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Covering the events of September 8, 2008
... in which ...
3,751 posts were made.
10 plants were added to PlantFiles.
33 comments were added to PlantFiles.
158 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
60 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
27 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
21 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
1 book was 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
"May my life be like a great hospitable tree, and may weary wanderers find in me a rest."( -- John Henry Jowett) Forum Activity
A grand total of 3,751 posts were made yesterday.
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| Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins | 331 posts | | Poultry and Livestock | 295 posts | | Games | 283 posts | | Northeast Gardening | 180 posts | | Pets | 173 posts | | Mid-South Gardening | 137 posts | | Brugmansias | 131 posts | | Plant and Tree Identification | 120 posts | | Southwest Gardening | 112 posts | | Daylilies | 92 posts | | Texas Gardening | 90 posts | | Cacti and Succulents | 83 posts | | Florida Gardening | 76 posts | | PlantFiles Pictures | 70 posts | | Photos | 66 posts | | Bird Watching | 59 posts | | Sustainable Alternatives | 53 posts | | Canadian Gardening | 49 posts | | African Violets and Gesneriads | 49 posts | | Beginner Gardening Questions | 48 posts | | Weather | 46 posts | | Morning Glories | 42 posts | | Pacific Northwest Gardening | 40 posts | | Trees, Shrubs and Conifers | 38 posts | | Roses | 36 posts | | Tropical Plants | 35 posts | | Trash to Treasure | 31 posts | | BugFiles Pictures | 30 posts | | Tomatoes | 28 posts | | Computer Talk | 27 posts | | Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening | 27 posts | | Irises | 27 posts | | Mid-Atlantic Gardening | 25 posts | | Plant Trading | 24 posts | | Insect and Spider Identification | 24 posts | | Recipes | 23 posts | | Seed Trading | 23 posts | | Ohio River Valley Gardening | 22 posts | | Propagation | 22 posts | | Coleus | 20 posts | | Canning, Freezing and Drying | 20 posts | | Vegetable Gardening | 19 posts | | Beginner Houseplants | 19 posts | | Australian Gardening | 19 posts | | Voting Booth | 19 posts | | Rocky Mountain Gardening | 18 posts | | Dahlias | 16 posts | | Parenting | 15 posts | | Healthy Living | 15 posts | | Retirees | 14 posts | | Georgia Gardening | 14 posts | | Wildlife | 13 posts | | Artisans | 12 posts | | Plumerias | 11 posts | | Tiny Gardens | 11 posts | | Sewing and Quilting | 11 posts | | Indoor Gardening and Houseplants | 11 posts | | Orchids | 10 posts | | Garden Pests and Diseases | 10 posts | | Invasive Plants | 10 posts | | Cottage Gardening | 10 posts | | Beginner Vegetables | 10 posts | | Annuals | 10 posts | | Perennials | 9 posts | | Hibiscus | 9 posts | | Ornamental Gourds | 9 posts | | Happy Birthday | 9 posts | | Beekeeping | 9 posts | | Hoyas | 9 posts | | Seed Germination | 8 posts | | Carolina Gardening | 8 posts | | Lilies | 8 posts | | Gingers | 8 posts | | Agastaches and Salvias | 8 posts | | Rock and Alpine Gardening | 7 posts | | Vacations and Travel | 7 posts | | Vines and Climbers | 7 posts | | Central Midwest Gardening | 7 posts | | Heucheras and Friends | 7 posts | | Aroids | 7 posts | | Buying or Selling a Home | 7 posts | | Hunting and Fishing | 7 posts | | Fragrant Gardening | 7 posts | | Beginner Flowers | 7 posts | | Books, Movies, and TV | 6 posts | | Bulbs | 6 posts | | Tropical Zone Gardening | 6 posts | | Hypertufa and Concrete | 6 posts | | Garden Talk | 6 posts | | Hydrangeas | 6 posts | | Herbs | 6 posts | | Beginner Landscaping | 6 posts | | Cooking | 5 posts | | Cannas | 5 posts | | Palms and Cycads | 5 posts | | Home Decorating | 5 posts | | Frugal Living | 5 posts | | Strawbale Gardening | 5 posts | | Michigan Gardening | 5 posts | | Soil and Composting | 5 posts | | Cut Flowers and Floral Design | 5 posts | | Upper Midwest Gardening | 5 posts | | Clematis | 4 posts | | European Gardening | 4 posts | | Jokes & Humor | 4 posts | | Orchid Cactus | 4 posts | | Hostas | 3 posts | | Antiques and Collectibles | 3 posts | | Passifloras | 3 posts | | California Gardening | 3 posts | | Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc | 3 posts | | Ferns, Fungi and Mosses | 3 posts | | Equine Forum | 3 posts | | Home Budgets and Finances | 2 posts | | Fruits and Nuts | 2 posts | | Native Plants and Wild Plants | 2 posts | | Fireplaces and Wood Stoves | 2 posts | | Saving Seeds | 2 posts | | Garden Art | 2 posts | | Foliage Plants | 2 posts | | Bromeliads | 2 posts | | Bird Identification | 2 posts | | Master Gardeners | 2 posts | | Wildlife Gardening | 2 posts | | Cars and Trucks | 2 posts | | Market Growers | 2 posts | | Coneflowers | 1 post | | Peppers | 1 post | | Heating and Cooling Systems | 1 post | | Beauty and Fashion Tips | 1 post | | Home Repairs and Maintenance | 1 post | | Electronics | 1 post | | Heirloom Vegetables | 1 post | | Organic Gardening | 1 post | | Plumbing | 1 post | | Welcome Mat | 1 post | | Garden Products | 1 post | | Japanese Maples | 1 post | | Needle Arts | 1 post | | Tropical Fruits | 1 post | | Clean and Clutter-free | 1 post | | Amaryllis and Hippeastrums | 1 post | | Appliances | 1 post | | Mosaics and Stained Glass | 1 post | | Hydroponic Gardening | 1 post | | Farm Life | 1 post | | Camping, Hiking and Boating | 1 post | | Bloom.com Photos | 1 post |
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| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Iliamna | il-ee-AM-nuh | A name of unknown origin | | Geocarpon | jee-oh-KAR-pon | From the Greek ge or gea (earth) and karpos (fruit) | | Geraea | jer-AY-uh | From the Greek geron (old man); referring to the white hairy involucre | | Dicranopteris | dy-kray-NOP-ter-iss | From the Greek words dikranos (two branched) and pteris (fern); refers to the foliage | | Gilmania | gil-MAN-ee-uh | Named for California botanist Marshall French Gilman | | Harrisella | hair-ris-EL-luh | Named for William Harris, 20th century Irish botanist and superintendant of the Public Gardens in Jamaica | | Glaucocarpum | glaw-koh-KAR-pum | From the Greek words glaukos (grayish green) and karpos (fruit) | | Gastridium | gas-TRID-ee-um | Form of the Greek word gaster (abdomen, belly); referring to the swollen base of the spikelets | | Puccinellia | puk-kin-EL-ee-uh | Named after 19th century botanist Benedetto Luigi Puccinelli | | Parapholis | par-uh-FOH-liss | From the Greek word para (near, beside) and the genus Pholiurus, which is derived from the Greek word pholis (scale, horny scale) and oura (tail) | | Pholiurus | fo-lee-YUR-us | From the Greek words pholis (scale, horny scale) and oura (tail); refers to the glumes | | Planera | PLAN-er-uh | For teh 18th century German botanist Johann Jakob Planer | | Dacrycarpus | dak-ry-KAR-pus | From the Greek words dakryon (tear) and karpos (fruit) | | Dacryanthus | dak-ry-AN-thus | From the Greek words dakryon (tear) and anthos (flower) | | Haploesthes | hap-lo-ES-theez | From the Greek words haplos (simple, single) and esthes (garment, dress) | | Haloragis | hal-or-AH-gis | From the Greek words halos (salt, sea) and rhagos (berry, grape); refers to the maritime habitat of the genus, and the bunching habit of the fruits of some species | | Hibanobambusa | 1: Hibanobambusa is believed to be a hybrid cross of Sasa veitchii and Phyllostachys nigra ‘Henon’.
2: hy-bah-no-bam-BOO-sa | From the Japanese term that means 'bamboo growing on Hiba Mountain' | | Heliomeris | hee-lee-oh-MER-is | From the Greek words helios (sun) and meris (part, portion); refers to the flower heads | | Luma | LOO-ma | Luma is a vernacular name, but it was used by botanist A. Gray as the generic name for a few species. Meaning is unknown. | | Heteranthera | het-er-AN-ther-uh | From the Greek heteros (different, variable) and anthera (anther); refers to the anthers; one anther is different in shape from the others | | Mitraria | my-TRAY-ree-uh | From the Greek mitra (turban, mitre, cap); refers to the seed pod | | Parrotiopsis | par-roh-tee-OP-sis | Resembling Parrotia | | Peraphyllum | per-uh-FIL-um | From the Greek words pera (further, much) and phyllon (leaf) very leafy | | Holmgrenanthe | holm-gren-ANTH-ee | Named for Arthur Herman Holmgren, 20th century professor at Utah State University and an expert on grasses | | Horkelia | hor-KEL-ee-uh | For 19th century German plant physiologist Johann Horkel | | Nuytsia | NOOT-see-uh | Named after 17th century Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts | | Gonatanthus | gon-ah-TAN-thus | From the Greek words gony (joint) and anthos (flower); referring to the spathe |
| 10 new plants.
33 new descriptions were added.
60 new images were added.
158 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| nydia | Comment | Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Albizia julibrissin | | vossner | Comment | Pseudorhipsalis
Pseudorhipsalis ramulosa | | gardennut10 | Comment | Blue Star Creeper, Swamp Isotome
Pratia pedunculata | | CurtisJones | Comment | Leek 'Large American Flag'
Allium porrum | | CurtisJones | Comment | Chinese Kale 'Kailaan King:'
Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra | | CurtisJones | Comment | Kale 'Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch'
Brassica oleracea | | elefunt | Comment | Hybrid Tea Rose 'John F. Kennedy'
Rosa | | cactus_lover | Comment | Agave 'Verde'
Agave macroacantha | | CurtisJones | Comment | Kale 'Red Winter'
Brassica oleracea var. acephala | | SteveLloyd941 | Comment | Bluebeard, California Lilac, Autumn Blue Spiraea
Caryopteris incana | | CurtisJones | Comment | Lettuce 'Freckles'
Lactuca sativa | | CurtisJones | Comment | Lettuce 'Red Velvet'
Lactuca sativa | | CurtisJones | Comment | Cos Lettuce 'Little Gem'
Lactuca sativa | | cactus_lover | Comment | Partridge Breast Aloe 'Jade Temple'
Aloe | | shovelpruner | Comment | Wishbone Flower, Bluewings
Torenia fournieri | | evelyn_inthegarden | Comment | Broomtops, Common Broom, European Broom, Irish Broom, Scotch Broom
Cytisus scoparius | | trynfindit | Comment | Palm Grass, Whale Back
Curculigo capitulata | | cpark | Comment | Wishbone Flower, Bluewings
Torenia fournieri | | kqcrna | Comment | Snapdragon 'Black Prince'
Antirrhinum majus | | Rosary615 | Comment | Wishbone Flower, Bluewings 'Summer Wave Blue'
Torenia fournieri | | cactus_lover | Comment | Mazari Palm
Nannorrhops ritchiana | | Kell | Comment | Bougainvillea 'Seafoam'
Bougainvillea | | in2art | Comment | Silver Butterfly Oxalis, Purpleleaf False Shamrock
Oxalis triangularis subsp. papilionaceae | | baiissatva | Comment | Aloe
Aloe capitata | | baiissatva | Comment | French Aloe
Aloe pluridens | | baiissatva | Comment | Dune Aloe
Aloe thraskii | | baiissatva | Comment | Coral Aloe
Aloe striata | | baiissatva | Comment | Spiral Aloe
Aloe polyphylla | | baiissatva | Comment | Gold Tooth Aloe, Spider Aloe
Aloe x spinosissima | | baiissatva | Comment | Vuurpylaalwyn
Aloe peglerae | | Kaelkitty | Comment | Dutch Hyacinth 'Blue Magic'
Hyacinthus orientalis | | baiissatva | Comment | Aloe
Aloe cryptopoda | | baiissatva | Comment | Flat-flowered Aloe
Aloe marlothii | | Candyce | Image
 | Daylily 'Monadnock Midnight Visitor'
(Hemerocallis ) | | ladygardener1 | Image
 | Amur Pink, Amur River Pink 'Siberian Blues'
(Dianthus amurensis) | | firefly58 | Image
 | Devil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple'
(Datura metel) | | creekwalker | Image
 | Sweet Cudweed, Old-Field Balsam, Life-Everlasting, Rabbit Tobacco, Indian Posy, Cat's Foot
(Gnaphalium obtusifolium) | | creekwalker | Image
 | Sweet Cudweed, Old-Field Balsam, Life-Everlasting, Rabbit Tobacco, Indian Posy, Cat's Foot
(Gnaphalium obtusifolium) | | Killgriff07 | Image
 | Dutchman's Pipe 'Brasiliensis'
(Aristolochia gigantea) | | creekwalker | Image
 | Beefsteak Plant
(Perilla frutescens) | | creekwalker | Image
 | Beefsteak Plant
(Perilla frutescens) | | creekwalker | Image
 | Beefsteak Plant
(Perilla frutescens) | | notthefunkind | Image
 | Tomato 'Sungold'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | wordbrd | Image
 | Sunset Hyssop, Licorice Mint
(Agastache rupestris) | | LarryR | Image
 | Pink Bush Clover 'Edo-Shibori'
(Lespedeza thunbergii) | | LarryR | Image
 | Pink Bush Clover 'Edo-Shibori'
(Lespedeza thunbergii) | | fuzzbuzzle | Image
 | Plumeria 'Aloha'
(Plumeria rubra) | | Calif_Sue | Image
 | Aeonium
(Aeonium nobile) | | fuzzbuzzle | Image
 | Plumeria 'Cool Aid'
(Plumeria rubra) | | fuzzbuzzle | Image
 | Plumeria 'Cool Aid'
(Plumeria rubra) | | fuzzbuzzle | Image
 | Plumeria 'Aloha'
(Plumeria rubra) | | Kaelkitty | Image
 | Miniature Narcissus, Mini Daffodil 'Quince'
(Narcissus ) | | art_n_garden | Image
 | Orostachys
(Orostachys furusei) | | Sequee | Image
 | Tomato 'Black Pineapple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | | GardenGuyKin | Image
 | Pineapple Broom, Morrocan Broom 'YellowTail'
(Cytisus battandieri) | | Mainecoon | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Spot Starter'
(Iris ) | | jg48650 | Image
 | Zigzag Goldenrod, Broad-leaved Goldenrod
(Solidago flexicaulis) | | tillysrat | Image
 | Solidaster
(X Solidaster luteus) | | tillysrat | Image
 | Solidaster
(X Solidaster luteus) | | evr | Image
 | Lingonberry 'Erntesegen'
(Vaccinium vitis-idaea) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Hot Wire'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Hot Wire'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'I See Stars'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'I See Stars'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Fol De Rol'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'In Depth'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Jealous Refinement'
(Hemerocallis ) | | bamagirl35973 | Image
 | Maypop, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Apricot Vine
(Passiflora incarnata) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Katahdin'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Katahdin'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Kissed Off'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Knower Spider'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Lime Frost'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Lyric Opera'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Milk Chocolate'
(Hemerocallis ) | | DaylilySLP | Image
 | Daylily 'Milk Chocolate'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Ursula | Image
 | Eriosyce 'Mammillarioides'
(Eriosyce curvispina) | | Nancymo | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Rain Shadow'
(Iris ) | | Ursula | Image
 | Eriosyce 'Mammillarioides'
(Eriosyce curvispina) | | Ursula | Image
 | Eriosyce 'Mammillarioides'
(Eriosyce curvispina) | | Ursula | Image
 | Eriosyce 'Mammillarioides'
(Eriosyce curvispina) | | Ursula | Image
 | Eriosyce 'Mammillarioides'
(Eriosyce curvispina) | | cactus_lover | Image
 | Mazari Palm
(Nannorrhops ritchiana) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Broom Bitter-pea
(Daviesia genistifolia) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Lettuce Leaf Poppy
(Papaver somniferum) | | Todd_Boland | Image
 | White Irish Heath 'Alba'
(Daboecia cantabrica) | | Todd_Boland | Image
 | Irish Heath
(Daboecia cantabrica) | | Todd_Boland | Image
 | Tall Blue Lettuce
(Lactuca biennis) | | Todd_Boland | Image
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(Pelargonium inquinans) | | Todd_Boland | Image
 | Locoweed
(Oxytropis megalantha) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
21 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
1 new book was added to the database.
No new ratings/comments were added to the database.
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And that's the way it was... September 8, 2008 |
