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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Some lives, like evening primroses, blossom most beautifully in the evening of life. "

(C.E. Cowman)

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Activity Report:

101 new plants were added to the database.
35 new descriptions were added.
108 new images were added.
1310 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
DisHammerhand Positive CommentLondon Planetree, Plane Tree
(Platanus x acerifolia)
4paws Positive CommentBacopa
(Sutera cordata)
PrettyPolly Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru
(Mirabilis jalapa)
1913cat Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Wine Colored Days'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Kona Nights'
(Iris )
DisHammerhand Positive CommentTulip Poplar, Tulip Tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)
hamptonguy5 Positive CommentCreeping Jenny, Moneywort
(Lysimachia nummularia)
dmj1218 Positive CommentDwarf Elephant Ear 'Corozon'
(Alocasia )
dmj1218 Positive CommentRain Lily 'Batik'
(Zephyranthes )
stevelvv Positive CommentHelichrysum, Licorice Plant 'White Licorice'
(Helichrysum petiolare)
4004 Positive CommentGazania, Treasure Flower
(Gazania rigens)
rebloomnut Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Black Bart'
(Iris )
dmj1218 Positive CommentAlbuca
(Albuca aurea)
LefTrouser Positive CommentTomato 'Ultrasonic'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
dstrick7 Positive CommentGloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana'
(Gloriosa superba)
green_ice Neutral CommentBead Tree, Persian Lilac, Pride of India, Pride of China, Chinaberry, Umbrella Tree, White Cedar
(Melia azedarach)
dmj1218 Positive CommentYellow-eyed Sorrel
(Oxalis obtusa)
Angel_D Neutral CommentPumpkin 'Winter Luxury Pie'
(Cucurbita pepo)
dhomsher Positive CommentGiant Japanese Butterbur, Sweet Coltsfoot, Fuki
(Petasites japonicus var. giganteus)
begoniacrazii Neutral CommentDwarf Ornamental Corn, Tiger Cub 'Tiger Cub'
(Zea mays)
flowerpower57 Neutral CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Mountain Magic'
(Brugmansia )
fordhere Positive CommentFranklinia Tree
(Franklinia alatamaha)
vossner Positive CommentBacopa
(Sutera cordata)
BloomingFlower Neutral CommentRed Porterweed, Pink Snakeweed
(Stachytarpheta mutabilis)
BloomingFlower Positive CommentPorterweed
(Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)
BloomingFlower Positive CommentWandflower, Gaura Hybrid 'Karalee Petite Pink'
(Gaura )
Agrinerd Positive CommentClasping Milkweed, Bluntleaf Milkweed
(Asclepias amplexicaulis)
okycowgirl Neutral CommentEmpress Tree
(Paulownia tomentosa)
Darmananda Positive CommentAurora Borealis, Kalanchoe 'Marginata'
(Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi)
alymid Positive CommentCreeping Phlox, Moss Phlox 'Pinwheel'
(Phlox subulata)
happgarden Positive CommentBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
Terry Positive CommentOswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Colrain Red'
(Monarda )
thane Positive CommentSticky Monkey Flower, Orange Bush Monkeyflower
(Diplacus aurantiacus)
lemon_tree Positive CommentAnise Hyssop, Licorice Mint
(Agastache foeniculum)
vossner Positive CommentFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Red Flash'
(Caladium bicolor)

Images

Member Addition Description
begoniacraziiImageNasturtium 'Alaska Mixed'
(Tropaeolum majus)
begoniacraziiImageColeus, Painted Nettle, Flame Nettle 'Burgundy Wedding Train'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Calif_SueImageSnow Plant
(Sarcodes sanguinea)
Calif_SueImageSnow Plant
(Sarcodes sanguinea)
Calif_SueImageSlender Blue Beard Tongue
(Penstemon procerus)
Calif_SueImageSlender Blue Beard Tongue
(Penstemon procerus)
sunkissedImageHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Rosy Red'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
XeramtheumImageCandle Bush, Empress Candle Plant, Candletree, Candelabra Bush, Ringworm Tree
(Senna alata)
jenireedImageHosta 'Elegans'
(Hosta sieboldiana)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Black As Night'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blue Staccato'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Blueberry Bliss'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bonus Mama'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Border Bandit'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brave New World'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brazen Beauty'
(Iris )
JeanneTXImageClematis 'Viola'
(Clematis )
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brazilian Holiday'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageSquaw Currant, Western Red Currant, Wax Currant
(Ribes cereum)
Calif_SueImageSquaw Currant, Western Red Currant, Wax Currant
(Ribes cereum)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bronzed Violet'
(Iris )
sjlfinneImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Brown Lasso'
(Iris )
mgarrImageCommon Meadow Rue
(Thalictrum flavum)
begoniacraziiImageCommon Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine'
(Leucadendron salignum)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Burning Bright'
(Iris )
Little_thingsImageButterfly Iris, Wild Iris
(Dietes grandiflora)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Second Look'
(Iris )
begoniacraziiImageGeranium 'Madame Salleron'
(Pelargonium x hortorum)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Seeker'
(Iris )
altagardenerImageCampion
(Silene davidii)
begoniacraziiImageCalla Lily 'Regal'
(Zantedeschia )
begoniacraziiImageCalla Lily 'Regal'
(Zantedeschia )
Little_thingsImageWhite Karee, Willow Karee, River Karee (English), Witkaree, Rivierkaree, Kareehout, Kareeboom Rosyne
(Rhus pendulina)
Little_thingsImageHottentot Fig, Cape Fig, Fig Marigold, Highway Iceplant
(Carpobrotus edulis)
Little_thingsImageHottentot Fig, Cape Fig, Fig Marigold, Highway Iceplant
(Carpobrotus edulis)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Dreamer'
(Iris )
PerennialGirlImageCigar Flower, Firecracker Vine, Candy Corn Vine
(Manettia luteorubra)
cactus_loverImageNeem Tree
(Azadirachta indica)
PerennialGirlImageShasta Daisy 'Goldrausch'
(Leucanthemum x superbum)
cactus_loverImageAssyrian Plum, Birdīs Nest Tree
(Cordia myxa)
Calif_SueImageOriental Lily 'Stargazer'
(Lilium )
Calif_SueImageLace Cap Hydrangea 'Shooting Star'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
Calif_SueImageLace Cap Hydrangea 'Shooting Star'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Fascination'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDahlia 'Fascination'
(Dahlia )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Genie In A Bottle'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Genie In A Bottle'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Bird Talk'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Bird Talk'
(Hemerocallis )
bgiImageWatermelon 'Crimson Sweet'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Fairy1004ImageTiger Monkey Flower
(Mimulus tigrinus)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Velvet Eyes'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Raspberry Winter'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Primal Scream'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Best Kept Secret'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Heavenly Angel Ice'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Heavenly Angel Ice'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Crows Feet'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Mal'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'America's Most Wanted'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'America's Most Wanted'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'James Clark'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Reflections in Time'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Reflections in Time'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Terracotta'
(Achillea millefolium)
Calif_SueImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Terracotta'
(Achillea millefolium)
Calif_SueImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Terracotta'
(Achillea millefolium)
Calif_SueImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Terracotta'
(Achillea millefolium)
Calif_SueImageGreek Yarrow 'Moonshine'
(Achillea )
Calif_SueImageItalian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Heaven'
(Anchusa azurea)
Calif_SueImageItalian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Heaven'
(Anchusa azurea)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Art Gallery Mist'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Condilla'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Cosmic Courier'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Spacecoast Ruffles'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Sergeant Major'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Collectors Choice'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Jamaican Midnight'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Royal Troubadour'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Passion Fury'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Red Grace'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Purple Passage'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Midnight Raider'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'San Juan Sunset'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Sanibel Shell'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageFuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Violette'
(Fuchsia )
Calif_SueImageFuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Violette'
(Fuchsia )
Calif_SueImageFuchsia 'Shadow Dancer Violette'
(Fuchsia )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Living In Luxury'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Living In Luxury'
(Hemerocallis )
Suze_ImageTomato 'Rufus Carrigan's Mexican Pink'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
bamagirl35973ImagePeach 'Belle of Georgia'
(Prunus persica)
passiflora_pinkImageTomato 'Beauty'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
KellImageAmaryllis 'Minerva'
(Hippeastrum )
KellImageAmaryllis 'Minerva'
(Hippeastrum )
KellImageAmaryllis 'Minerva'
(Hippeastrum )
KellImageAmaryllis 'Minerva'
(Hippeastrum )
cactus_loverImageSafed Musli,Khairuva,Asparagus
(Asparagus adscendens)
cactus_loverImageGreat Bougainvillea
(Bougainvillea spectabilis)
cactus_loverImageBayur Tree, Maple Leaved Bayur, Dinnerplate Tree, Mayeng
(Pterospermum acerifolium)
cactus_loverImageBayur Tree, Maple Leaved Bayur, Dinnerplate Tree, Mayeng
(Pterospermum acerifolium)
kennedyhImageUmbrella Cheese Tree, Buttonwood
(Glochidion sumatranum)
kennedyhImageUmbrella Cheese Tree, Buttonwood
(Glochidion sumatranum)
kennedyhImageTangled Lignum
(Muehlenbeckia florulenta)
kennedyhImageTangled Lignum
(Muehlenbeckia florulenta)
kennedyhImageMacquarie Vine, Coastal Lignum
(Muehlenbeckia gunnii)
kennedyhImageMacquarie Vine, Coastal Lignum
(Muehlenbeckia gunnii)
sjlfinneImageTall Bearded Iris 'Copyright'
(Iris )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
chichimeca  chee-chee-MAY-kah  From the Nahuatl, an adjective form for the Chichimec people, a nomadic people that once roamed the plateaus of northern Mexico  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Safed Musli,Khairuva,Asparagus
Asparagus adscendens
Dwarf Ornamental Corn, Tiger Cub 'Tiger Cub'
Zea mays
Daylily 'Newbold Navajo Feather'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Newbold Yellow Delicious'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nicki Melichar'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nicole Joyce'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nifty Yellow'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Night In The Daytime'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Night Of Knights'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nikki Knight'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nina Mae'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'No Boys Allowed'
Hemerocallis
Tall Bearded Iris 'Wine Colored Days'
Iris
Daylily 'No Name Jive'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'No News'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'No One But You'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Noah's Landing'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Noble One'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nordic Wizard'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Noreen Genevieve'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'North Wind Curly Joe'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'North Wind Moe'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'North Windy Larry'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Northern Light Show'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Northern Splendor'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Notify Curt'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nous-Nous'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Nuit De Baie Saint Paul'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'O Canada'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'O Mio Babbino Caro'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ocean Blues'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ocean Isle'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ocean View'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Off The Deep End'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ojala'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Old Country Church'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Olen Gunnin'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ollie Francis Memorial'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Omas Hugs'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'On Your Knees You Will Find Him'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Once Upon A Dream'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'One Eye Willie'
Hemerocallis
Nasturtium 'Creamsicle'
Tropaeolum Majus
Variegated Plectranthus, Cuban Oregano 'Frosted Jade'
Plectranthus coleoides
Plectranthus, Cuban Oregano 'Cerveza 'n Lime'
Plectranthus coleoides
Wild Camphor Bush
Tarchonanthus camphoratus
Italian Bugloss, Italian Alkanet, Summer Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Heaven'
Anchusa azurea
African Impatiens 'Blondie'
Impatiens auricoma
Umbrella Cheese Tree, Buttonwood
Glochidion sumatranum
Daylily 'One Sweet Dream'
Hemerocallis
Tangled Lignum
Muehlenbeckia florulenta
Daylily 'Only by Grace's Hand'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Only Thrill'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Only Time Will Tell'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Opulent Edge'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Opulente Lilas Becancour'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ora Jean Gunnin'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Oracle D' Athena'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orange Delicious'
Hemerocallis
Macquarie Vine, Coastal Lignum
Muehlenbeckia gunnii
Daylily 'Orange Fringe'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orange Knight'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orange Pineapple Twizzler'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orchid Electra'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Orchid Tinsel'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Organized Confusion'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ornate Hawk-Eagle'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Oscar Wilde'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Ottawa Valley'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Our God Reigns'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Out of the Ashes'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Out of This World'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'P. Buckley Moss'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Pacific Rainbow'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Packed To Please'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Padre Pio'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Page Elizabeth Via My Love'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Painted Bunting'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa Longlegs'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa's Evan Memorial'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa's Lady Christy'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa's Lady Helen'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa's Lady Joyce'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papa's Prince Ethan'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Papaw's Melon Patch'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Paradise Gertrude Esther'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Paradise Lavender Swirl'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Paradise Pink Cheri'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Paradise Reggie Stowers'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Paradise Rejoicing Russell'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Party Time Red'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Passion and Style'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Passion D'Emma'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Passions Lunar Eclipse'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Pastel Gemstone'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Pastel Pleasure'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Pastor Don'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Pat Henry'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Patrica Ann Smith'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Patricia Deegan'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Patricia Price'
Hemerocallis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... July 2, 2008