| dmj1218 |
Image
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Green Lily
(Schoenocaulon texanum) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Golden Hedgehog, Nichol's Hedgehog
(Echinocereus nicholii) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Golden Hedgehog, Nichol's Hedgehog
(Echinocereus nicholii) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Agave
(Agave bovicornuta) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Agave
(Agave bovicornuta) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Agave
(Agave bovicornuta) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Agave
(Agave bovicornuta) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Nerve Plant, Mosaic Plant
(Fittonia albivenis) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Palm-leaf Begonia
(Begonia luxurians) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Variegated Clown Fig, Mosaic Fig
(Ficus aspera) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Atherton Palm
(Laccospadix australasica) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Atherton Palm
(Laccospadix australasica) |
| Joy |
Image
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Poor Man's Orchid, Butterfly Flower
(Schizanthus porrigens) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Long-leaf Waxflower
(Philotheca myoporoides) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Long-leaf Waxflower
(Philotheca myoporoides) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Mueller's Bush-pea
(Pultenaea muelleri) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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Mueller's Bush-pea
(Pultenaea muelleri) |
| RWhiz |
Image
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(Clivia gardenii) |
| RWhiz |
Image
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(Clivia gardenii) |
| kennedyh |
Image
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(Scaevola thesioides) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Poor Man's Orchid, Poor Man's Rhododendron 'Flash'
(Impatiens sodenii) |
| Old_Farmer |
Image
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Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bedivere'
(Sempervivum ) |
| Old_Farmer |
Image
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Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Beta'
(Sempervivum ) |
| rebecca101 |
Image
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Parsnip 'Harris Model'
(Pastinaca sativa) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Variegated Candle Plant
(Senecio articulatus variegata) |
| echoes |
Image
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Spotted Bellflower 'Wedding Bells'
(Campanula punctata) |
| Old_Farmer |
Image
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Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Bronze Pastel'
(Sempervivum ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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African Violet 'Rob's Boogie Woogie'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| KactusKathi |
Image
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Blue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristate) |
| frostweed |
Image
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Lion's Ear
(Leonotis leonurus) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Autumn Crocus
(Crocus longiflorus) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Dwarf Fothergilla, Dwarf Witch Alder
(Fothergilla gardenii) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Atlantic Poppy, Double Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy, Spanish Poppy 'Semi Plenum'
(Papaver atlanticum) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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Cork-bark Fir, Dwarf Arizona Fir 'Arizona Compacta'
(Abies lasiocarpa) |
| Horseshoe |
Image
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Hot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum) |
| Horseshoe |
Image
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Hot Pepper 'Big Chile'
(Capsicum annuum) |
| melody |
Image
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American Beech
(Fagus grandifolia) |
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No new companies were added to the database.
15 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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