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Covering the events of December 8, 2010
... in which ...
1,408 posts were made.
5 plants were added to PlantFiles.
10 comments were added to PlantFiles.
64 checkboxes were added to PlantFiles.
10 snapshots were added to PlantFiles.
2 entries were added to Botanary.
1 company was added to the Garden Watchdog.
11 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
"The garden is a ground plot for the mind."( -- Thomas Hill, 16th century English writer) Forum Activity
A grand total of 1,408 posts were made yesterday.
| Name | Pronunciation | Meaning |
| castelnavii | 1: Cf. Aechmea castelnavii
2: Kas-tail-na-vee-ee | For Francis de Laporte de Castelnau19 th century french naturalist who explored North and South America |
| rhonhofiana | 1: Cf Guzmania rhonhofiana
2: ro-no-fia-na | Named for the couple Arnold and Hertha Schultze-Rhonhof 20 th century german naturalists who collected in Ecuador |
| 5 new plants.
10 new descriptions were added.
10 new images were added.
64 new content were checked off.
| Member | Addition | Description |
| Conquered_MS | Comment | Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Car Hop'
Iris |
| gardenpom | Comment | Pride of Barbados, Red Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana, Peacock Flower, flamboyan-de-jardin
Caesalpinia pulcherrima |
| Porphyrostachys | Comment | Aloe
Aloe perrieri |
| walkingmyth | Comment | Swiss Cheese Plant, Window Leaf, Split Leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Leichtlinii'
Monstera obliqua |
| Buttoneer | Comment | Plata Ipomoea, Caudiciform Morning Glory
Ipomoea platensis |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Onion 'Cowboy'
Allium cepa |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Onion 'Expression'
Allium cepa |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Onion 'Joaquin'
Allium cepa |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Onion 'Solstice'
Allium cepa |
| Farmerdill | Comment | Onion 'Marenge'
Allium cepa |
| Kell | Image
 | Foxglove
(Digitalis purpurea) |
| Kell | Image
 | Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Vancouver Centennial'
(Pelargonium x hortorum) |
| Kell | Image
 | Fish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Vancouver Centennial'
(Pelargonium x hortorum) |
| Porphyrostachys | Image
 | Aloe
(Aloe perrieri) |
| Kell | Image
 | Sunrose, Rock Rose
(Helianthemum nummularium) |
| NoDraMuzz | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Moonlight'
(Iris ) |
| NoDraMuzz | Image
 | Tall Bearded Iris 'Moonlight'
(Iris ) |
| Metrosideros | Image
 | Persian Lime, Tahitian Lime 'Tahiti'
(Citrus x latifolia) |
| Metrosideros | Image
 | Persian Lime, Tahitian Lime 'Tahiti'
(Citrus x latifolia) |
| Metrosideros | Image
 | Persian Lime, Tahitian Lime 'Tahiti'
(Citrus x latifolia) |
| 1 new company was added to the database.
11 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... December 8, 2010 |
