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Covering the events of September 11, 2008
... in which ...
3,635 posts were made.
37 plants were added to PlantFiles.
22 comments were added to PlantFiles.
554 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
72 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
16 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
27 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
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"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
"Nature does not complete things. She is chaotic. Man must finish, and he does so by making a garden and building a wall."( -- Robert Frost, American writer, poet) Forum Activity
A grand total of 3,635 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Oxypolis | oks-ee-POL-is | From the Greek words oxys (sharp) and polos (axis, pole); in reference to the leaves | | Pachyrhizus | pak-ee-RY-zus | From the Greek words pachys (thick) and rhiza (root); refers to the edible, tuberous roots | | Lapsana | lap-SAH-nuh | From the Latin word lapsana | | Pascopyrum | pas-koh-PY-rum | From the Latin word pasco, (pasture) and the Greek word pyros (grain) | | Pseudorchis | soo-doh-OR-kiss | From the Greek word pheudes (false) and Orchis (a genus name that means 'shaped like a testicle') | | Lasthenia | las-THEN-ee-uh | Presumably named after a woman named Lasthenia who donned a disguise in order to attend Plato's lectures | | Phycella | fy-KEL-uh | From the Greek word phykos (seaweed) | | Luina | loo-EE-nuh | Luina is an anagram of Inula, an old Latin name for Inula helenium | | Nerisyrenia | ner-ee-seer-EN-ee-uh | Possibly from the Greek neros (wet, fresh) and syreon (plant) | | Nageia | nag-EE-uh | A vernacular name; origin and meaning unknown | | Phoenicaulis | feen-ih-KAH-lis | From the Greek words phoinikos (purple, red) and anthos (flower) | | Juanulloa | wan-ul-LOH-uh | For 18th century scientists and officers of the Spanish Royal Navy Jorge Juan y Santacilla and Antonio de Ulloa y de la Torre-Giral | | Ornithopus | or-NITH-oh-pus | Resembling a bird's foot. Derived from the Greek words ornis (bird) and pus (foot) | | Ornithopteris | or-nith-OP-ter-is | From the Greek words ornis (bird) and pteris (fern) | | Nipponanthemum | nip-pon-AN-the-mum | From the Greek word anthemon (flower); Japanese flower | | Lepismium | le-PIS-mee-um | From the Greek lepis (scale) or lepisma (peel); refers to the scales surrounding the areoles |
| 37 new plants.
22 new descriptions were added.
72 new images were added.
554 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| baiissatva | Comment | Queen Victoria Century Plant
Agave victoriae-reginae | | baiissatva | Comment | Parry's Agave, Huachuca Agave
Agave parryi var. huachucensis | | essentialplanet | Comment | Tomato 'Soldacki'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | essentialplanet | Comment | Tomato 'Jolly'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | evr | Comment | Elephant Ear, Taro
Alocasia cuprea | | evr | Comment | Alocasia
Alocasia lauterbachiana | | EugeniaDEW | Comment | Japanese Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Muskogee'
Lagerstroemia x fauriei | | blumz | Comment | Blue Star Creeper, Swamp Isotome
Pratia pedunculata | | patronsaintof | Comment | New Zealand Spinach, Warrigal Greens
Tetragonia tetragonoides | | baiissatva | Comment | Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Agave americana | | kmom246 | Comment | Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Eight Ball'
Cucurbita pepo | | allynajsmimi | Comment | Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle
Lagerstroemia indica | | Joy | Comment | Weeping Lilac 'George Eastman'
Syringa pubescens subsp. julianae | | Joy | Comment | Dwarf Lilac 'Josee'
Syringa | | Citrinus | Comment | Iochroma 'Royal Queen'
Iochroma cyanea | | buggycrazy | Comment | Peruvian Daffodil
Hymenocallis festalis | | lorelei2002 | Comment | Hot Pepper, Habenero 'Zavory'
Capsicum chinense | | baiissatva | Comment | Agave
Agave celsii | | cleanspring | Comment | Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Lemon Sunsation'
Solenostemon scuteilarioides | | Dodsky | Comment | Peony 'Scarlet O'Hara'
Paeonia | | baiissatva | Comment | Agave
Agave decipiens | | MotherNature4 | Comment | Hardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum | | CurtisJones | Image
 | Sunflower 'Evening Sun'
(Helianthus annuus) | | CurtisJones | Image
 | Sunflower 'Sunspot'
(Helianthus annuus) | | cannagirl | Image
 | Sacramento Rose-Mallow, Delta Hibiscus, River Mallow, Woolly Rose Mallow, Crimson-eyed Rose Mallow
(Hibiscus lasiocarpus) | | Mainer | Image
 | Daylily 'American Freedom'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Mainer | Image
 | Daylily 'American Freedom'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Mainer | Image
 | Daylily 'Dr. Jerrold Corbett'
(Hemerocallis ) | | kqcrna | Image
 | Mexican Sunflower 'Torch'
(Tithonia rotundifolia) | | Mainer | Image
 | Daylily 'Princess Most Lovely'
(Hemerocallis ) | | Mainer | Image
 | Daylily 'Princess Most Lovely'
(Hemerocallis ) | | onewish1 | Image
 | Blue Mist Spiraea, Bluebeard 'Summer Sorbet'
(Caryopteris x clandonensis) | | onewish1 | Image
 | Variegated Garden Phlox 'Darwin's Joyce'
(Phlox paniculata) | | mygypsyrose | Image
 | Parrot Lily, Parrot Flower, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas 'Ivana'
(Alstroemeria ) | | palmbob | Image
 | Agave
(Agave celsii var. nova) | | palmbob | Image
 | Agave
(Agave pendula) | | palmbob | Image
 | Giant Tree Aloe
(Aloe barberae) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe
(Aloe armatissima) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe
(Aloe decurva) | | palmbob | Image
 | Aloe
(Aloe breviscapa) | | zone10 | Image
 | Variegated Starburst Bush, Shooting Star
(Clerodendrum quadriloculare var. brandonii) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Leap Of Faith'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Love Lines'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Love Lines'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Mojave Moonlight'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Moonlit Crystal '
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Oklahoma Heaven'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'On The Town'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Osseo'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Osseo'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Pickledilly'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Poetry In Motion'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Flouncy'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Morning'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Pretty Morning'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Serenity Returns'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Ski Colorado '
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Space Station'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Spirits Rising'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Star Gate'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Border Bearded Iris 'Trouble'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Wasatch Wonder'
(Iris ) | | elladan6 | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Windswept Heights'
(Iris ) | | Brinda | Image
 | Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Gnash Rambler'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides) | | Brinda | Image
 | Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle 'Gnash Rambler'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Amaranth 'Autumn's Touch'
(Amaranthus cruentus) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Amaranth 'Autumn's Touch'
(Amaranthus cruentus) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Cape Daisy, Monarch of the Veldt 'Jaffa Ice'
(Arctotis fastuosa) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Coleus, Flame Nettle, Painted Leaf 'Electric Lime'
(Solenostemon scuttelarriodes) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Helen'
(Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Megan'
(Chrysanthemum ) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Blushing Emily'
(Chrysanthemum ) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | French Marigold 'Durango Tangerine'
(Tagetes patula) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Missouri Evening Primrose, Ozark Sundrop
(Oenothera missouriensis) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Pincushion Flower, Mourning Bride, Mournful Widow, Sweet Scabious 'Ebony and Ivory'
(Scabiosa atropurpurea) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Signet Marigold 'Lemon Gem'
(Tagetes tenuifolia) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy 'Bright Bikinis Mix'
(Xerochrysum bracteatum) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy 'Bright Bikinis Mix'
(Xerochrysum bracteatum) | | dicentra63 | Image
 | Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy 'Bright Bikinis Mix'
(Xerochrysum bracteatum) | | Carkeekfish | Image
 | Abyssinian Gladiolus, Peacock Orchid, Fragrant Gladiolus, Sword Lily
(Gladiolus callianthus) | | Fairy1004 | Image
 | Toad Lily 'White Towers'
(Tricyrtis ) | | Fairy1004 | Image
 | Toad Lily 'Blue Wonder'
(Tricyrtis hirta) | | Fairy1004 | Image
 | Hairy Toad Lily 'Miyazaki'
(Tricyrtis hirta) | | Meredith79 | Image
 | Canna Lily, Indian Shot
(Canna indica) | | Lily_love | Image
 | Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Charles Grimaldi'
(Brugmansia ) | | Lily_love | Image
 | Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Tropical Sunset'
(Brugmansia ) | | evr | Image
 | Mango Ataulfo 'Ataulfo'
(Mangifera indica) | | evr | Image
 | Virginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia) | | evr | Image
 | Black Mustard
(Brassica nigra) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Large Tick-trefoil
(Desmodium brachypodum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Sacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Sacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Rough Poppy
(Papaver hybridum) | | kennedyh | Image
 | Rough Poppy
(Papaver hybridum) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
27 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were 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 11, 2008 |
