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Covering the events of November 5, 2006
... in which ...
2,711 posts were made.
78 plants were added to PlantFiles.
16 comments were added to PlantFiles.
1,055 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
79 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
15 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
13 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was 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
"I eat my peas with honey.
I've et them all my life.
It makes the peas taste funny,
But it keeps them on my knife.
"( -- Unknown)
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Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,711 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| amblyodonta |
am-blee-oh-DON-ta |
Blunt-toothed |
| pickeringii |
pik-er-ING-ee-eye |
Named for Charles Pickering, 19th century American naturalist and botanist with the Wilkes Expedition |
| Pickeringia |
pik-er-ING-ee-a |
Named for Charles Pickering, 19th century American naturalist and botanist with the Wilkes Expedition |
| pseudo-aquaticum |
soo-doh a-KWA-tee-kum |
From the Greek pseudo (false) and aquaticum (lives in water) |
| treculeana |
tre-kul-ee-AY-na |
Named for Auguste Adolphe Lucien Trecul, 19th century French botanist; also spelled treculiana |
| treculiana |
tre-kul-ee-AY-na |
Named for Auguste Adolphe Lucien Trecul, 19th century French botanist; also spelled treculeana |
| treculianus |
tre-kul-ee-AY-nus |
Named for Auguste Adolphe Lucien Trecul, 19th century French botanist |
| Treculia |
tre-KUL-ee-a |
Named for Auguste Adolphe Lucien Trecul, 19th century French botanist |
| hirsutiflora |
hir-soot-ih-FLOR-a |
Hairy flowers |
| Calycera |
kal-ee-KER-a |
Possibly from the Greek kalyx (calyx) and keras (horn, spine); spiny calyx |
| calyceroides |
kal-ee-KER-OY-deez |
Resembles Calycera |
| spadiciformis |
spay-dik-ih-FOR-mis |
Shaped like a spadix (a clublike spike with tiny flowers and often enclosed within a sheath-like spathe) |
| kerrii |
KER-ee-eye |
Named for Arthur Francis George Kerr, 20th century Irish physician and botanist in Thailand |
| Salvadora |
sal-va-DOR-a |
From the Latin salvus (whole) and dura (skin) |
| rex-cultorum |
reks kul-TOR-um |
An interspecific hybrid of rex (meaning king) and cultorum (cultivated) |
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78 new plants.
16 new descriptions were added.
79 new images were added.
1055 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| otatea |
Comment |
New Zealand Flax 'Guardsman'
Phormium |
| Veramarie |
Comment |
Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
Campsis radicans |
| htop |
Comment |
Bearded Swallow-Wort
Cynanchum barbigerum |
| Snowrose |
Comment |
'Sassy Sister'
Saintpaulia |
| PeteOZ |
Comment |
Spineless Yucca
Yucca elephantipes |
| winging |
Comment |
Greigii Tulip 'Double Red Riding Hood'
tulipa greigii |
| Shirley1md |
Comment |
'Girenas'
Clematis |
| otatea |
Comment |
New Zealand Flax 'Dazzler'
Phormium |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Glossy Abelia 'Canyon Creek'
Abelia x grandiflora |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Glossy Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Hardy Abelia
Abelia mosanensis |
| Decumbent |
Comment |
Ussuri Maple, Red-twig Korean Maple
Acer barbinerve |
| palmbob |
Comment |
Platycerium ellisii |
| shoobnanny |
Comment |
Sasanqua Camelllia, Autumn Camellia 'Plantation Pink'
Camellia sasanqua |
| Snowrose |
Comment |
african violet 'Alan's Fallen Angel'
saintpaulia |
| otatea |
Comment |
New Zealand Flax Hybrid ''Tony Tiger''
Phormium tenax |
| jamie68 |
Image
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Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Black Currant Swirl'
(Datura metel) |
| jamie68 |
Image
 |
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Dainty Bess'
(Rosa ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
 |
African Violet 'Laser Celebration'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| Ursula |
Image
 |
Hybrid Tea Rose 'Tintinara'
(Rosa ) |
| Decumbent |
Image
 |
Mountain Maple, White Maple, Moose Maple
(Acer spicatum) |
| franj |
Image
 |
Orbeanthus
(Orbeanthus hardyi) |
| franj |
Image
 |
Living Stone Cactus
(Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
 |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Snow Cloud'
(Iris ) |
| Old_Farmer |
Image
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Hens and Chicks, Houseleek,Live-Forever, Sempervivum 'Brock'
(Sempervivum ) |
| Old_Farmer |
Image
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Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Canada Kate'
(Sempervivum ) |
| rootsnrhizomes |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Schortman's Garnet Ruffles'
(Iris ) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Rebutia
(Rebutia fabrisii var. aureiflora) |
| begoniacrazii |
Image
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Fatsia 'Spider's Web'
(Fatsia japonica) |
| kniphofia |
Image
 |
Watermelon Begonia, Watermelon Peperomia
(Peperomia argyreia) |
| podster |
Image
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Stapelia
(Stapelia scitula) |
| Ursula |
Image
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Aņaņuca
(Rhodophiala phycelloides) |
| vossner |
Image
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Vanhoutte's Brazil Sage
(Salvia vanhouttei) |
| Veramarie |
Image
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Shrub Rose 'Knock Out'
(Rosa ) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Hosta 'Sea Lotus Leaf'
(Hosta ) |
| Snowrose |
Image
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'Sassy Sister'
(Saintpaulia ) |
| Kell |
Image
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Orange Clockvine, Orange Trumpet Vine
(Thunbergia gregorii) |
| Kell |
Image
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Orange Clockvine, Orange Trumpet Vine
(Thunbergia gregorii) |
| Zuzu |
Image
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Floribunda Rose 'Brownie'
(Rosa ) |
| Mike_G |
Image
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Lobster Claw, Glory Pea, Parrot's Bill
(Clianthus puniceus) |
| Zuzu |
Image
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Floribunda Rose 'Bridal Pink'
(Rosa ) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Mock Orange 'Manteau d'Hermine'
(Philadelphus ) |
| GardenGuyKin |
Image
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Mallow, French Hollyhock
(Malva sylvestris subsp. mauritiana) |
| bootandall |
Image
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'Checkout'
(Dianthus ) |
| bootandall |
Image
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Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple 'Ashford Red'
(Abutilon ) |
| patp |
Image
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Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus
(Schlumbergera truncata) |
| patp |
Image
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Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Crab Cactus
(Schlumbergera truncata) |
| gonedutch |
Image
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Toba Hawthorn 'Toba'
(Crataegus x mordenensis) |
| kniphofia |
Image
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Flamingo flower 'Miss June'
(Anthurium andraeanum) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
 |
Black-Spine Prickly Pear, Purple Prickly Pear, Red-joint Prickly Pear, Texas Santa Rita
(Opuntia macrocentra var. minor) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
 |
Winter Squash 'Carnival'
(Cucurbita pepo) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Winter Squash 'Carnival'
(Cucurbita pepo) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Winter Squash 'Carnival'
(Cucurbita pepo) |
| Xenomorf |
Image
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Gymnocalycium
(Gymnocalycium ragonesei) |
| kennedyh |
Image
 |
Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite
(Felicia amelloides) |
| kennedyh |
Image
 |
Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite
(Felicia amelloides) |
| kennedyh |
Image
 |
Blue Daisy, Blue Marguerite
(Felicia amelloides) |
| debnes_dfw_tx |
Image
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Boojum Tree
(Fouquieria columnaris) |
| debnes_dfw_tx |
Image
 |
Moonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba) |
| kennedyh |
Image
 |
Brisbane Laurel, Rough Pittosporum
(Pittosporum revolutum) |
| eskinola |
Image
 |
Bugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Burgundy Glow'
(Ajuga reptans) |
| kennedyh |
Image
 |
Floribunda Rose, Grandiflora Rose 'Queen Elizabeth'
(Rosa ) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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(Cattleya bowringiana) |
| Todd_Boland |
Image
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(Encyclia atrorubens) |
| otatea |
Image
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New Zealand Flax 'Dazzler'
(Phormium ) |
| otatea |
Image
 |
New Zealand Flax 'Dazzler'
(Phormium ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
 |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Scene Stealer'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
 |
Tall Bearded Iris 'Double Shot'
(Iris ) |
| Decumbent |
Image
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Glossy Abelia 'Canyon Creek'
(Abelia x grandiflora) |
| jhayes5032 |
Image
 |
Japanese Maple 'Ichigyoji'
(Acer palmatum) |
| palmbob |
Image
 |
Fee Sickle Fern
(Pellaea falcata) |
| jhayes5032 |
Image
 |
Japanese Maple 'Ichigyoji'
(Acer palmatum) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Tree Philodendron, Cut-leaf Philodendron, Selloum
(Philodendron bipinnatifidum) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Queen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Date Palm
(Phoenix dactylifera) |
| Clare_CA |
Image
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Banana Shrub, Port Wine Magnolia 'Port Wine'
(Michelia figo) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Senegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm
(Phoenix reclinata) |
| palmbob |
Image
 |
Senegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm
(Phoenix reclinata) |
| palmbob |
Image
 |
Senegal Date Palm, African Wild Date Palm
(Phoenix reclinata) |
| Clare_CA |
Image
 |
Banana Shrub, Port Wine Magnolia
(Michelia figo) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Cliff Date Palm
(Phoenix rupicola) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Cliff Date Palm
(Phoenix rupicola) |
| palmbob |
Image
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(Pinanga gracilis) |
| palmbob |
Image
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(Platycerium coronarium) |
| palmbob |
Image
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(Platycerium ellisii) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Stiff Staghorn, Green Staghorn, Northern Elkhorn
(Platycerium hillii) |
| palmbob |
Image
 |
Holttum's staghorn
(Platycerium holttumii) |
| palmbob |
Image
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Triangle Staghorn Fern
(Platycerium stemaria) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded 'Solomon's Treasure'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Pure Sapphire'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Pure Charm'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Whispering Falls'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Glory of Dawn'
(Iris ) |
| Margiempv |
Image
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Tall Bearded Iris 'Glory of Dawn'
(Iris ) |
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No new companies were added to the database.
13 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.
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