The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 15, 2005, on which 140 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Perennials sleep the first year, they creep the second year, and they leap the third year."

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Blue Curls
Trichostema dichotomum
By Floridian

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

109 new plants were added to the database.
64 new descriptions were added.
47 new images were added.
3983 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
smiln32 Neutral CommentBarberry
(Berberis dielsiana)
dbjccomfrey Positive CommentFlowering Quince 'Texas Scarlet'
(Chaenomeles speciosa)
gabagoo Positive CommentCastor Bean, Caster Oil Plant, Mole Bean, Higuera Infernal
(Ricinus communis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpringreen 'Springreen'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Sprite'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Star'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Boys'
(Pisum sativum)
philomel Positive CommentUnique Pelargonium 'Phyllis'
(Pelargonium )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar King'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSugar Snap Peas 'Sugar Lace'
(Pisum sativum)
DiOhio Positive CommentRagged Fringed Orchid
(Platanthera lacera)
GardenFairey Positive CommentCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant 'Tropical Fiesta'
(Euphorbia x lomi)
Tammy Positive CommentPrimula
(Primula kisoana)
smiln32 Neutral CommentFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Capital'
(Pyrus calleryana)
smiln32 Neutral CommentFlowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Earlyred'
(Pyrus calleryana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Lady'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Mel'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Pearl'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Pop'
(Pisum sativum)
fritillary Positive CommentBower Vine, Jasmine
(Pandorea jasminoides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Star'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sugar Sweet'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Sundance'
(Pisum sativum)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Aloe castanea X vryheidensis)
CatskillKarma Positive CommentMontbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Margarita'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'PeaWee'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Serge'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Legacy'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Topps'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Style'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tammany'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Para'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Finess'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Banff'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Misty'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Strike'
(Pisum sativum)
rplingaltx Positive CommentSouthern Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum capillus-veneris)
rplingaltx Positive CommentBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle
(Ajuga reptans)
rplingaltx Neutral CommentPassion Flower, Passionflower 'Incense'
(Passiflora )
smiln32 Neutral CommentBarberry
(Berberis regeliana)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentScrub Blazingstar, Florida Gayfeather
(Liatris ohlingerae)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBarberry
(Berberis temolaica)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentNewfoundland Orchid, Vanilla-scented Orchid
(Pseudorchis albida)
smiln32 Neutral CommentJapanese Barberry 'Bonanza Gold'
(Berberis thunbergii)
smiln32 Neutral CommentJapanese Barberry 'Kobold'
(Berberis thunbergii)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentMany-flowered grasspink
(Calopogon multiflorus)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentPale Grass Pink
(Calopogon pallidus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Sandy'
(Pisum sativum)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentHuron Green Orchid
(Platanthera huronensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Waverex'
(Pisum sativum)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentSimpson's Grasspink
(Calopogon tuberosus var. simpsonii)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentLarge Round-leaved Orchid
(Platanthera orbiculata)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentGoldie's Round-leaved Orchid
(Platanthera macrophylla)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Sweet Snap'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Sweeto'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Sybo'
(Pisum sativum)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentShortleaf Fig, Wild Banyan Tree
(Ficus citrifolia)
SUDIEGOODMAN Positive CommentMacho Fern, Giant Sword Fern 'Macho'
(Nephrolepis biserrata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Talon'
(Pisum sativum)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBalsam Fir
(Abies balsamea)
smiln32 Neutral CommentDwarf Silver Fir 'Nana'
(Abies balsamea)
nalin1 Positive CommentRed Saraca
(Saraca declinata)
smiln32 Neutral CommentMusk Mallow
(Malva moschata)

Images

Member Addition Description
Patrick_FImage
(Senecio ovatus)
XenomorfImageRubber Plant
(Ficus elastica)
XenomorfImageClaret Ash, Raywood Ash 'Raywood'
(Fraxinus angustifolia)
mrporlImageKoromiko Taranga
(Hebe Parviflora var. arborea)
mrporlImageLithodora
(Lithodora diffusa)
butterflybyrobImageRondeletia
(Rondeletia leucophylla)
bootandallImageJapanese Climbing Hydrangea
(Schizophragma hydrangeoides)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Black Pansy'
(Iris )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brasilia'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Tour de France'
(Iris )
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Trade Secret'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageAlpine Fern-sedge
(Carex hypandra)
kniphofiaImageCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Raspberry Ice'
(Heuchera )
raven_locksImageHoya
(Hoya cumingiana)
Todd_BolandImageTropical Lady's-Slipper
(Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum)
mosquitoflatsImageAsiatic Lily 'Chianti'
(Lilium )
mosquitoflatsImageJapanese Blood Grass, Tall Cottongrass 'Red Baron'
(Imperata cylindrica)
kniphofiaImageTree Peony 'Alice Palmer'
(Paeonia )
Todd_BolandImageShowy Lady's Slipper Orchid
(Cypripedium reginae)
GalanthophileImageSnowdrop 'Magnet'
(Galanthus )
GalanthophileImageSpecies Narcissus, Wild Daffodil
(Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp. moschatus)
kennedyhImageGreen Flowered Corn Lily, Groenkalossie
(Ixia viridiflora)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Island Romance'
(Hemerocallis )
mgarrImageChandalier Plant
(Kalanchoe manginii)
xyrisImageScarlet Catchfly
(Silene subciliata)
ocimum_nateImageGolden Clematis, Old Man's Beard, Russian Virgin's Bower
(Clematis tangutica)
ocimum_nateImageClaret Cup Cactus, Strawberry Cactus, Crimson Hedgehog Cactus
(Echinocereus triglochidiatus)
palmbobImageThorn Skeletonweed
(Stephanomeria spinosa)
palmbobImage
(Aloe scorpioides)
mgarrImageBlue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy 'Lingholm'
(Meconopsis x sheldonii)
henryr10ImageBoston Fern 'Fluffy Ruffles Upright'
(Nephrolepis exaltata)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Killer'
(Hemerocallis )
FloridianImageAir Plant
(Tillandsia funkiana)
CaptMichaImageSlipper Orchid, Old World Lady Slipper Orchid
(Paphiopedilum hybrid)
NativePlantFan9ImageGreen Buttonwood, Buttonwood
(Conocarpus erectus)
NativePlantFan9ImageSea Oats
(Uniola paniculata)
scutlerImageModern Shrub Rose, Groundcover Rose 'Alba Meidiland'
(Rosa )
older37fImageLove-in-a-Mist
(Nigella damascena)
julie88ImageColeus 'Alabama Sunset'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
patnjbobImageTall Bearded Iris 'Last Laugh'
(Iris )
meenaImageGolden Dewdrop 'Sapphire Showers'
(Duranta erecta)
kivariverImageDaylily 'Scrambled Legs'
(Hemerocallis )
kivariverImageDaylily 'Flutterbye'
(Hemerocallis )
onaleeImageFremont's leather flower
(Clematis fremontii)
MotherNature4ImageRed Christmas Pride
(Ruellia amoena)
RikerBearImageDevil's Trumpet, Jimsonweed, Common Thorn-apple 'Lilac Le Fleur'
(Datura )
ToxicodendronImageGayfeather, Blazing Star, Button Snakeroot
(Liatris spicata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Myrcia  MEER-see-uh  From the generic Greek word for Myrtle  
tillandsioides  til-land-see-OY-deez  Similar to Tillandsia, a Bromeliaceae  
Eustrephus  YOO-stref-us  From the Greek: Eustrephus (well twisted) referring to its climbing habit  
koraiensis  kor-ay-EN-sis  Of or from Korea  
koraiense  kor-ay-EN-see  Of or from Korea  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 15, 2005