Covering the events of December 26, 2008
... in which ...
2,211 posts were made. 5 plants were added to PlantFiles. 15 comments were added to PlantFiles. 76 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles. 25 snapshots were added to PlantFiles. 2 entries were added to Botanary. 1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog. 6 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog. 4 books were 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
"Every gardener knows under the cloak of winter lies a miracle - a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream."( -- Barbara Winkler) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,211 posts were made yesterday.
Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
Homalocalyx | hom-al-oh-KAL-iks | From the Greek homalos (smooth, flat) and kalyx (calyx, cup) | Mitrasacme | my-tra-SAK-mee | From teh Greek mitra (mitre, bishop's head dress) and akme (top, summit) |
| 5 new plants. 15 new descriptions were added. 25 new images were added. 76 new content were checked off.
Member | Addition | Description |
edgeplot | Comment | Senecio Brachyglottis greyi | edgeplot | Comment | Kohuhu 'Silver Sheen' Pittosporum tenuifolium | davidjoburg | Comment | Adenium Adenium arabicum | htop | Comment | Walker's Manihot Manihot walkerae | davidjoburg | Comment | White Flowered Brunia, Coffee Scented Brunia, Coffee Bush Brunia albiflora | davidjoburg | Comment | Wild Pear Dombeya rotundifolia | timrann | Comment | Corozo Palm Acrocomia sclerocarpa | mikey51h | Comment | Century Plant Agave angustifolia | Kaelkitty | Comment | Adromischus 'DMC336' Adromischus cristatus var. mzimvubuensis | Kaelkitty | Comment | Adromischus Adromischus cristatus var. mzimvubuensis | greenjulia | Comment | Corkscrew Rush 'Spiralis' Juncus effusus | Kaelkitty | Comment | Adromischus Adromischus cristatus var. zeyheri | greenjulia | Comment | Climbing Onion, Sea Onion Bowiea volubilis | BayAreaTropics | Comment | Corn Plant 'Massangeana' Dracaena fragrans | Lakeside3 | Comment | Western Red Cedar, Arborvitae 'Whipcord' Thuja plicata | decklife | Image
| Brown's Yellowtops (Flaveria brownii) | bbcat | Image
| Gloxinia, Brazilian Gloxinia, Florist's Gloxinia, Violet Slipper 'Plum It' (Sinningia ) | bbcat | Image
| Gloxinia, Brazilian Gloxinia, Florist's Gloxinia, Violet Slipper 'Heartland's Double Dilly' (Sinningia ) | bbcat | Image
| Gloxinia, Brazilian Gloxinia, Florist's Gloxinia, Violet Slipper 'Ozark Pink Sunrise' (Sinningia ) | mayagin | Image
| Plummer's Mariposa (Calochortus plummerae) | Lakeside3 | Image
| Arizona Cypress, Smooth Cypress, Smooth-barked Arizona Cypress 'Carolina Sapphire' (Cupressus glabra) | goofybulb | Image
| Ascocentrum (Ascocentrum garayi) | servicegenie | Image
| Madagascar Jasmine 'Variegata' (Stephanotis floribunda) | claypa | Image
| Blue Holly, Meserve Holly, Meserve Hybrid Holly 'Dragon Lady' (Ilex x aquipernyi) | goldenstate | Image
| Glory Flower, Princess Flower (Tibouchina urvilleana) | goldenstate | Image
| Lemon 'Variegated Pink Eureka' (Citrus limon) | goldenstate | Image
| Bitter Aloe, Red Aloe, Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) | timrann | Image
| Corozo Palm (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) | timrann | Image
| Corozo Palm (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) | timrann | Image
| Corozo Palm (Acrocomia sclerocarpa) | timrann | Image
| Bois Boeuf, Bois d'Eponge (Gastonia mauritiana) | timrann | Image
| Bois Boeuf, Bois d'Eponge (Gastonia mauritiana) | timrann | Image
| Bois Boeuf, Bois d'Eponge (Gastonia mauritiana) | shabbyaby | Image
| Argentine Saguaro, Cardon Grande (Echinopsis terscheckii) | aries44 | Image
| Tomato 'Monomakh's Hat' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) | kennedyh | Image
| Homalocalyx (Homalocalyx thryptomenoides) | kennedyh | Image
| Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus) | kennedyh | Image
| Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus) | kennedyh | Image
| Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus) | kennedyh | Image
| Silky Lupine (Lupinus sericeus) |
| 1 new company was added to the database. 6 new ratings/comments were added to the database. 4 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... December 26, 2008 |