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Covering the events of July 18
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161 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.27% yesterday. 862 posts were made. 2 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 18 plants were added to the Plants Database. 24 comments were added to the Plants Database. 183 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 40 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 11 entries were added to Botanary.
happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
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Gardening Quote of the Day
"Let everyone mind his own business, and the cows will be well tended.
(from Old Farmer's Almanac Proverbs, 1898) "( -- Unknown) Forum Photo of the DaySubject: Isabella Blooming By Padre
Plants Database Photo of the DayPeruvian Daffodil Hymenocallis festalis By haighr
Forum Activity
A grand total of 862 posts were made yesterday.
Name |
Pronunciation |
Meaning |
festivus | fes-TEE-vus | Festive, gay; bright | calathina | kal-ath-EYE-nuh | From the Greek kalathos (basket); basket-like | calathinum | kal-ath-EYE-num | From the Greek kalathos (basket); basket-like | calathinus | kal-ath-EYE-nus | From the Greek kalathos (basket); basket-like | barometz | BAR-oh-metz | From a Tartar word meaning lamb, referring to the woolly rootstock of this fern considered to be half plant/half animal | fasciculare | fas-sik-yoo-LAY-ree | Clustered or grouped together in bundles | fascicularis | fas-sik-yoo-LAY-riss | Clustered or grouped together in bundles | graecizans | GRAY-kih-zans | Greek; grecian | matsudana | mat-soo-DAY-nuh | Named for Japanese botanist Sadahisa Matsudo, who cataloged many plants of China | caldasii | kal-DAZ-ee-eye | Named for Francisco José de Caldas, 19th century Columbian naturalist and explorer | festiva | fes-TEE-vuh | Festive, gay; bright |
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6 new items. 10 new entries.
18 new plants. 24 new descriptions were added. 40 new images were added. 183 new content were checked off.
Member |
Addition |
Description |
bayouposte | Comment | Angelonia, Summer Snapdragon 'AngelMist White' (Angelonia angustifolia) | desertpete | Comment | Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) | BougiKat | Comment | Short Leaf Wild Petunia, Tropical Wild Petunia, Tropical Monkey Plant (Ruellia brevifolia) | gregspam | Comment | Mexican Petunia, Desert Petunia, Florida Bluebells (Ruellia brittoniana) | PattieK | Comment | Lamium (Lamium garganicum) | lmsmith4 | Comment | Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum) | lmsmith4 | Comment | Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Moonbeam' (Coreopsis verticillata) | lmsmith4 | Comment | Gayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot (Liatris spicata) | Gabriels_Garden | Comment | Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) | bfguy | Comment | Jerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke (Helianthus tuberosus) | Terry | Comment | Corkscrew Willow, Curly Willow, Pekin Willow, Hankow Willow, Twisted-Twig Willow 'Scarlet Curls' (Salix matsudana) | dave | Comment | Watermelon 'Cooter Black' (Citrullus vulgaris) | ibca | Comment | Tropical Snow Bush, Hawaiian Leaf Flower, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Fire-on-the-Mountain (Breynia nivosa) | kennedyh | Comment | Small-leaved Clematis (Clematis microphylla) | kennedyh | Comment | Western Clematis (Clematis pubescens) | Maudie | Comment | Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) | kennedyh | Comment | Fieldia (Fieldia australis) | kennedyh | Comment | Hemp Bush (Gynatrix pulchella) | creekperson | Comment | Citrosa Geranium, Mosquito Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citronella Plant (Pelargonium citrosum) | Monocromatico | Comment | Ming Aralia (Polyscias fruticosa) | kennedyh | Comment | Austral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium (Pelargonium australe) | Lenjo | Comment | Montbretia, Crocosmia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | Lenjo | Comment | Yellow Loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata) | thelaughingkoi | Comment | Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) | stevenova | Image
| Ladybird Orchid (Zygopetalum hybrid) | BougiKat | Image
| Passion Flower 'Elizabeth' (Passiflora x hybrid) | SunshineSue | Image
| Blue Lungwort, Blue Cowslip (Pulmonaria angustifolia) | Thaumaturgist | Image
| Guava 'Pink' (Psidium guajava) | Alyssum | Image
| Daylily 'Chicago Scintillation' (Hemerocallis ) | Alyssum | Image
| Lobelia, Trailing 'Sapphire' (Lobelia erinus) | Alyssum | Image
| Morning Glory 'Early Call' (Ipomoea nil) | SILady | Image
| Mexican Petunia, Hardy Petunia 'Mexican Carpet' (Ruellia brittoniana) | SILady | Image
| Mexican Petunia, Hardy Petunia 'Mexican Carpet' (Ruellia brittoniana) | SILady | Image
| Montbretia, Crocosmia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | SILady | Image
| Montbretia, Crocosmia (Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) | SILady | Image
| Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue' (Salvia guaranitica) | Alyssum | Image
| Daylily 'Countess Carrots' (Hemerocallis ) | Alyssum | Image
| Daylily 'Vintage Wine' (Hemerocallis ) | moonlighting | Image
| Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) | TwinLakesChef | Image
| Daylily 'Dacquiri' (Hemerocallis ) | stevenova | Image
| Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) | stevenova | Image
| Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) | stevenova | Image
| Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) | nosushi00 | Image
| Common Dog Violet, Wood Violet (Viola riviniana) | nosushi00 | Image
| Common Dog Violet, Wood Violet (Viola riviniana) | yvana | Image
| Dusty Miller, Silver Ragwort (Senecio cineraria) | nkerr | Image
| Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) | nkerr | Image
| Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) | nkerr | Image
| Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) | carolann | Image
| Daylily 'Camden Gold Dollar' (Hemerocallis ) | carolann | Image
| Daylily 'Pasha's Passport' (Hemerocallis ) | carolann | Image
| Daylily 'Bubbly' (Hemerocallis ) | carolann | Image
| Daylily 'Mokan Butterfly' (Hemerocallis ) | carolann | Image
| Daylily 'Clinch Mountain Aurora' (Hemerocallis ) | dave | Image
| Watermelon 'Cooter Black' (Citrullus vulgaris) | dave | Image
| Watermelon 'Cooter Black' (Citrullus vulgaris) | kennedyh | Image
| Small-leaved Clematis (Clematis microphylla) | kennedyh | Image
| Western Clematis (Clematis pubescens) | kennedyh | Image
| Fieldia (Fieldia australis) | kennedyh | Image
| Hemp Bush (Gynatrix pulchella) | kennedyh | Image
| Austral Stork's Bill, Ivy Geranium (Pelargonium australe) | mystic | Image
| Daylily 'Joan Senior' (Hemerocallis ) | Ambler | Image
| Daylily 'Siloam Red Toy' (Hemerocallis ) | thelaughingkoi | Image
| Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) | | 2 new companies were added to the database. 11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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And that's the way it was... July 18, 2003 |