Dave's Garden Newsletter Covering the events of January 6 ... in which ... 63 signed up. Our membership grew by 0.08% yesterday. 787 posts were made. 4 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog. 5 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 18 plants were added to the Plants Database. 26 comments were added to the Plants Database. 187 checkboxes were added to the Plants Database. 35 snapshots were added to the Plants Database. 13 entries were added to Botanary. A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.

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New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning foliolosum   foh-lee-oh-LOH-sum   Having small leaves   pinnatifidus   pin-nat-ih-FY-dus   Pinnately divided, finely cut   pinnatifidum   pin-nat-ih-FY-dum   Pinnately divided, finely cut   haemanthoides   hem-an-thee-OY-deez   Resembles Haemanthus, (genus name from the Greek, meaning blood flower)   Ophionella   oh-fee-oh-NEL-uh   From the diminutive of the Greek ophis (snake), referring to the snake-like stems   fagaroides   fag-ar-OY-deez   Resembles Fagara, an old genus name now generally classified as Zanthoxylum   foliolosus   foh-lee-oh-LOH-sus   Having small leaves   Herreanthus   her-ray-ANTH-us   Named for Dr. Hans Herre, 20th century botanist and expert on South African succulents   immelmaniae   im-mel-MAHN-ee-ay   Named for Mrs. Immelman, of Pipuetberg, South Africa   ampliata   am-pli-AY-tuh   Widened, enlarged   ampliatum   am-pli-AY-tum   Widened, enlarged   ampliatus   am-pli-AY-tus   Widened, enlarged   Cyphosperma   sy-fo-SPUR-muh   From the Greek kyphos (tumor, hump) and sperma (seed)

Journal Activity

108 new items.
16 new entries.

Plants Database Activity:

Member Addition Description sa_haiad Comment Spider lily Hymenocallis caroliniana Kelli Comment Onionweed, Asphodel Asphodelus fistulosus rachaelpratt Comment Night Blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus Epiphyllum oxypetalum Monocromatico Comment Tahitian Bridal Veil Gibasis geniculata Monocromatico Comment Water Pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata Baa Comment Busy Lizzie Impatiens omeiana patp Comment Water Pennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata palmbob Comment Gastrococos crispa palmbob Comment Aloe pillansii OhioBreezy Comment Rose of Sharon 'Hamabo' Hibiscus syriacus palmbob Comment Mealy Bug Palm Dypsis mananjarensis palmbob Comment Palm Cyphosperma balansae Bungarian Comment Tomato 'Cherokee Purple' Lycopersicon lycopersicum Kelli Comment Yellow Mariposa Lily 'Golden OrbŪ' Calochortus luteus Kelli Comment Fan Aloe Aloe plicatilis kendraloo Comment Clary Sage, Muscatel Sage Salvia sclarea jarda Comment Ringflower Symphyandra zanzegura wnstarr Comment Firecracker Penstemon 'Richfield Selection' Penstemon eatonii palmbob Comment Timor Black Bamboo Bambusa lako palmbob Comment WEaver's Bamboo Bambusa textilis palmbob Comment Punting Pole Bamboo Bambusa tuldoides palmbob Comment Wamin BAmboo 'Wamin' BAmbusa vulgaris palmbob Comment Chusquea coronalis palmbob Comment Dendrocalamus hamiltonii htop Comment French Marigold 'Harmony' Tagetes patula htop Comment Fancy-Leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Jackie Suthers' Caladium bicolor Terry Image Speedwell (Veronica schmidtiana) palmbob Image Euphorbia (Euphorbia decaryi) palmbob Image Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands (Bryophyllum delagoense) palmbob Image Chandelier Plant, Mother of Thousands (Bryophyllum delagoense) palmbob Image Pachypodium (Pachypodium bispinosum) palmbob Image African Milk Bush 'Ruby' (Synadenium compactum) kennedyh Image Wallflower Orchid (Diuris corymbosa) Terry Image Coral Lily (Lilium pumilum) Terry Image Tarweed, Common Madia (Madia elegans) Terry Image Firecracker Penstemon 'Richfield Selection' (Penstemon eatonii) Floridian Image Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Floridian Image Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) Floridian Image Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) carolann Image Daylily 'Valley Monster' (Hemerocallis ) Terry Image Mock Rose Vervain, Rose Verbena (Glandularia canadensis) Thaumaturgist Image Tangerine 'Murcott' (Citrus reticulata) Thaumaturgist Image Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Titan's Glory (Schreiner, 1981)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Touched By Angels (Maryott, 1997)' (Iris ) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Touched By Angels (Maryott, 1997)' (Iris ) captphill Image Madagascar Periwinkle, Vinca (Catharanthus roseus) Margiempv Image Tall Bearded Iris 'Avalon Dreamer (Murray, 1984)' (Iris ) monterey Image Tree Mallow 'Bicolor' (Lavatera maritima) poppysue Image Tunic Flower (Petrorhagia saxifraga) manos Image Florist's Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) manos Image Florist's Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) Baa Image Busy Lizzie (Impatiens omeiana) Kelli Image Yellow Mariposa Lily 'Golden OrbŪ' (Calochortus luteus) Kelli Image California Fuchsia, Hummingbird Trumpet (Zauschneria californica) Kelli Image Aloe (Aloe ferox) Thaumaturgist Image Tangerine 'Sunburst' (Citrus reticulata) sa_haiad Image Spider lily (Hymenocallis caroliniana) shudhave Image Amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybrid) kennedyh Image Golden Moth Orchid (Diuris lanceolata) carolann Image Daylily 'Zona Rosa' (Hemerocallis )

Garden Watchdog Activity:

Member Addition Description dckate Positive Pine Knot Farms mtpenny Negative Irish Eyes - Garden City Seeds rollo Positive Musser Forests, Inc. Terry Company Message American Forestry Technology, Inc. bentleygardens Positive Blooming Designs Nursery

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger, StandardOut.com

And that's the way it was... January 6, 2003