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Covering the events of July 12, 2010
... in which ...
2,105 posts were made.
6 plants were added to PlantFiles.
24 comments were added to PlantFiles.
74 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
74 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
18 entries were added to Botanary.
0 companies were added to the Garden Watchdog.
25 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
"To err is human; to moo, bovine"( -- Unknown) Forum Activity
A grand total of 2,105 posts were made yesterday.
| Forum | Posts |
| Plant and Tree Identification | 156 posts |
| Northeast Gardening | 156 posts |
| Daylilies | 118 posts |
| PlantFiles Pictures | 92 posts |
| Mid-South Gardening | 78 posts |
| Irises | 68 posts |
| Pacific Northwest Gardening | 55 posts |
| Bird Watching | 54 posts |
| Australian Gardening | 47 posts |
| Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening | 46 posts |
| Cacti and Succulents | 45 posts |
| Vegetable Gardening | 42 posts |
| Games | 42 posts |
| Southwest Gardening | 41 posts |
| Pets | 41 posts |
| Insect and Spider Identification | 37 posts |
| Tropical Plants | 37 posts |
| Texas Gardening | 37 posts |
| Beginner Gardening Questions | 36 posts |
| Mid-Atlantic Gardening | 35 posts |
| Tomatoes | 33 posts |
| Sewing and Quilting | 33 posts |
| Beginner Vegetables | 30 posts |
| Morning Glories | 29 posts |
| Ohio River Valley Gardening | 28 posts |
| California Gardening | 24 posts |
| Florida Gardening | 24 posts |
| Propagation | 22 posts |
| Plant Trading | 20 posts |
| Group Trades, Swaps and Round Robins | 20 posts |
| Upper Midwest Gardening | 19 posts |
| Lilies | 19 posts |
| Coneflowers | 18 posts |
| Hibiscus | 18 posts |
| Accessible Gardening | 18 posts |
| Gladiolas | 17 posts |
| Poultry and Livestock | 17 posts |
| Brugmansias | 17 posts |
| Container Gardening | 16 posts |
| Wildlife | 15 posts |
| Beginner Flowers | 15 posts |
| Photos | 14 posts |
| Aroids | 14 posts |
| Organic Gardening | 14 posts |
| Annuals | 14 posts |
| Carolina Gardening | 13 posts |
| Seed Trading | 13 posts |
| Japanese Maples | 13 posts |
| Garden Art | 13 posts |
| Beginner Landscaping | 12 posts |
| Roses | 12 posts |
| Central Midwest Gardening | 12 posts |
| Greenhouse | 11 posts |
| Dahlias | 11 posts |
| Hostas | 11 posts |
| Recipes | 10 posts |
| Trees, Shrubs and Conifers | 10 posts |
| Weather | 10 posts |
| Clematis | 9 posts |
| Ferns, Fungi and Mosses | 9 posts |
| Herbs | 8 posts |
| Beginner Houseplants | 8 posts |
| Computer Talk | 8 posts |
| Seed Germination | 7 posts |
| Cut Flowers and Floral Design | 7 posts |
| Cottage Gardening | 7 posts |
| Perennials | 7 posts |
| Heirloom Vegetables | 6 posts |
| Trash to Treasure | 6 posts |
| Frugal Living | 5 posts |
| Gingers | 5 posts |
| Cooking | 4 posts |
| Amaryllis and Hippeastrums | 4 posts |
| Equine Forum | 4 posts |
| Shady Gardens | 4 posts |
| Georgia Gardening | 4 posts |
| Canadian Gardening | 4 posts |
| Happy Birthday | 4 posts |
| Tropical Zone Gardening | 3 posts |
| Tropical Fruits | 3 posts |
| Palms and Cycads | 3 posts |
| Sustainable Alternatives | 3 posts |
| Bloom of the Day Photos | 3 posts |
| Xeriscape Gardening | 3 posts |
| BugFiles Pictures | 3 posts |
| Bulbs | 2 posts |
| Hydrangeas | 2 posts |
| Passifloras | 2 posts |
| Agastaches and Salvias | 2 posts |
| Plumerias | 2 posts |
| Books, Movies, and TV | 2 posts |
| African Violets and Gesneriads | 2 posts |
| Home Repairs and Maintenance | 2 posts |
| Coleus | 2 posts |
| Soil and Composting | 2 posts |
| Water Gardens | 1 post |
| Jokes & Humor | 1 post |
| Heucheras and Friends | 1 post |
| PlantFiles How-to's | 1 post |
| Michigan Gardening | 1 post |
| Hoyas | 1 post |
| Invasive Plants | 1 post |
| Market Growers | 1 post |
| Healthy Living | 1 post |
| Crafts and Decorating | 1 post |
| Vines and Climbers | 1 post |
| Outdoor Living: porches, decks, patios, pools, etc | 1 post |
| Appliances | 1 post |
| Hypertufa and Concrete | 1 post |
| Garden Talk | 1 post |
| Bird Identification | 1 post |
| Foliage Plants | 1 post |
| BirdFiles Pictures | 1 post |
| Rocky Mountain Gardening | 1 post |
| Caudiciforms | 1 post |
| Buying or Selling a Home | 1 post |
| Rocks, Minerals and Gems | 1 post |
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| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| sinuosa | sin-yoo-OH-sa | Having curves, winding |
| chalkeri | CHALK-er-eye | Named for Thomas Michael Chalker, 19th century Australian botanist |
| Stapeliopsis | sta-pel-ee-OP-sis | Resembling Stapelia (genus named for Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel, 17th century Dutch botanist and physician) |
| suworowii | soo-vo-RO-vee-ee | Named for Ivan Petrovich Suworow (Suvorov), 19th century medical inspector in Turkestan |
| clunies-rossiae | kloo-nees-ROSS-ee-ay | Named for Hannah Elizabeth Clunies-Ross, 19th century Australian member of the Wattle Day League of New South Wales. |
| Chiloscyphus | ky-lo-SY-fus | From the Greek cheilos (lip, edge) and kyphos (bent); cup-shaped lips |
| cheelii | CHEEL-ee-eye | Named for Edwin Cheel 20th century Australian botanical collector and chief botanist and curator of the National Herbarium of New South Wales |
| constablei | KON-stab-lee | Named for Ernest Francis Constable, 20th century Australian herbarium collector |
| Macrosiphonia | mak-ro-sy-FON-ee-a | Long tube |
| Glossopetalon | gloss-oh-PET-a-lon | Tongue-petal, referring to the shape of the petals |
| Genistidium | jin-is-TID-ee-um | Like Genista |
| Junellia | joo-NEL-lee-a | Named for Sven Junell, 20th century German botanist |
| Xylothamia | zy-lo-THAM-ee-a | From the Greek xylon (wood) and -thamia, possibly referring to a potential relationship to Euthamia |
| Wettinia | we-TIIN-ee-a | Named for named after Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, of the House of Wettin |
| galbana | GAL-ban-a | From the Latin galbanum, the gum resin of an umbelliferous plant in Persia |
| dayana | DAY-an-a | Named for John Day, 19th century English orchid collector in India, who produced over 4,000 illustrations which were donated to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| dayanum | DAY-an-um | Named for John Day, 19th century English orchid collector in India, who produced over 4,000 illustrations which were donated to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| dayanus | DAY-an-us | Named for John Day, 19th century English orchid collector in India, who produced over 4,000 illustrations which were donated to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| 6 new plants.
24 new descriptions were added.
74 new images were added.
74 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| Zaragoza | Comment | Seaside Brookweed
Samolus valerandi |
| jrounles | Comment | Hot Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper 'Jalapeno'
Capsicum annuum |
| gardadore | Comment | Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Prairie Sun'
Rudbeckia hirta |
| LeslieT | Comment | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
Rosa |
| LeslieT | Comment | Mexican Flame Vine, Orange Glow Vine
Senecio confusus |
| kczsweetie | Comment | Daylily 'Distant Thunder'
Hemerocallis |
| MegaGwyn | Comment | Shrub Rose 'Pink Knockout'
Rosa |
| myezek | Comment | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
Rosa |
| pixilated | Comment | Smoothshell Macadamia Nut Tree, Queensland Nut
Macadamia integrifolia |
| vossner | Comment | Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Adonis Blue'
Buddleja davidii |
| keithbrown | Comment | Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Crocosmia |
| poisondartfrog | Comment | Daylily 'Wild Horses'
Hemerocallis |
| 48park | Comment | Fortune Hybrid Hyssop 'Blue Fortune'
Agastache |
| Clary | Comment | Oswego Tea, Bee Balm, Beebalm, Bergamot, Firecracker Plant 'Jacob Cline'
Monarda didyma |
| passiflora_pink | Comment | Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum |
| passiflora_pink | Comment | Tomato 'Purple Smudge'
Lycopersicon lycopersicum |
| lee_ro | Comment | Confederate Jasmine, Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides |
| Clary | Comment | Fern-Leaf Yarrow 'Cloth of Gold'
Achillea filipendulina |
| dyzzypyxxy | Comment | Canna Lily 'Stuttgart'
Canna x generalis |
| Metrosideros | Comment | Spade-leaf Philodendron
Philodendron domesticum |
| Jabez | Comment | English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
Rosa |
| ayla2 | Comment | Floribunda Rose, Cluster-flowered Rose 'Julia Child'
Rosa |
| SpikeyGuy | Comment | Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine, Passionvine 'Elizabeth'
Passiflora |
| jaylang | Comment | Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey
Agave americana |
| Prospero1960 | Image
 | Cuban Mint, Mojito Mint
(Mentha x villosa) |
| vossner | Image
 | 'Rose Syrup'
(Plumeria rubra) |
| killdawabbit | Image
 | Bullock's Heart Ivy, Persian Ivy 'Sulphur Heart'
(Hedera colchica) |
| killdawabbit | Image
 | Bullock's Heart Ivy, Persian Ivy 'Sulphur Heart'
(Hedera colchica) |
| PedricksCorner | Image
 | Gloxinia, Brazilian Gloxinia, Florist's Gloxinia, Violet Slipper Gloxinia
(Sinningia speciosa) |
| wiggiej | Image
 | Violet 'Heartthrob'
(Viola ) |
| Ducky777 | Image
 | Bog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa) |
| Ducky777 | Image
 | Bog Sage
(Salvia uliginosa) |
| jeeem | Image
 | Great Masterwort 'Ruby Wedding'
(Astrantia major) |
| skbryan | Image
 | Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat, Tampala, Chinese Spinach, Vegetable Amaranth, Een Choy 'Early Splendor'
(Amaranthus tricolor) |
| henryr10 | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Disco Belle Pink'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) |
| UncleDoug | Image
 | Titoki, New Zealand Oak
(Alectryon excelsus) |
| UncleDoug | Image
 | Titoki, New Zealand Oak
(Alectryon excelsus) |
| tiakoko | Image
 | Ornamental Mullein, Verbascum 'Southern Charm'
(Verbascum ) |
| wiggiej | Image
 | Fung Wax Flower, Hoya, Porcelain Flower, Wax Plant
(Hoya curtisii) |
| jeeem | Image
 | Coulter's Matilija Poppy, California Tree Poppy
(Romneya coulteri) |
| passiflora_pink | Image
 | Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
| passiflora_pink | Image
 | Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
| passiflora_pink | Image
 | Tomato 'Bloody Butcher'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
| passiflora_pink | Image
 | Tomato 'Purple Smudge'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
| passiflora_pink | Image
 | Tomato 'Purple Smudge'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Zinnia 'Oklahoma White'
(Zinnia ) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Brazilian Morning Glory
(Ipomoea setosa) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Edible Thistle, Boar Thistle, Purple Milk Thistle
(Galactites tomentosa) |
| wiggiej | Image
 | Episcia, Flame Violet 'Ember Lace'
(Episcia ) |
| rwbigfoot | Image
 | Coneflower 'Hot Papaya'
(Echinacea ) |
| Kell | Image
 | Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Osprey'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana) |
| Kell | Image
 | Virginia Spiderwort, Widow's-Tears 'Osprey'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana) |
| Kell | Image
 | Dais
(Dais cotinifolia) |
| Kell | Image
 | Dais
(Dais cotinifolia) |
| Kell | Image
 | Dais
(Dais cotinifolia) |
| Kell | Image
 | Dais
(Dais cotinifolia) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Kell | Image
 | Island Buckwheat, Red Buckwheat, Red-flowered Buckwheat, Wild Buckwheat
(Eriogonum grande var. rubescens) |
| Zaragoza | Image
 | Oreophlomis Primula, Primrose
(Primula rosea) |
| Zaragoza | Image
 | Seaside Brookweed
(Samolus valerandi) |
| Zaragoza | Image
 | Seaside Brookweed
(Samolus valerandi) |
| Zaragoza | Image
 | Silver Russian Olive
(Elaeagnus angustifolia) |
| Zaragoza | Image
 | Small-fruited Hakea
(Hakea microcarpa) |
| jambetmunchkin | Image
 | Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Prairie Sun'
(Rudbeckia hirta) |
| vossner | Image
 | Crepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Siren Red'
(Lagerstroemia indica) |
| vossner | Image
 | Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Adonis Blue'
(Buddleja davidii) |
| vossner | Image
 | Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Adonis Blue'
(Buddleja davidii) |
| vossner | Image
 | Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Sweet Carolina Bronze'
(Ipomoea batatas) |
| stl_stephanie | Image
 | American Beautyberry
(Callicarpa americana) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Garland Chrysanthemum, Crown Daisy 'Primrose Gem'
(Chrysanthemum coronarium) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Blue Anise Sage, Brazilian Sage 'Black and Blue'
(Salvia guaranitica) |
| lehua_mc | Image
 | Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle
(Cynara cardunculus) |
| lehua_mc | Image
 | Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle
(Cynara cardunculus) |
| lehua_mc | Image
 | Cardoon, Artichoke Thistle
(Cynara cardunculus) |
| lehua_mc | Image
 | Self-Heal, Selfheal, Heal All
(Prunella vulgaris) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Zinnia 'Candy Cane Mix'
(Zinnia elegans) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Yugoslavian Finger Fruit'
(Cucurbita pepo) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Tall Morning Glory 'Jamie Lynn'
(Ipomoea purpurea) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Tidy Tips
(Layia platyglossa) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Clematis 'Belle of Woking'
(Clematis ) |
| CactusJordi | Image
 | Octopus tree
(Didierea madagascariensis) |
| poisondartfrog | Image
 | Old Fashioned Weigela
(Weigela florida) |
| larryklutz | Image
 | True Indigo
(Indigofera tinctoria) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| Kell | Image
 | Saw Banksia, Old Man Banksia
(Banksia serrata) |
| critterologist | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Plum Crazy'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) |
| critterologist | Image
 | Hardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Plum Crazy'
(Hibiscus moscheutos) |
| No new companies were added to the database.
25 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... July 12, 2010 |
