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Covering the events of February 10, 2010
... in which ...
2,653 posts were made.
24 plants were added to PlantFiles.
30 comments were added to PlantFiles.
284 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
42 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
16 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
20 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
"Gardening reality is born with a hoe in the hand."( -- Sara Stein, American writer, gardener) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,653 posts were made yesterday.
| Forum | Posts |
| Northeast Gardening | 353 posts | | Games | 149 posts | | California Gardening | 124 posts | | Mid-Atlantic Gardening | 116 posts | | Sewing and Quilting | 115 posts | | Southwest Gardening | 95 posts | | Bird Watching | 85 posts | | Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins | 79 posts | | Pacific Northwest Gardening | 78 posts | | Pets | 72 posts | | Australian Gardening | 64 posts | | Garden Talk | 62 posts | | Texas Gardening | 61 posts | | Mid-South Gardening | 57 posts | | Annuals | 52 posts | | Photos | 48 posts | | Poultry and Livestock | 46 posts | | PlantFiles Pictures | 45 posts | | Irises | 44 posts | | Brugmansias | 43 posts | | Ohio River Valley Gardening | 36 posts | | Plant and Tree Identification | 36 posts | | Books, Movies, and TV | 33 posts | | Recipes | 31 posts | | Seed Trading | 31 posts | | Healthy Living | 30 posts | | Cottage Gardening | 27 posts | | African Violets and Gesneriads | 26 posts | | Caudiciforms | 24 posts | | Daylilies | 23 posts | | Orchids | 23 posts | | Florida Gardening | 20 posts | | Tropical Plants | 20 posts | | Propagation | 20 posts | | Wildlife | 19 posts | | Tomatoes | 16 posts | | Vines and Climbers | 15 posts | | BirdFiles Pictures | 15 posts | | Cut Flowers and Floral Design | 14 posts | | Sustainable Alternatives | 14 posts | | Weather | 14 posts | | Canadian Gardening | 13 posts | | Orchid Cactus | 12 posts | | Strawbale Gardening | 11 posts | | Test | 10 posts | | Happy Birthday | 10 posts | | Clean and Clutter-free | 10 posts | | Accessible Gardening | 10 posts | | Soil and Composting | 10 posts | | Beginner Gardening Questions | 10 posts | | Perennials | 10 posts | | Equine Forum | 9 posts | | Seed Germination | 9 posts | | Dahlias | 8 posts | | Greenhouse | 8 posts | | Hostas | 8 posts | | Tropical Zone Gardening | 8 posts | | Michigan Gardening | 8 posts | | Vegetable Gardening | 8 posts | | Bulbs | 7 posts | | Bird Identification | 7 posts | | Native Plants and Wild Plants | 7 posts | | Trees, Shrubs and Conifers | 7 posts | | Rocky Mountain Gardening | 7 posts | | Plant Trading | 7 posts | | Home Decorating | 6 posts | | Coleus | 6 posts | | Cooking | 6 posts | | Swaps, Trades and Giveaways | 5 posts | | Hoyas | 5 posts | | Carolina Gardening | 5 posts | | Cacti and Succulents | 5 posts | | Japanese Maples | 5 posts | | Hydrangeas | 5 posts | | Garden Art | 5 posts | | Clematis | 4 posts | | Upper Midwest Gardening | 4 posts | | Gardening History | 4 posts | | Needle Arts | 4 posts | | Trash to Treasure | 4 posts | | Bloom of the Day Photos | 4 posts | | Roses | 4 posts | | BugFiles Pictures | 4 posts | | Winter Sowing | 3 posts | | Fireplaces and Wood Stoves | 3 posts | | Cannas | 3 posts | | Herbs | 3 posts | | Peonies | 3 posts | | Beginner Houseplants | 3 posts | | Heating and Cooling Systems | 3 posts | | Plumbing | 3 posts | | Voting Booth | 3 posts | | Computer Talk | 3 posts | | Farm Life | 3 posts | | Walls and Trim: paints, stains and faux finishes | 3 posts | | Morning Glories | 3 posts | | Homeschooling | 2 posts | | Water Gardens | 2 posts | | Ferns, Fungi and Mosses | 2 posts | | Jokes & Humor | 2 posts | | Coneflowers | 2 posts | | Terrarium Gardening | 2 posts | | Plumerias | 2 posts | | Vermicomposting | 2 posts | | Canning, Freezing and Drying | 2 posts | | Lilies | 2 posts | | Beginner Vegetables | 2 posts | | Pottery, Clay and Ceramics | 2 posts | | Parenting | 2 posts | | Container Gardening | 1 post | | Hibiscus | 1 post | | Begonias | 1 post | | Camping, Hiking and Boating | 1 post | | Beginner Landscaping | 1 post | | Frugal Living | 1 post | | Indoor Gardening and Houseplants | 1 post | | Aroids | 1 post | | Floors and Coverings | 1 post | | Palms and Cycads | 1 post | | Self-contained Box Gardens | 1 post | | Market Growers | 1 post | | Antiques and Collectibles | 1 post | | Soap and Candle-making | 1 post |
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| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Strychnos | STRIK-nos | From the ancient Greek word for deadly, which refers to poisonous alkaloids contained in the seed integuments | | Trichodesma | trik-oh-DES-ma | From the Greek thrix (hair), and desme (cable or band), referring to the long, spiraling hairs or awns | | Pergularia | per-guh-LAY-ree-a | From the Latin pergula (arbor), referring to the twining habit of the plants | | Wijkia | VEIK-ee-a | Named for Dr. R. van der Wijk, a 20th century professor at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Apodytes | a-po-DY-tees | From the Greek word, meaning to strip off in reference to the uncovered corolla of the flower | | Neckera | NEK-er-a | Named for Noel Martin Joseph de Necker, 18th century botanist | | physaloides | fy-sal-OH-ih-deez | Resembles a bladder | | Leptomeria | lep-toh-MER-ee-a | From the Greek leptos (thin, slender) and meris (part) | | Ginalloa | jin-AL-lo-a | Obscure derivation | | extenuata | eks-ten-yoo-AY-ta | Thin, extended | | extenuatus | eks-ten-yoo-AY-tus | Thin, extended | | Wasabia | wa-SAH-bee-a | Latinized from the western pronunciation of Wasabi, the Japanese name for this plant |
| 24 new plants.
30 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
284 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Tomato 'Safino'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | Farmerdill | Comment | Tomato 'Caramelo'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | notgnostic | Comment | Shantung Maple, Purpleblow Maple
Acer truncatum | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Royal Scot'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Sable'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Secret Agent'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Hooks'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Solid Mahogany'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Song of Norway'
Iris | | baiissatva | Comment | Large Chimanimani Aloe
Aloe munchii | | baiissatva | Comment | Aloe
Aloe betsileensis | | Baja_Costero | Comment | Strawberry Cactus, California Fishhook Cactus
Mammillaria dioica | | MargarethR | Comment | Striped Dracaena 'Warneckei'
Dracaena fragrans | | jerseydave | Comment | Sweet Corn (SH2) 'Mirai 308BC'
Zea mays var. rugosa | | Valeriedisere | Comment | Annual Stock, Perfume Plant, Night-scented Stock
Matthiola longipetala | | BajaBlue | Comment | Tomatillo, Husk Tomato, Miltomate, Tomate de Fresadilla 'Verde Puebla'
Physalis ixocarpa | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Three Oaks'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Tut's Gold'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Tyrolean Blue'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Vanity'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Violet Harmony'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Wabash'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Wild West'
Iris | | 1913cat | Comment | Miniature Tall Bearded Iris 'New Idea'
Iris | | coriall | Comment | Lupin, Lupine 'Chandelier'
Lupinus | | reuter98 | Comment | Green Santolina
Santolina pinnata | | Farmerdill | Comment | Cucumber, Greenhouse 'Samir'
Cucumis sativus | | Farmerdill | Comment | Cucumber, Greenhouse 'Mars'
Cucumis sativus | | Farmerdill | Comment | Cucumber, Greenhouse 'Lepus'
Cucumis sativus | | Farmerdill | Comment | Cucumber, Greenhouse 'Pluto'
Cucumis sativus | | 1913cat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Fright Night'
(Iris ) | | drdanr | Image
 | Deciduous Magnolia 'March til Frost'
(Magnolia ) | | Betja | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Bubble Bubble'
(Iris ) | | CactusJordi | Image
 | Turbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subsp. minimus) | | altagardener | Image
 | Squill
(Scilla scilloides) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Rock Orchid, Rock Lily, Captain King's Dendrobium, King Orchid
(Thelychiton speciosus) | | JonnaSudenius | Image
 | Maiden Pink 'Leuchtfunk'
(Dianthus deltoides) | | Lakwijk | Image
 | Garden Phlox 'Dusterlohe'
(Phlox paniculata) | | JonasKragebaer | Image
 | Euphorbia
(Euphorbia pseudoglobosa) | | Ian_Pearson | Image
 | Oca
(Oxalis tuberosa) | | kassy_51 | Image
 | Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato 'Leo's Song'
(Amorphophallus konjac) | | MargarethR | Image
 | Striped Dracaena 'Warneckei'
(Dracaena fragrans) | | nigelia23 | Image
 | Pineapple Lily 'Octopus'
(Eucomis vandermerwei) | | Ravens444 | Image
 | Augrabie Hills Albuca
(Albuca ) | | plantaholic186 | Image
 | Lenten Rose 'Red Mountain'
(Helleborus x hybridus) | | RosemaryA | Image
 | Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket, Snotweed
(Tradescantia ohiensis) | | PedricksCorner | Image
 | Hardy Fuchsia 'Tennessee Waltz'
(Fuchsia ) | | minkhaus | Image
 | Beardtongue, Beard Tongue 'Ruby'
(Penstemon ) | | obatalov | Image
 | Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina
(Nandina domestica) | | TeresaNZ | Image
 | Hybrid Tea Rose 'Claude Monet'
(Rosa ) | | roxxanne | Image
 | Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja davidii) | | WUVIE | Image
 | Red Castor Bean 'Sanguineus'
(Ricinus communis) | | wiggiej | Image
 | Echeveria
(Echeveria pulidonis) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Crimson Curls'
(Heuchera ) | | turektaylor | Image
 | Daylily 'Will Return'
(Hemerocallis ) | | JonnaSudenius | Image
 | Dahlia 'Unwins Mix'
(Dahlia ) | | Lakwijk | Image
 | Speedwell, Veronica 'Total Eclipse'
(Veronica ) | | drdanr | Image
 | Deciduous Magnolia 'March til Frost'
(Magnolia ) | | ginger749 | Image
 | Bossiaea
(Bossiaea rhombifolia) | | JonasKragebaer | Image
 | Aloe
(Aloe vera var. chinensis) | | 1913cat | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Dramatic Arts'
(Iris ) | | Ian_Pearson | Image
 | Oca
(Oxalis tuberosa) | | obatalov | Image
 | Houseleek, Hens and Chicks, Live-forever 'Black'
(Sempervivum ) | | CactusJordi | Image
 | Turbinicarpus
(Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subsp. minimus) | | altagardener | Image
 | Verbascum
(Verbascum eriophorum) | | kassy_51 | Image
 | Devil's Tongue, Snake Plant, Konjac, Konnyaku Potato 'Leo's Song'
(Amorphophallus konjac) | | plantaholic186 | Image
 | Yellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia) | | Ravens444 | Image
 | Gasteria
(Gasteria nitida var. armstrongii) | | roxxanne | Image
 | Prince-of-Wales Feather, Purple Amaranth, Prince's Feather
(Amaranthus hypochondriacus) | | wiggiej | Image
 | Amaryllis 'Peach Parfait' 'Peach Parfait'
(Hippeastrum ) | | Terri1948 | Image
 | Coral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Melting Fire'
(Heuchera ) | | turektaylor | Image
 | Daylily 'Will Return'
(Hemerocallis ) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
20 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... February 10, 2010 |
