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Covering the events of October 28, 2008
... in which ...
3,052 posts were made.
17 plants were added to PlantFiles.
12 comments were added to PlantFiles.
295 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
47 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
9 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
16 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
"In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as
nature requires."( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher) Forum Activity
A grand total of 3,052 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| madecassa | mah-deh-KAS-suh | Meaning and origin unknown, but possibly an attempt to latinize a local variant for the name Madagascar | | mubendiensis | moo-ben-dee-EN-sis | Of or from Mubende, Uganda | | dawei | DAW-ee-eye | For early 20th century British forester M. T. Dawe, who worked in Uganda and was Curator of the Entebbe Botanical Garden | | diolii | dee-OH-lee-eye | For Dr. Maurizio Dioli, 20th century veterinary officer in Kenya, later in Ethiopia | | tororoana | toh-ror-oh-AY-nuh | Of or from Tororo Rock, Uganda | | barnardii | barn-AR-dee-eye | For 20th century marine biologist and plant collector Dr. Keppel Harcourt Barnard | | echinus | EK-in-us | From the Latin for hedgehog and sea-urchin; for the spiny nature of the plants | | nyeriensis | ny-er-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Nyeri, Kenya | | umfoloziensis | um-foh-loz-ee-EN-sis | Of or from Umfolozi River Valley, KwaZula-Natal, RSA |
| 17 new plants.
12 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
295 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| Joan | Comment | Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Le Cordon Bleu'
Iris ensata | | BayAreaTropics | Comment | Zebra Plant
Calathea zebrina | | kiravae | Comment | Waterlily Tulip 'Ancilla'
Tulipa kaufmanniana | | hespiris | Comment | Species-X 'Wildwood Willie'
Iris | | hobbyodlaren | Comment | Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera | | begoniacrazii | Comment | Chirita 'Rachael'
Chirita | | kassy_51 | Comment | Anise Hyssop, Licorice Mint
Agastache foeniculum | | slyperso1 | Comment | Jujube, Chinese Date, Chinese Jujube, French Jujube, Sedra, Ber, Korean Date Tree
Ziziphus jujuba | | ginger749 | Comment | Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus crebra | | Joan | Comment | Japanese Water Iris, Japanese Flag, Russian Iris 'Lake Effect'
Iris ensata | | Erosinvoked | Comment | Chusan Palm, Windmill Palm 'Atlanta'
Trachycarpus fortunei | | Malus2006 | Comment | Star Moss
Mnium species | | Dinu | Image
 | Weeping Jade, Trailing Jade, Vining Jade
(Senecio jacobsenii) | | WaterCan2 | Image
 | Dwarf Fothergilla, Dwarf Witch Alder 'Blue Shadow'
(Fothergilla gardenii) | | WaterCan2 | Image
 | Showy Goldenrod
(Solidago speciosa) | | LynDC | Image
 | Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Fathom'
(Iris ) | | Mainecoon | Image
 | Border Bearded Iris 'Evelyn Rose'
(Iris ) | | Mainecoon | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Augustine'
(Iris ) | | echoes | Image
 | Asiatic Lily 'Robinson's Comet'
(Lilium ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Joseph's Coat, Irish Mittens
(Opuntia monacantha var. variegata) | | Kell | Image
 | Golden Sedum
(Sedum adolphii) | | Kell | Image
 | Golden Sedum
(Sedum adolphii) | | Kell | Image
 | Golden Sedum
(Sedum adolphii) | | Kell | Image
 | Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant
(Graptopetalum paraguayense) | | Kell | Image
 | Ghost Plant, Mother of Pearl Plant
(Graptopetalum paraguayense) | | hespiris | Image
 | Species-X 'Wildwood Willie'
(Iris ) | | Kell | Image
 | Pacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco'
(Sedum spathulifolium) | | Kell | Image
 | Pacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco'
(Sedum spathulifolium) | | Kell | Image
 | Pacific Stonecrop, Broadleaf Stonecrop 'Cape Blanco'
(Sedum spathulifolium) | | Kell | Image
 | Citron, Cedrat
(Citrus medica) | | Kell | Image
 | Citron, Cedrat
(Citrus medica) | | Tntigger | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Abba Alias Abba'
(Iris ) | | Tntigger | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'America The Beautiful'
(Iris ) | | Tntigger | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Arvo'
(Iris ) | | Tntigger | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Awesome Possum'
(Iris ) | | Tntigger | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Azure Like It'
(Iris ) | | echoes | Image
 | Asiatic Lily 'Robinson's Comet'
(Lilium ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Tiger Tale'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Tommie Lee Joiner'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Tropical Depression'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Tropical Depression'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Volcano Tankesley-Clarke'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Volcano Tankesley-Clarke'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Wayside Burnt Auburn'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Willie Belle'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Woodside Amethyst'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Woodside Amethyst'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Dinu | Image
 | Purple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida) | | plntsrok | Image
 | Japanese Windflower, Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower 'Honorine Jobert'
(Anemone ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Curve-leaf Yucca, Pendulous Yucca, Weeping Yucca 'Tiny Star'
(Yucca recurvifolia) | | ByndeweedBeth | Image
 | Delicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Sugar Loaf'
(Cucurbita pepo) | | echoes | Image
 | Asiatic Lily 'Alaska'
(Lilium ) | | rannveig | Image
 | Smooth Douglasia
(Douglasia laevigata) | | rannveig | Image
 | Vitaliana
(Vitaliana primuliflora) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Broom Heath-myrtle
(Babingtonia behrii) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Broom Heath-myrtle
(Babingtonia behrii) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Heath-myrtle
(Baeckea brevifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Heath-myrtle
(Baeckea brevifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Heath-myrtle
(Baeckea brevifolia) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
16 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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And that's the way it was... October 28, 2008 |
