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Covering the events of November 23, 2008
... in which ...
2,725 posts were made. 9 plants were added to PlantFiles. 17 comments were added to PlantFiles. 341 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles. 145 snapshots were added to PlantFiles. 22 entries were added to Botanary. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 6 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
"He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.
"( -- Benjamin Franklin, American founder, philosopher) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,725 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| thompsoniana | tom-soh-nee-AY-nuh | For Fritz Thomas, 19th century German cactus enthusiast | | thompsonianus | tom-soh-nee-AY-nus | For Fritz Thomas, 19th century German cactus enthusiast | | thompsonianum | tom-soh-nee-AY-num | For Fritz Thomas, 19th century German cactus enthusiast | | phosphorea | fos-FOR-ee-uh | Phosphorescent; luminous | | quinaria | kwin-AIR-ee-uh | Five | | quinarius | kwin-AIR-ee-us | Five | | quinarium | kwin-AIR-ee-um | Five | | gottlebei | GOTL-bee-eye | For Gunter Gottlebe, 20th century German resident of Tamatave, Madagascar | | ritchiei | RICH-ee-eye | For Captain ARchie T. A. Ritchie, 20th century British zoologist and army officer who established the Kenya National Parks | | walpoleana | wal-pohl-ee-AY-nuh | For early 20th century American botanical artist Frederick A. Walpole | | brachypoda | bra-kee-POH-duh | short-stalked | | lecomtei | leh-KOHM-tee-eye | For 20th century French botanist Dr. Paul Henri Lecomte | | pachanoi | puh-KAH-no-ee | For 20th century Ecuadorian professor Abelardo Pachano, who assisted American botanist J. N. Rose on his South American expedition | | pseudoparasitica | soo-do-par-uh-SIT-ee-kuh | False parasitic | | pseudoparasiticum | soo-do-par-uh-SIT-ee-kum | False parasitic | | pseudoparasiticus | soo-do-par-uh-SIT-ee-kus | False parasitic | | parasitica | par-uh-SIT-ee-kuh | Parasitic; parasite-like | | hirundo | hir-UN-doh | Latin for swallow; for the shape of the corpuscle of the pollinaria | | masaicum | mah-ZAY-kum | Of or from the African territory inhabited by the Masai people | | nyasae | ny-AH-say | Of or from the former Nyasaland, which is now Malawi | | nyasicus | ny-AH-see-kus | Of or from the former Nyasaland, which is now Malawi | | nyassae | ny-AH-say | Of or from the area of Lake Nyassa, which is present day Lake Malawi |
| 9 new plants. 17 new descriptions were added. 145 new images were added. 341 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| jmorth | Comment | Fireball 'Katharinae' Scadoxus multiflorus | | Turtlegaby | Comment | Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal Ricinus communis | | MotherNature4 | Comment | Ginger Costus dubius | | kittysue | Comment | Devil's Trumpet Datura wrightii | | keonikale | Comment | Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' Colocasia gigantea | | kathy65468 | Comment | Mandevilla, Dipladenia 'Red Riding Hood' Mandevilla splendens | | smackinsam | Comment | Pink Bower Vine, Jasmine 'Rosea' Pandorea jasminoides | | kj1 | Comment | Cocoplum 'Red Tip' Chrysobalanus icaco | | ViburnumValley | Comment | Viburnum 'Chippewa' Viburnum | | Galina | Comment | Pole Bean, Snap bean 'Jimenez' Phaseolus vulgaris | | Calif_Sue | Comment | Sierra Leone Lily 'Fireflash' Chlorophytum | | JerusalemCherry | Comment | Poinsettia 'Chianti Red' Euphorbia pulcherrima | | judithandrews | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Masterwork' Iris | | ginger749 | Comment | Native Rosella Hibiscus heterophyllus | | ginger749 | Comment | Beach Hibiscus, Sea Hibiscus, Cottontree, Mahoe Talipariti tiliaceum | | Calif_Sue | Comment | Myrtle 'Compacta' Myrtus communis | | MotherNature4 | Comment | Bromeliad, Neoregelia 'Black Forest' Neoregelia | | Turtlegaby | Image
 | Canna Lily 'Sunny Delight' (Canna x generalis) | | judithandrews | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Masterwork' (Iris ) | | jmorth | Image
 | Fireball 'Katharinae' (Scadoxus multiflorus) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Banana 'Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Banana 'Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Banana 'Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Banana 'Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Banana 'Cavendish' (Musa acuminata) | | GardenGuyKin | Image
 | Hebe 'Amy' (Hebe ) | | fleurone | Image
 | Tropical Hibiscus 'Rose Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) | | fleurone | Image
 | Tropical Hibiscus 'Rose Queen' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) | | TUTMOS | Image
 | Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy (Papaver somniferum) | | jhayes5032 | Image
 | Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple (Acer shirasawanum) | | jhayes5032 | Image
 | Japanese Maple 'Shishigashira' (Acer palmatum) | | tcs1366 | Image
 | Tall Morning Glory 'Grandpa Ott's' (Ipomoea purpurea) | | jhayes5032 | Image
 | Japanese Maple 'Shishigashira' (Acer palmatum) | | keonikale | Image
 | Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' (Colocasia gigantea) | | keonikale | Image
 | Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' (Colocasia gigantea) | | keonikale | Image
 | Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' (Colocasia gigantea) | | keonikale | Image
 | Super Size Elephant Ear 'Thailand Giant Strain' (Colocasia gigantea) | | langbr | Image
 | Korean Azalea, False Roseby (Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense) | | kittysue | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) | | Kell | Image
 | Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre) | | Kell | Image
 | Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre) | | Kell | Image
 | Jenny's Stonecrop, Crooked Yellow Sedum, Stone Orpine, Spruce-leaved Stonecrop, Prickmadam 'Angelina' (Sedum rupestre) | | Kell | Image
 | Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis) | | Kell | Image
 | Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis) | | Kell | Image
 | Felt Plant, Felt Bush, Velvet Leaf Kalanchoe (Kalanchoe beharensis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe delphinensis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe delphinensis) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | Kell | Image
 | Common Sunshine Conebush, Geelbos, Red Cone Bush, Sunshine Protea 'Safari Sunshine' (Leucadendron salignum) | | bootandall | Image
 | Floribunda Rose, Cluster Flowered Rose 'Rosemary Rose' (Rosa ) | | bootandall | Image
 | Hybrid Multiflora 'Ghislaine de Feligonde' (Rosa ) | | LeisaD | Image
 | Aechmea, Bromeliad, Matchstick Plant (Aechmea gamosepala) | | bootandall | Image
 | Tea Rose 'Franziscka Kruger' (Rosa ) | | bootandall | Image
 | Tea Rose 'White Maman Cochet' (Rosa ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe pretoriensis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe suprafoliata) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe turkanensis) | | palmbob | Image
 | Euphorbia (Euphorbia virosa) | | palmbob | Image
 | Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia juncea) | | palmbob | Image
 | Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia juncea) | | palmbob | Image
 | Vertical Leaf Senecio (Senecio crassissimus) | | bootandall | Image
 | Ceanothus, California Lilac 'Henri Desfosse' (Ceanothus ) | | Turtlegaby | Image
 | Silver Cock's Comb (Celosia argentea) | | floweringchild | Image
 | Daylily 'Westbourne Corn Crib' (Hemerocallis ) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Viburnum 'Chippewa' (Viburnum ) | | floweringchild | Image
 | Daylily 'Westbourne Daddy Kirby's Kindness' (Hemerocallis ) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Viburnum 'Chippewa' (Viburnum ) | | Turtlegaby | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Belle Blanche' (Datura metel) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Viburnum 'Chippewa' (Viburnum ) | | Turtlegaby | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple' (Datura metel) | | Turtlegaby | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Triple Purple' (Datura metel) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Blue Blaze' (Viburnum dentatum) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Blue Blaze' (Viburnum dentatum) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe vandermerwei) | | hazelwood | Image
 | Ornamental Pepper 'Medusa' (Capsicum annuum) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe (Aloe reynoldsii) | | hazelwood | Image
 | Hot Pepper 'Serrano del Sol' (Capsicum annuum) | | hazelwood | Image
 | Tomato 'Principe Borghese' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | maccionoadha | Image
 | Miniature Hollyhock, Prairie Mallow, Checker Mallow 'Party Girl' (Sidalcea ) | | JerusalemCherry | Image
 | Poinsettia 'Chianti Red' (Euphorbia pulcherrima) | | turektaylor | Image
 | Daylily 'Wild Horses' (Hemerocallis ) | | GardenGuyKin | Image
 | Fatsia, Paperplant (Fatsia japonica) | | judithandrews | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Lime Jade' (Iris ) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Viola 'Valentine' (Viola ) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Viola 'Red Wing' (Viola ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Schomburgkia (Schomburgkia tibicinis) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Pansy 'Lavender' (Viola ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Schomburgkia (Schomburgkia tibicinis) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Ornamental Pepper 'Tangerine Dream' (Capsicum annuum) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Cosmic Red' (Cosmos sulphureus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Cosmic Red' (Cosmos sulphureus) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Common Cosmos, Mexican Aster 'Cosmic Red' (Cosmos sulphureus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Crimson Flag, Cape Lily, River Lily 'Jennifer' (Hesperantha coccinea) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Sunflower 'Autumn Beauty' (Helianthus annuus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Floribunda Rose 'Livin' Easy' (Rosa ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Floribunda Rose 'Livin' Easy' (Rosa ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Sunflower 'Strawberry Blonde' (Helianthus annuus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Belle Story' (Rosa ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Belle Story' (Rosa ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Lime Green' (Nicotiana alata) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Lime Green' (Nicotiana alata) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | New Zealand Tea Tree, New Zealand Tea Bush, Manuka 'Helene Strybing' (Leptospermum scoparium) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco, Jasmine Tobacco 'Lime Green' (Nicotiana alata) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Cabbage Palm, Cabbage Tree, Ti Kouka, Torbay Palm, Cordyline 'Sunrise' (Cordyline australis) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Pee Wee' (Hydrangea quercifolia) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Native Rosella (Hibiscus heterophyllus) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Native Rosella (Hibiscus heterophyllus) | | judithandrews | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Added Value' (Iris ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco 'Crimson Bedder' (Nicotiana alata) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Flowering Tobacco 'Crimson Bedder' (Nicotiana alata) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Ornamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty' (Pennisetum glaucum) | | mgarr | Image
 | Variegated Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo' (Ocimum x citriodorum) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Ornamental Millet, Black Leaf Millet, Pearl Millet 'Purple Majesty' (Pennisetum glaucum) | | mgarr | Image
 | Variegated Basil 'Pesto Perpetuo' (Ocimum x citriodorum) | | judithandrews | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Art Deco' (Iris ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Zinnia 'Profusion Deep Apricot' (Zinnia ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Zinnia 'Profusion Deep Apricot' (Zinnia ) | | judithandrews | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Badlands' (Iris ) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Blue Blaze' (Viburnum dentatum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Red Horsechestnut, Red Horse Chestnut, Bottlebrush Buckeye (Aesculus x carnea) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Caramel' (Heuchera villosa) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Hairy Alumroot, Maple Leaf Alumroot 'Caramel' (Heuchera villosa) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Crassula 'Blue Bird' (Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Crassula 'Blue Bird' (Crassula arborescens subsp. undulatifolia) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Hardy Red Gloxinia (Sinningia sellovii) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Hardy Red Gloxinia (Sinningia sellovii) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Myrtle 'Compacta' (Myrtus communis) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Linden Arrowwood, Linden Viburnum 'Vernon Morris' (Viburnum dilatatum) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Myrtle 'Compacta' (Myrtus communis) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Hebe 'Patty's Purple' (Hebe ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Lily of the Nile, African Lily 'Summer Gold' (Agapanthus africanus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Glossy Abelia 'Edward Goucher' (Abelia x grandiflora) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coralblow, Fountain Plant (Russelia equisetiformis) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Firecracker Plant, Coral Plant, Coralblow, Fountain Plant (Russelia equisetiformis) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Woollybush (Adenanthos sericeus) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Hebe 'Patty's Purple' (Hebe ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Hana-Jiman' (Camellia sasanqua) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Sasanqua Camellia, Autumn Camellia 'Kanjiro' (Camellia sasanqua) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Tonawanda' (Viburnum dentatum) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' (Rosa ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Sweet Chariot' (Rosa ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Earthquake' (Rosa ) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Miniature Rose 'Earthquake' (Rosa ) | | Betja | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Canadian Kisses' (Iris ) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Cupania, Carrotwood, Brush Deal, Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) | | CactusJordi | Image
 | Mammillaria (Mammillaria schiedeana subsp. giselae) | | Betja | Image
 | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Puddy Tat' (Iris ) | | svplantingfool | Image
 | Pepper Basil (Ocimum selloi) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Tonawanda' (Viburnum dentatum) | | Betja | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Puccini' (Iris ) | | ViburnumValley | Image
 | Arrowwood, Southern Arrowwood, Roughish Arrowwood 'Tonawanda' (Viburnum dentatum) | | Betja | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Again and Again' (Iris ) |
| 2 new companies were added to the database. 6 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... November 23, 2008 |