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Covering the events of February 1, 2010
... in which ...
2,506 posts were made.
20 plants were added to PlantFiles.
28 comments were added to PlantFiles.
238 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
0 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
9 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 books were added to the Garden Bookworm.
1 rating was 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
"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."( -- Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,506 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Rauvolfia | raau-FO-feeah | The genus Rauvolfia was named in honor of Leonhard Rauwolf (also spelled Rauwolff) (Augsburg, June 21 in either 1535 or 1540 – September 15, 1596, Waitzen, Hungary) was a German physician, botanist an | | badachschanicum | ba-DA-sha-NI-kum | badachschanicum is a Species reffers to Badakhshan( province of Afghanistan) | | siamica | SI-am-ee-ca | The species siamica refers to Siam , Sayam (Thailand) | | longipetiolata | lon-gi-PET-eeo-la-ta | longipetiolata refers to long-Petiole(long stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem) species | | Boscia | bo-SEE-ah | The genus name Boscia honours a French botanist ,invertebrate zoologist, and entomologist. Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (January 29, 1759 – July 10, 1828) | | albitrunca | al-be-trun-KAH | The species name is a combination of (albi) meaning white and (trunca) meaning trunk, and refers to the whitish trunk of the species. | | quanzensis | kwan-ZEN-sis | Refers to the Cuanza River in Angola, where the tree was first found. | | Acmadenia | ak-ma-den-EE-ah | The genus name Acmadenia is derived from the Greek akme´,meaning highest point and aden,meaning glands on the anthers. This refers to the conical gland at the apex of the anther, found in some specie | | Laosensis | LAY-oh-sen-sis | The spesies Laosensis reffer to Laos |
| 20 new plants.
28 new descriptions were added.
No new images were added.
238 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| joey62 | Comment | Fuchsia 'Angels Earrings Cascading'
Fuchsia | | kimberlykronsch | Comment | Red Turtlehead, Purple Turtlehead
Chelone obliqua | | mcgerm | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Earl of Essex'
Iris | | mcgerm | Comment | Tall Bearded Iris 'Mother Earth'
Iris | | JoyfulSeason | Comment | Texas Sage, Texas Ranger, Silverleaf, Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens | | Dieta5 | Comment | Bat Flower, Cat's Whiskers, Devil Flower
Tacca chantrieri | | grovespirit | Comment | Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Yellow Tail'
Brugmansia | | IRFAN_LODHI | Comment | Red Apple,Southern Satinash,cobun-bun,watergum, (wild) cherry.
Acmena ingens | | natureguyfrog | Comment | Winter-blooming Algerian Iris 'Walter Butt'
Iris unguicularis | | SouthernGal | Comment | White Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
Hedychium coronarium | | GrandmaMary | Comment | Nosegay, Frangipani, Plumeria
Plumeria rubra | | junglegringo | Comment | Nosegay, Frangipani, Plumeria
Plumeria rubra | | SudieGoodman | Comment | Nosegay, Frangipani, Plumeria
Plumeria rubra | | kcs_mom | Comment | Grandiflora Rose 'Love'
Rosa | | aguy1947 | Comment | Pitcher 'Leah Wilkerson'
Sarracenia | | BloomingNewYork | Comment | Tazetta Narcissus, Paperwhite Daffodil, Paperwhites 'Ziva'
Narcissus | | DonnaMack | Comment | Dutch Hyacinth 'Double King Codro'
Hyacinthus orientalis | | aythya_americana | Comment | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas'
Rosa | | BayAreaTropics | Comment | Plumeria 'Celadine'
Plumeria rubra | | tulpen | Comment | Nosegay, Frangipani, Plumeria
Plumeria rubra | | rickirl | Comment | Tomato 'Biltmore'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | mstella | Comment | English Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Robella'
Bellis perennis | | rickirl | Comment | Tomato 'Mountain Gold'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum | | pepenino | Comment | Mexican Mint Marigold, Spanish Tarragon, Texas Tarragon, Sweet Mace, Yerbis Anis
Tagetes lucida | | Ray_Woodlands | Comment | Mexican Fan Palm, Skyduster
Washingtonia robusta | | JoeCastleHayne | Comment | Sonderegger Pine, Bastard Pine
Pinus x sondereggeri | | pepenino | Comment | Pepino Dulce, Melon Pear
Solanum muricatum | | mstella | Comment | Spotted Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon'
Lamium maculatum |
| No new companies were added to the database.
11 new ratings/comments were added to the database.
No new books were added to the database.
1 new rating/comment was added to the database.
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And that's the way it was... February 1, 2010 |
