Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of March 22 ... in which ... 131 new members joined. 562 posts were made. 0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 9 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 plants were added to the Plants Database. 16 comments were added to the Plants Database. 147 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 49 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 23 entries were added to Botanary. happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

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New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Anaphyllum an-uh-FIL-um Wihout leaves ficoidea fy-KOY-dee-uh Fig-like ficoideum fy-KOY-dee-um Fig-like ficoideus fy-KOY-dee-us Fig-like helleborine hel-le-BOR-in-ee From the Greek, resembling Helleborus herbertiana her-ber-tee-AY-nuh Named for the Herbert River (now Georgina River) in Queensland, Australia rochebrunianum ro-shay-broo-nee-AY-um Named by Adrien Rene Franchet and Paul Amadee Ludovic Savatier, derivation is obscure Achyrocline ak-ky-roh-KLY-nee From the Greek achyr (chaff) and clinos (to slope or bend) dillenii dil-LEN-ee-eye Named for Johann Jacob Dillen (Latinized to Dillenius), 18th century German botanist and physician monelli mon-NEL-ee Namesake is obscure; also frequently spelled monellii monellii mon-NEL-ee-eye Namesake is obscure; less frequently spelled monelli Artemesiopsis ar-tem-miz-ee-OP-sis Resembles Artemesia (Named for the goddess Artemis in Greek mythology, who so benefitted from a plant of this family that she gave it her own name) Farfugium far-FEW-gee-um Ancient name used by Pliny the Elder for this plant mihanovichii me-han-oh-VIK-ee-eye Named for Nicolas Mihanovich, 20th century Yugoslavian shipping magnate and patron of botany perplexa per-PLEKS-uh From the Latin per (completely) and plectare (to entwine), referring to the entangled nature of the relationship among the species perplexum per-PLEKS-um From the Latin per (completely) and plectare (to entwine), referring to the entangled nature of the relationship among the species perplexus per-PLEKS-us From the Latin per (completely) and plectare (to entwine), referring to the entangled nature of the relationship among the species zeilmanniana zeel-mah-nee-AY-nuh Named for H. Zeilmann, member of the German Cactus Society Bahianthus ba-hy-AN-thus Of or from Bahia (Brazil), where the plant is native Dianthera dy-ANTH-er-uh From the Greek di (two) and anther (flower) ficoides fy-KOY-deez Resembling Ficus (fig) barbatus x caryophyllus bar-BAY-tus kar-ee-oh-FY-lus A sterile hybrid from crossing two species - barbatus (meaning bearded, barbed) and caryophyllus (pink coloured or clove scented) Boussingaultia boo-san-GO-ee-uh named for named for Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonné Boussingault, 19th century French pharmacist and physiologist

Journal Activity

33 new items.
29 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description Lucas21 Comment Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) debi_z Comment Spider Flower (Cleome hasslerana) zeara Comment Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) babyduck Comment Castor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal (Ricinus communis) CanadaGoose Comment Mile a minute plant, Russian vine (Fallopia baldschuanica) CanadaGoose Comment German Primrose, Poison Primrose (Primula obconica) katf124 Comment Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) ranch45 Comment Angel's Trumpet (Brugmansia arborea) Evert Comment Blue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea 'Blue Sails' (Clitoria ternatea) DivaElPaso Comment Morning Glory 'Minibar Rose' (Ipomoea nil) Aprill72 Comment Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) Chamma Comment Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita) Chamma Comment Ruby Ball, Moon Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) Chamma Comment Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) kitashi Comment Snowrose, Serissa (Serissa foetida) Lavanda Comment Tomatillo, Husk Tomato, Miltomate (Physalis ixocarpa) Chamma Image Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrid) Chamma Image Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) Chamma Image Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) Chamma Image Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrid) Chamma Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Chamma Image Myrtle (Myrtus communis) Chamma Image Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) Chamma Image Echeveria (Echeveria pulidonis) Chamma Image Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) Chamma Image Echeveria (Echeveria pulidonis) Chamma Image Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) Chamma Image Geiger Tree (Cordia sebestena) Chamma Image Scarlet Star Guzmania (Guzmania lingulata) Chamma Image Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid) Chamma Image Devils Trumpet (Datura innoxia) Chamma Image Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid) Chamma Image Red Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree (Plumeria rubra) Chamma Image Daylily (Hemerocallis hybrid) Bug_Girl Image Camellia 'Buttons and Bows' (Camellia hybrid) Chamma Image Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) Mitjo Image Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Pink Frost' (Ipomoea batatas) Mitjo Image Litchi, Dragon Eye`s (Dimocarpus longan) Mitjo Image Litchi, Dragon Eye`s (Dimocarpus longan) Chamma Image Verbena (Verbena x hybrida) Mitjo Image Litchi, Dragon Eye`s (Dimocarpus longan) Chamma Image Verbena (Verbena x hybrida) Chamma Image Tropical Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Chamma Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Chamma Image Plumbago, Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) Evert Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) Mitjo Image Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine (Clitoria ternatea) Evert Image Blue Pea Vine, Butterfly Pea 'Blue Sails' (Clitoria ternatea) Chamma Image Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita) Chamma Image Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita) Chamma Image Rose Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria crinita) Chamma Image Variegated Guzmania 'Kapoho Fire' (Guzmania ) Chamma Image Variegated Guzmania 'Kapoho Fire' (Guzmania ) Chamma Image Variegated Guzmania 'Kapoho Fire' (Guzmania ) Chamma Image Ruby Ball, Moon Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) Chamma Image Lantana 'Dallas Red' (Lantana camara) Chamma Image Ruby Ball, Moon Cactus (Gymnocalycium mihanovichii) Chamma Image Mother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant (Bryophyllum daigremontianum) Chamma Image Ceylon spinach (Basella alba) eloopj Image Silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata) eloopj Image Flowering Almond (Prunus triloba) yvana Image Grape Hyacinth (Muscari latifolium) yvana Image Japanese shield fern, autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) Chamma Image Hooded Dwarf Elephant Ear,Chinese Taro (Alocasia cucullata) Chamma Image Hooded Dwarf Elephant Ear,Chinese Taro (Alocasia cucullata)

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description hardcoregardener Negative Fiddley Frond's Nursery hardcoregardener Positive Forestfarm CountryDaddy Positive Henry Field Seed & Nursery loki Positive Bluestem Nursery peacevine Positive Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Terry Company Message New England Seed Company Terry Company Message Carolina Seeds gbateman1 Positive Swan Island Dahlias Mister_Al Negative Totally Tomatoes

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... March 22, 2003