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Covering the events of November 10, 2008, on which 127 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"I value my garden more for being full [of] blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs."

(Joseph Addison, 18th century English essayist, poet, statesman)

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Activity Report:

25 new plants were added to the database.
28 new descriptions were added.
86 new images were added.
147 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Kendalia Neutral CommentBeach Vitex, Round-leaf Chaste Tree
(Vitex rotundifolia)
Conquered_MS Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ample Charm'
(Iris )
ladychroe Negative CommentTazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil 'Ziva'
(Narcissus )
ginger749 Positive CommentStuart's Daisy
(Brachyscome stuartii)
ginger749 Positive CommentThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749 Positive CommentWoolly Xanthosia
(Xanthosia pilosa)
htop Positive CommentMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
(Taxodium mucronatum)
drorakp Positive CommentWaldstein's Spurge
(Euphorbia waldsteinii)
aulani61 Positive CommentBalsam, Busy Lizzy, Buzzy Lizzy, Impatiens
(Impatiens walleriana)
LynnBia Positive CommentSasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Yuletide'
(Camellia sasanqua)
victorgardener Neutral CommentJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Gold Flame'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily '42nd Street'
(Hemerocallis )
vossner Positive CommentWintercreeper Euonymus 'Kewensis'
(Euonymus fortunei)
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Catherine W. Jones'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Gilded Pink Fantasy'
(Hemerocallis )
TABatPSU Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Carefree Beauty'
(Rosa )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Choctaw Chick'
(Hemerocallis )
ginger749 Positive CommentFinger Flower
(Cheiranthera cyanea)
mycatdave Positive CommentMountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower 'Amethyst in Snow'
(Centaurea montana)
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Christie Dixon'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Chokecherry Mountain'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Holy Promise'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Lizard's Birthday Bow'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Louise K. Breedlove'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Love in Vain'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'MALENY THINK BIG'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Mary's Peach Floozy'
(Hemerocallis )
aggiegrl Neutral CommentDaylily 'Maurice River Queen'
(Hemerocallis )

Images

Member Addition Description
ginger749ImageDerwentia
(Derwentia arenaria)
Conquered_MSImageTall Bearded Iris 'She's A Lady'
(Iris )
GalinaImageClimbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
(Cucurbita moschata)
GalinaImageClimbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
(Cucurbita moschata)
mgarrImageGolden Club, Goldenclub, Neverwet
(Orontium aquaticum)
mgarrImageGreen Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia oreophila)
mgarrImageSticky False Asphodel
(Tofieldia glutinosa)
mgarrImageSticky False Asphodel
(Tofieldia glutinosa)
victorgardenerImageJudd Viburnum
(Viburnum x juddii)
KellImageTiny Buttons Sedum, Little Blue Spanish Stonecrop 'Purple Form'
(Sedum hispanicum var. minus)
KellImageEcheveria 'Afterglow'
(Echeveria )
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
KellImageOscularia
(Oscularia deltoides)
Calif_SueImageAgave Cactus, Prism Cactus, Cob Cactus
(Leuchtenbergia principis)
Calif_SueImageSucculent Grape
(Cyphostemma juttae)
Calif_SueImageAloe
(Aloe capitata var. quartziticola)
Calif_SueImageAloe
(Aloe abyssinica)
Calif_SueImageAloe
(Aloe kedongensis)
Calif_SueImageAloe
(Aloe kedongensis)
Calif_SueImageAloe
(Aloe kedongensis)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageThelionema
(Thelionema grande)
ginger749ImageYellow Rush-lily
(Tricoryne elatior)
ginger749ImageYellow Rush-lily
(Tricoryne elatior)
ginger749ImageYellow Rush-lily
(Tricoryne elatior)
ginger749ImageYellow Rush-lily
(Tricoryne elatior)
kokioulaImagePalma de Pegamento (Glue Palm)
(Zamia fairchildiana)
kokioulaImageCeratozamia
(Ceratozamia latifolia)
kokioulaImageCycad
(Dioon rzedowskii)
kokioulaImageCycad
(Dioon mejiae)
kokioulaImageCycad
(Dioon mejiae)
kokioulaImageCycad, Zamia Fern
(Bowenia spectabilis)
kokioulaImageEncephalartos
(Encephalartos gratus)
palmbobImageWhitesloanea
(Whitesloanea crassa)
kokioulaImageZamia
(Zamia splendens)
ginger749ImageBroomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Whisky Grass, Yellow Bluestem
(Andropogon virginicus)
ginger749ImageBroomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Whisky Grass, Yellow Bluestem
(Andropogon virginicus)
ginger749ImageLarge Daisy Bush
(Olearia gravis)
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
KellImageBeard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Raspberry Ice'
(Penstemon )
KellImageBeard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Raspberry Ice'
(Penstemon )
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
KellImageBeard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Raspberry Ice'
(Penstemon )
KellImageBeard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Raspberry Ice'
(Penstemon )
htopImageTropical Hibiscus 'Carolina Breeze'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ginger749ImageDaisy-leaved Goodenia
(Goodenia bellidifolia)
KellImageJenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina'
(Sedum rupestre)
KellImageJenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina'
(Sedum rupestre)
KellImageJenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina'
(Sedum rupestre)
ginger749ImageAustral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium
(Pelargonium australe)
ginger749ImageAustral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium
(Pelargonium australe)
ginger749ImageAustral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium
(Pelargonium australe)
ginger749ImageAustral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium
(Pelargonium australe)
hart123ImageStaghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern, Antelope Ears
(Platycerium bifurcatum)
htopImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
(Taxodium mucronatum)
htopImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
(Taxodium mucronatum)
htopImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
(Taxodium mucronatum)
htopImageMexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
(Taxodium mucronatum)
PamelaQImageBurgundy Stem Taro 'Red Stem'
(Colocasia esculenta)
PamelaQImageBurgundy Stem Taro 'Red Stem'
(Colocasia esculenta)
PamelaQImageBurgundy Stem Taro 'Red Stem'
(Colocasia esculenta)
Garden_of_SageImageHybrid Sage 'Vicki Romo'
(Salvia )
victorgardenerImageJapanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Gold Flame'
(Spiraea x bumalda)
TABatPSUImageShrub Rose 'Carefree Beauty'
(Rosa )
ginger749ImageDerwentia
(Derwentia arenaria)
kennedyhImagePeach Heath
(Lissanthe strigosa)
kennedyhImagePeach Heath
(Lissanthe strigosa)
ginger749ImageDerwentia
(Derwentia arenaria)
kennedyhImagePeach Heath
(Lissanthe strigosa)
kennedyhImagePeach Heath
(Lissanthe strigosa)
kennedyhImagePeach Heath
(Lissanthe strigosa)
victorgardenerImageWithe-rod Viburnum, Appalachian Tea, Blue Haw, Shawneehaw, Possum Haw, Wild Raisin Viburnum 'Brandywine'
(Viburnum nudum)
Jeff_BeckImageRed Maple, Scarlet Maple
(Acer rubrum)
Jeff_BeckImageSassafras, Saxifras, Tea Tree, Mitten Tree, Cinnamonwood
(Sassafras albidum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
gravis  GRAV-is  From the Latin, meaning heavy or weighty; a reference to its relatively greater size  
lindsayi  LIND-say-eye  For early 21st century American botanist Dr. George E. Lindsay  
peninsulae  pen-IN-soo-lay  Of or from a peninsula  
santa-maria  san-tuh mar-EE-uh  Of or from the Bahia Santa Maria in Baja California, Mexico  
tiburonensis  tib-ur-oh-NEN-sis  Of or from the Isla Tiburón, just off of the Gulf of California in Baja California  
angulicaulis  an-gew-lee-KAW-lis  Having an angular or hooked stem  
Balsamocarpon  bahl-sam-oh-KAR-pon  From the Greek balsamon (balsam) and karpos (fruit)  
kerberi  KER-ber-ee  For 19th century cacti collector Edmund Kerber  

Plants Added Yesterday:

Plant
Large Nectar Heath
Melichrus adpressus
Ruby Urn Heath
Melichrus erubescens
Thelionema
Thelionema grande
Richard's Pampas Grass
Cortaderia richardii
Beard Tongue, Border Penstemon, Garden Penstemon 'Raspberry Ice'
Penstemon
Large Daisy Bush
Olearia gravis
Mexican Cypress, Montezuma Cypress, Montezuma Bald Cypress, Sabino 'Sentido'
Taxodium mucronatum
Hybrid Sage 'Vicki Romo'
Salvia
Daylily '42nd Street'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Catherine W. Jones'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Choctaw Chick'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Christie Dixon'
Hemerocallis
Finger Flower
Cheiranthera cyanea
Derwentia
Derwentia arenaria
Daylily 'Chokecherry Mountain'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Gentle Ben'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Gilded Pink Fantasy'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Holy Promise'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'King Carter'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Lizard's Birthday Bow'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Louise K. Breedlove'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Love in Vain'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'MALENY THINK BIG'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Mary's Peach Floozy'
Hemerocallis
Daylily 'Maurice River Queen'
Hemerocallis

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave

 

And that's the way it was... November 10, 2008