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Covering the events of July 10
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181 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.31% yesterday.
953 posts were made.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
23 plants were added to the Plants Database.
38 comments were added to the Plants Database.
166 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database.
60 snapshots were added to the Plants Database.
12 entries were added to Botanary.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"If at all possible, you should avoid being a young person or a wheat farmer when the President starts feeling international tension."( -- Dave Barry, American humorist) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: I know I promised not to but????????
By playsndirt
Plants Database Photo of the DayGalveston Spider Lily
Hymenocallis galvestonenis
By yogaman
Forum Activity
A grand total of 953 posts were made yesterday.
| Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
| gibba | GIB-buh | Humped, swollen | | gibbum | GIB-bum | Humped, swollen | | gibbus | GIB-bus | Humped, swollen | | Nasella | nas-SEL-uh | From the Greek nassa (basket with a narrow neck) | | Myrsine | MER-sy-nee | From a Greek name for Myrtle, the name was subsequently transferred to this genus of trees and shrubs | | myrsinoides | mer-sy-NOY-deez | Resembling Myrsine (Greek name for myrtle) | | Purshia | PUR-shee-uh | Named for Fredrick Traugott Pursh, 19th century German botanist, collector and author who lved in America during the early 19th century | | Oxyria | ok-SY-ry-uh | From the Greek oxys (sharp), referring to the sharp or bitter taste | | Wollemia | wol-EM-ee-uh | Named for the Wollemi National Park, near Sydney, Australia | | Nyctocereus | nyk-toh-SER-ee-us | From the Greek nyktos (night) and cereus (cactus), referring to its habit of blooming at night | | baileyanum | 1: Named for Vernon Bailey, 20th century cactus collector, or Liberty Hyde Bailey, 20th century American professor of Horticulture at Cornell University
2: bay-lee-AY-num | Named for Frederick Manson Bailey, 19th century Australian botanist; or Frederick Marshman Bailey, 20th century explorer of Asia | | galvestonensis | gal-ves-ton-EN-sis | Of or from Galveston, Texas (U.S.) |
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15 new items.
28 new entries.
23 new plants.
38 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
166 new content were checked off.
| Member |
Addition |
Description |
| Monocromatico | Comment | Freesia
(Freesia x hybrida) | | teacher45 | Comment | Hosta 'Patriot'
(Hosta ) | | islandjim | Comment | Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum) | | shudhave | Comment | Clematis 'Rubromarginata'
(Clematis triternata) | | Karenn | Comment | Evolvulus 'Blue Daze'
(Evolvulus glomeratus) | | Karenn | Comment | Turtlehead
(Chelone obliqua) | | gsanch | Comment | Jackman Clematis
(Clematis x jackmanii) | | Stonebec | Comment | Devils Trumpet
(Datura wrightii) | | palmbob | Comment | Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima) | | palmbob | Comment | Desert Bird of Paradise
(Caesalpinia gilliesii) | | adeleh | Comment | Giant Scaly Tree Fern, Australian Tree Fern
(Cyathea cooperi) | | palmbob | Comment | Dwarf Tree Fern
(Blechnum gibbum) | | Thaumaturgist | Comment | Balsam Pear, Bitter Melon, Cundeamor, La-kwa
(Momordica balsamina) | | Thaumaturgist | Comment | Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta) | | SunshineSue | Comment | Day Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort
(Commelina coelestis) | | donl | Comment | Daylily 'Red Pinochio'
(Hemerocallis ) | | patp | Comment | Hidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata) | | scooterbug | Comment | Mango 'Bailey's Marvel'
(Mangifera indica) | | patp | Comment | Carolina Silverbell
(Halesia tetraptera) | | christiantx | Comment | Cedar Sage, Roemer's Sage
(Salvia roemeriana) | | TwinLakesChef | Comment | LA Hibrid Lily 'Mrs. Dani Arifin'
(Lilium ) | | broozersnooze | Comment | Sago Palm
(Cycas revoluta) | | cloncs | Comment | Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
(Campsis radicans) | | DottieJean | Comment | Montbretia, Crocosmia
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | | kiseki2u | Comment | Daylily 'Tutankhamun'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kiseki2u | Comment | Daylily 'Evelyn Claar'
(Hemerocallis ) | | demersb | Comment | Cat's Whiskers
(Orthosiphon stamineus) | | Baa | Comment | Double Creeping Buttercup 'Pleniflorus'
(Ranunculus repens) | | carolann | Comment | Daylily 'Renegade Lady'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Karenn | Comment | Alpine Eryngo 'Amethyst'
(Eryngium alpinum) | | kennedyh | Comment | Blanket Leaf
(Bedfordia arborescens) | | kennedyh | Comment | Musk Daisy-bush
(Olearia argophylla) | | mystic | Comment | Daylily 'Double Pompon'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Comment | Snowy Daisy-bush, Showy Daisy-bush
(Olearia lirata) | | kennedyh | Comment | Dusty Daisy-bush
(Olearia phlogopappa) | | kennedyh | Comment | Silky Daisy-bush
(Olearia myrsinoides) | | kmnice | Comment | Peruvian Daffodil
(Hymenocallis festalis) | | Maudie | Comment | Sago Palm
(Cycas revoluta) | | patp | Image
 | Yarrow 'Round'
(Achillea ) | | Cajun2 | Image
 | Balsam, Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens balsamina) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Painter's Splash'
(Hemerocallis ) | | stevenova | Image
 | Trumpet Vine 'Madame Galen'
(Campsis x tagliabuana) | | mystic | Image
 | Daylily 'Black Eyed Susan'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Guava 'Pink'
(Psidium guajava) | | Stonebec | Image
 | Devils Trumpet
(Datura wrightii) | | palmbob | Image
 | Dwarf Poinciana, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower
(Caesalpinia pulcherrima) | | palmbob | Image
 | Desert Bird of Paradise
(Caesalpinia gilliesii) | | palmbob | Image
 | Dwarf Tree Fern
(Blechnum gibbum) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta) | | windsurffer | Image
 | Hosta 'Inniswood'
(Hosta ) | | Dinu | Image
 | Morning Glory
(Ipomoea cristulata) | | Dinu | Image
 | Cypress Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine
(Ipomoea quamoclit) | | Dinu | Image
 | Cardinal Climber
(Ipomoea x multifida) | | Dinu | Image
 | Day Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort
(Commelina coelestis) | | Dinu | Image
 | Sword Lily, Hardy Gladiolus, Jacob's Ladder
(Gladiolus communis ssp. byzantinus) | | Dinu | Image
 | Spider Lily
(Hymenocallis speciosa) | | Dinu | Image
 | Balsam, Touch-Me-Not
(Impatiens balsamina) | | Dinu | Image
 | Plumbago, Cape Leadwort
(Plumbago auriculata) | | patp | Image
 | Hidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta) | | patp | Image
 | Hidden Ginger, Hidden Lily
(Curcuma petiolata) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Taro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic (aka Jet Black Wonder)'
(Colocasia esculenta) | | patp | Image
 | Carolina Silverbell
(Halesia tetraptera) | | tbradley | Image
 | Daylily 'Eenie Weenie'
(Hemerocallis ) | | tbradley | Image
 | Daylily 'Orange Prelude'
(Hemerocallis ) | | tbradley | Image
 | Daylily 'Stella d'Oro'
(Hemerocallis hybrid) | | Floridian | Image
 | Partridge Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculata) | | Floridian | Image
 | Partridge Pea
(Chamaecrista fasciculata) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passion flower
(Passiflora caerulea) | | TwinLakesChef | Image
 | LA Hibrid Lily 'Mrs. Dani Arifin'
(Lilium ) | | TwinLakesChef | Image
 | LA Hibrid Lily 'Mrs. Dani Arifin'
(Lilium ) | | DottieJean | Image
 | Montbretia, Crocosmia
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | | kiseki2u | Image
 | Daylily 'Tutankhamun'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kiseki2u | Image
 | Daylily 'Tutankhamun'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kiseki2u | Image
 | Daylily 'Evelyn Claar'
(Hemerocallis ) | | CANYGardner | Image
 | Queen of the Prairie, Meadowsweet
(Filipendula rubra) | | CANYGardner | Image
 | Daylily 'Canadian Goose'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Renegade Lady'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Renegade Lady'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Revenue'
(Hemerocallis ) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Kent's Favorite Two'
(Hemerocallis ) | | hczone6 | Image
 | Great Coneflower, Cabbage Leaf Coneflower
(Rudbeckia maxima) | | carolann | Image
 | Daylily 'Paprika Velvet'
(Hemerocallis ) | | islandjim | Image
 | Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum) | | stevenova | Image
 | Wollemi Pine
(Wollemia nobilis) | | shudhave | Image
 | Clematis 'Rubromarginata'
(Clematis triternata) | | mystic | Image
 | Daylily 'Sirocco'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Blanket Leaf
(Bedfordia arborescens) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Musk Daisy-bush
(Olearia argophylla) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Guava 'Pink'
(Psidium guajava) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Snowy Daisy-bush, Showy Daisy-bush
(Olearia lirata) | | mystic | Image
 | Daylily 'Double Pompon'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Dusty Daisy-bush
(Olearia phlogopappa) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Silky Daisy-bush
(Olearia myrsinoides) | | Thaumaturgist | Image
 | Star Fruit
(Averrhoa carambola) | | palmbob | Image
 | Giant Tree Aloe
(Aloe barberae) | | windsurffer | Image
 | Alstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas
(Alstroemeria x hybrid) | |
No new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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