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Covering the events of June 16, 2010
... in which ...
2,900 posts were made.
11 plants were added to PlantFiles.
32 comments were added to PlantFiles.
111 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
52 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
24 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
33 ratings were added to the Garden Watchdog.
0 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
"I value my garden more for being full [of] blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs."( -- Joseph Addison, 18th century English essayist, poet, statesman) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,900 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| Pterodiscus | ter-oh-DISK-us | From the Greek pteros (winged) and diskos (disc), referring to the winged seeds |
| Buchanania | byoo-kan-AH-nee-a | Named for Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, 19th century Scottish physician and botanist; in later years, he was the superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens |
| uhdei | OOH-dee-eye | Named for Carl Adolph Uhde, German-born 19th century merchant and naturalist who conducted archeological, book and botanical explorations in Texas and northern Mexico. |
| Vallesia | val-LES-ee-a | Named for Francisco Valles, 16th century physician to Philip II of Spain |
| Aquilaria | a-kwil-AH-ree-a | From the Latin, meaning eagle |
| atrox | A-troks | From the Latin, meaning cruel or terrible |
| Anacardiaceae | an-a-kard-ee-AY-see-ee | The Anacardia (cashew) family; the Greek name means without a heart |
| mathewsii | math-EWS-ee-eye | Named for Joseph William Mathews, the first Curator of National Botanical Garden, Kirstenbosch |
| Gonatopus | go-NAT-o-pus | From the Greek words gony (referring to the knee) and opus (foot); the plants have a swollen "joint" appearing along the stem |
| boivinii | bwa-VIN-ee-eye | Named for Louis Hyacinthe Boivin, 19th century French botanist |
| Metzgeria | metz-GER-ee-a | Named for Johann Christian Metzger, 19th century German landscape architect and former director of the Heidelberg Botanical Garden |
| boninensis | bo-nin-EN-sis | Of or from the Bonin Islands (also known as the Ogasawara islands) |
| tamala | TA-ma-la | Dervied from one of the vernacular names for this plant |
| Careya | KARE-ee-a | Named for Dr. William Carey, a 19th century Christian missionary and botanist who founded the Serampore Botanical Gardens and Agricultural Society of India |
| telekii | te-LEK-ee-ey | Named for Count Samuel Teleki, 19th century Hungarian explorer in East Africa |
| lanzan | LAN-zan | Derived from the Burmese vernacular name by Christian Konrad Sprengel, 19th century German botanist |
| visseri | VIS-ser-ee | Named for Visser, either Floors Visser who collected the species in 1947, or Johannes Hendrik Visser, South African plant physiologist and author |
| kauense | kau-EN-see | Of or from Kau, Hawaii |
| kauensis | kau-EN-sis | Of or from Kau, Hawaii |
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| macrandra | mak-RAN-dra | Long stamens |
| macrandrus | mak-RAN-drus | Long stamens |
| malaccensis | ma-lak-EN-sis | Native from Malacca, the region including the island of Sumatra and continental Asia |
| 11 new plants.
32 new descriptions were added.
52 new images were added.
111 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| hmbgerl | Comment | Zucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Black Beauty'
Cucurbita pepo |
| PammiePi | Comment | Browallia, Amethyst Flower, Bush Violet
Browallia americana |
| PammiePi | Comment | Wild Petunia
Ruellia humilis |
| jeannekamgarden | Comment | Curvepod Fumewort, Scrambled Eggs
Corydalis curvisiliqua |
| Kalpavriksha | Comment | Chinese Knotweed, Fo-ti
Fallopia multiflora |
| PammiePi | Comment | Chenille Plant, Red-Hot Cattail
Acalypha hispida |
| nc11657 | Comment | Irish Ivy
Hedera hibernica |
| PammiePi | Comment | Cape Primrose, Dancing Flowers 'Concord Blue'
Streptocarpus |
| PammiePi | Comment | Sweet Olive, Fragrant Tea Olive
Osmanthus fragrans |
| ogrejelly | Comment | Taylor's Pride 'Unknown'
Myrtillocactus Myrtillocactus geometrizans X stenocereus dumortieri |
| PammiePi | Comment | Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia |
| ge1836 | Comment | Oriental-Trumpet Lily, OT Hybrid, Orienpet Lily 'Red Dutch'
Lilium |
| PammiePi | Comment | Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush 'Splendens'
Callistemon citrinus |
| palmbob | Comment | Evergreen Ash 'Tomlinson'
Fraxinus uhdei |
| misbass | Comment | Buffalo Rose, Purple Poppy Mallow, Wine Cups
Callirhoe involucrata |
| quiltjean | Comment | Kousa Dogwood
Cornus kousa |
| kentstar | Comment | Yarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort 'Richard Nelson'
Achillea |
| killdawabbit | Comment | Amur Pink, Amur River Pink 'Siberian Blues'
Dianthus amurensis |
| otontisch | Comment | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Kopper King'
Hibiscus moscheutos |
| littlelamb | Comment | Daylily 'Highland Lord'
Hemerocallis |
| littlelamb | Comment | Threadleaf Coreopsis, Tickseed 'Zagreb'
Coreopsis verticillata |
| RobinsNestEggs | Comment | Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Tiger Eye Gold'
Rudbeckia hirta |
| danceswithwolfspider | Comment | Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia
Acacia smallii |
| CarolinianNJer | Comment | Snap bean, Bush bean 'Anellino di Trento, Bush'
Phaseolus vulgaris |
| Ithiel | Comment | Tree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
Ailanthus altissima |
| JanFRN | Comment | Martagon Lily, Common Turk's Cap Lily
Lilium martagon |
| JanFRN | Comment | Asiatic Lily 'Elodie'
Lilium |
| flora_p | Comment | Chinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Hermione'
Paeonia lactiflora |
| zackhi | Comment | Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine
Campsis radicans |
| aegir | Comment | Coneflower 'Mac 'n' Cheese'
Echinacea |
| Ellen8 | Comment | Lion's Ear, Lion's Tail, Wild Dagga
Leonotis leonurus |
| kbaumle | Comment | Blanket Flower 'Tizzy'
Gaillardia |
| palmbob | Image
 | Triangle Palm
(Dypsis decaryi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Candelabra Tree, Naboom
(Euphorbia ingens) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Candelabra Tree, Naboom
(Euphorbia ingens) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Candelabra Tree, Naboom
(Euphorbia ingens) |
| Terry | Image
 | Japanese Spirea, Japanese Meadowsweet, Maybush 'Dart's Red'
(Spiraea x bumalda) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Euphorbia
(Euphorbia polygona) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Crested Leopard Plant, Parsley Ligularia 'Crispata'
(Farfugium japonicum) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig
(Ficus religiosa) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig
(Ficus religiosa) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Bo Tree, Sacred Fig, Bodhi Tree, Pipal, Peepul, Bo-Tree Fig
(Ficus religiosa) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Evergreen Ash 'Majestic Beauty'
(Fraxinus uhdei) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Evergreen Ash 'Majestic Beauty'
(Fraxinus uhdei) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Evergreen Ash 'Tomlinson'
(Fraxinus uhdei) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Evergreen Ash 'Tomlinson'
(Fraxinus uhdei) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Tropical Black Bamboo
(Gigantochloa atroviolacea) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Tropical Black Bamboo
(Gigantochloa atroviolacea) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Brazilian Rose Wood, Green Ebony
(Jacaranda mimosifolia) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Gonatopus
(Gonatopus angustus) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Rocky Mountain Juniper 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping'
(Juniperus scopulorum) |
| palmbob | Image
 | King Palm, Bangalow Palm, Piccabeen Palm
(Archontophoenix cunninghamiana) |
| palmbob | Image
 | 'Behrensiana'
(Laeliocattleya ) |
| Farmerdill | Image
 | Watermelon 'Peacock Striped'
(Citrullus lanatus) |
| Farmerdill | Image
 | Watermelon 'Gold Strike'
(Citrullus lanatus) |
| Farmerdill | Image
 | Watermelon 'Lemon Krush'
(Citrullus lanatus) |
| Farmerdill | Image
 | Watermelon 'Charlene'
(Citrullus lanatus) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Lycaste
(Lycaste aromatica) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Coconut Orchid, Coconut Pie Orchid
(Maxillaria tenuifolia) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Snow-In-Summer, Flax Leaf Paperbark, Cajeput Tree, Flaxleaf Paperbark
(Melaleuca linariifolia) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Snow-In-Summer, Flax Leaf Paperbark, Cajeput Tree, Flaxleaf Paperbark
(Melaleuca linariifolia) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Mazari Palm
(Nannorrhops ritchiana) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Neoregelia 'Green Apple'
(Neoregelia ) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Neoregelia 'Green Apple'
(Neoregelia ) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Bromeliad, Neoregelia 'Milagro'
(Neoregelia ) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Neoregelia 'Yin'
(Neoregelia ) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Kite Tree, Forest Nuxia, Forest Elder
(Nuxia floribunda) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Kite Tree, Forest Nuxia, Forest Elder
(Nuxia floribunda) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Smooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear, Nopal
(Opuntia ficus-indica) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Jeruselem Thorn
(Paliurus spina-christi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Jeruselem Thorn
(Paliurus spina-christi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Jeruselem Thorn
(Paliurus spina-christi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Jeruselem Thorn
(Paliurus spina-christi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Butterwort
(Pinguicula moranensis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Butterwort
(Pinguicula moranensis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Stiff Staghorn, Green Staghorn, Northern Elkhorn
(Platycerium hillii) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Java staghorn
(Platycerium willinckii) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos migiurtinus) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos cubiformis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos cubiformis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos eylensis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos eylensis) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Pseudolithos
(Pseudolithos mccoyi) |
| palmbob | Image
 | Crested Tongue Fern 'Cristata'
(Pyrrosia lingua) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
33 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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