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Covering the events of January 17, 2005, on which 166 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"To create a little flower is the labor of ages."

(William Blake, English poet (born 11/17/1757))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Coleus 'Alabama Sunset'
Solenostemon scutellarioides
By julie88

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

97 new plants were added to the database.
170 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
4954 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kdjoergensen Positive CommentTiger Lily
(Lilium lancifolium)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos 'Bright Lights'
(Cosmos sulphureus)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos 'Ladybird Scarlet'
(Cosmos sulphureus)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentChinese Forget-Me-Not 'Firmament'
(Cynoglossum amabile)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentDwarf Chinese Delphinium 'Blue Butterfly'
(Delphinium grandiflorum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentSweet William 'Oeschberg'
(Dianthus barbatus)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentYellow Foxglove
(Digitalis grandiflora)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentPink, Crimsonia Pink 'Crimsonia'
(Dianthus superbus)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentStrawberry Foxglove, Merton's Foxglove
(Digitalis x mertonensis)
htop Positive CommentSwiss Chard, Seakale Beet 'Bright Lights'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
NatureWalker Neutral CommentWeld, Dyer's Rocket, Dyer's Weed, Dyer's Broom, European Mignonette
(Reseda luteola, Linné)
JodyC Neutral CommentSmooth Dock
(Rumex altissimus)
JodyC Neutral CommentFalse boneset
(Brickellia eupatorioides)
JodyC Neutral CommentCandle anemone
(Anemone cylindrica)
JodyC Neutral CommentPale Comandra, Bastard Toadflax
(Comandra umbellata)
JodyC Neutral CommentIllinois Tick Trefoil
(Desmodium illinoense)
JodyC Neutral CommentTall thoroughwort
(Eupatorium altissimum)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSmall Whorled Pogonia
(Isotria medeoloides)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentAuricled Twayblade
(Listera auriculata)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentNorthwest Twayblade
(Listera caurina)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentBroad-leaved Twayblade
(Listera convallarioides)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentHeart-leaved Twayblade
(Listera cordata)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSouthern Twayblade
(Listera australis)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentKidney-leaved Twayblade
(Listera smallii)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentBentley's Coralroot Orchid
(Corallorhiza bentleyi)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentWestern Coral-root
(Corallorhiza mertensiana)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentAutumn Coral-root
(Corallorhiza odontorhiza)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentEarly Coral-root, Pale coral-root
(Corallorhiza trifida)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSpring Coral-root
(Corallorhiza wisteriana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Target'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Targhee'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tarma'
(Pisum sativum)
keppoch Neutral CommentCanna Lily 'J.B. van der Schoot'
(Canna x generalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tasman'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Taxi'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Television'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tempter'
(Pisum sativum)
keppoch Positive CommentCanna Lily 'P.J. Berkman'
(Canna x generalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tonka'
(Pisum sativum)
JodyC Neutral CommentPurple Prairie Clover
(Dalea purpurea)
JodyC Neutral CommentRattlesnake Master, Button Snakeroot
(Eryngium yuccifolium)
WaterBoi Neutral CommentBanana Croton 'Croton'
(Codiaeum Man Made)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Treat'
(Pisum sativum)
JodyC Neutral CommentFlowering Spurge, Prairie Baby's Breath
(Euphorbia corollata)
BlueMaypop Positive CommentHybrid Musk Rose 'Penelope'
(Rosa )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentNewfoundland Lady's-slipper
(Cypripedium parviflorum var. planipetalum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trek'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trellis Twin'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trend'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trident'
(Pisum sativum)
JodyC Neutral CommentVirginia Strawberry, Wild Strawberry
(Fragaria virginiana)
SUDIEGOODMAN Positive CommentSnowdrop
(Galanthus woronowii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trifect'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Triple Crown'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trojan'
(Pisum sativum)
lmelling Neutral CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina'
(Malva sylvestris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trolly'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trump'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Trumpet'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Turbo'
(Pisum sativum)
JodyC Neutral CommentSneezeweed, Helen's Flower, Dogtooth Daisy
(Helenium autumnale)
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Anna'
(Clematis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Tyee'
(Pisum sativum)
JodyC Neutral CommentSunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
JodyC Neutral CommentSawtooth sunflower
(Helianthus grosseserratus)
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Aoife'
(Clematis )
JodyC Neutral CommentJerusalem Artichoke, Sunchoke
(Helianthus tuberosus)
JodyC Neutral CommentFalse Sunflower, Rough Heliopsis, Orange Sunflower, Ox-Eye
(Heliopsis helianthoides)
mystic Neutral CommentClematis 'Apple Blossom'
(Clematis armandii)
JodyC Neutral CommentQueendevil, Gronovius' Hawkweed
(Hieracium gronovii)
smiln32 Neutral CommentAucuba 'Mr. Goldstrike'
(Aucuba japonica)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentWallflower, English Wallflower
(Erysimum cheiri)
JodyC Neutral CommentSpotted St. Johnswort
(Hypericum punctatum)
mystic Neutral CommentEvergreen Clematis
(Clematis armandii)
JodyC Neutral CommentRoundseed St. Johnswort, Round-fruited St. John's Wort, Round-podded St. John's Wort
(Hypericum sphaerocarpum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentTall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentSiberian Iris
(Iris sibirica)
JodyC Neutral CommentCommon Goldstar, Eastern Yellow Star Grass
(Hypoxis hirsuta)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentKnautia
(Knautia macedonica)
smiln32 Neutral CommentAucuba 'Rozannie'
(Aucuba japonica)
JodyC Neutral CommentCanada Lettuce, Tall Lettuce, Tall Wild Lettuce
(Lactuca canadensis)
JodyC Neutral CommentRound Headed Bush Clover
(Lespedeza capitata)
JodyC Neutral CommentRough Blazing Star, Button Blazing Star, Tall Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather
(Liatris aspera)
JodyC Neutral CommentDwarf Blazing Star, Cylindrical Blazing Star, Slender Blazing Star
(Liatris Cylindracea)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentEvening Primrose 'Lemon Sunset'
(Oenothera )
JodyC Neutral CommentPrairie Blazing Star, Tall Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Cattail Gayfeather
(Liatris pycnostachya)
JodyC Neutral CommentTurk's Cap Lily, Michigan Lily
(Lilium michiganense)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Valgreen'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Vernon'
(Pisum sativum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentSweet Pea
(Lathyrus odoratus)
JodyC Neutral CommentHoary Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon, Indian Paint, Gromwell
(Lithospermum canescens)
JodyC Neutral CommentGreat Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
JodyC Neutral CommentPalespike Lobelia, Spiked Lobelia
(Lobelia spicata)
JodyC Neutral CommentWinged Loosestrife
(Lythrum alatum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentEnglish Lavender 'Lady'
(Lavandula angustifolia)
JodyC Neutral CommentCommon Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint
(Mentha arvensis)
JodyC Neutral CommentWild Bergamot
(Monarda fistulosa)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentRose Mallow, Annual Mallow
(Lavatera trimestris)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentRose Mallow, Annual Mallow 'Ruby Regis'
(Lavatera trimestris)
JodyC Neutral CommentStemless False Dandelion, Sharppointe Prairie Dandelion
(Nothocalais cuspidata)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentRose Mallow, Annual Mallow 'Silver Cup'
(Lavatera trimestris)
JodyC Neutral CommentCommon Evening Primrose, Night Willow-herb, Hoary Evening Primrose
(Oenothera biennis)
JodyC Neutral CommentBigfruit Evening Primrose, Missouri Evening Primrose
(Oenothera macrocarpa)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentPurple Toadflax, Perennial Toadflax 'Canon J. Went'
(Linaria purpurea)
JodyC Neutral CommentMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose
(Oenothera speciosa)
JodyC Neutral CommentEastern Prickly Pear, Devil's Tongue,Low Prickly Pear
(Opuntia humifusa)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentBlue Flax
(Linum perenne)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentMaltese Cross, Jerusalem Cross, London Pride
(Lychnis chalcedonica)
JodyC Neutral CommentViolet Wood Sorrel
(Oxalis violacea)
lmelling Neutral CommentHosta
(Hosta laevigata)
southernOhio Positive CommentFalse Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Visions in Red'
(Astilbe chinensis)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Custard and Cream'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
southernOhio Positive CommentFalse Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Bressingham Beauty'
(Astilbe x arendsii)
JodyC Neutral CommentSmartweed, Big Seeded Smartweed
(Polygonum pensylvanicum)
southernOhio Positive CommentFalse Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Erika'
(Astilbe x arendsii)
southernOhio Positive CommentFalse Spirea, False Goat's Beard 'Red Sentinel'
(Astilbe x arendsii)
JodyC Neutral CommentWild Sweet William, Meadow Phlox
(Phlox maculata)
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentFewflower Holdback
(Caesalpinia pauciflora)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentFennel Flower, Spanish Love-in-a-Mist, Spanish Fennel
(Nigella hispanica)
Ursula Positive CommentMolina
(Acacia caven)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentRocky Mountain Penstemon
(Penstemon strictus)
JodyC Neutral CommentPrairie white fringed orchid
(Platanthera leucophaea)
lmelling Neutral CommentHosta 'Abba Aloft'
(Hosta )
JodyC Neutral CommentToothed Spurge
(Euphorbia dentata)
JodyC Neutral CommentDwarf Cleome, Clammy Weed
(Polanisia dodecandra)
Ursula Positive CommentGiant Rhubarb, Chilean Gunnera, Chilean Rhubarb, Dinosaur Food
(Gunnera tinctoria)
southernOhio Negative CommentIndian Grass 'Indian Steel'
(Sorghastrum nutans)
JodyC Neutral CommentSticky Cinquefoil, Prairie Cinquefoil, Tall Cinquefoil
(Potentilla arguta)
kniphofia Positive CommentFennel Flower, Spanish Love-in-a-Mist, Spanish Fennel
(Nigella hispanica)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentHyssop, Bubble Gum Mint 'Purple Pygmy'
(Agastache cana)
JodyC Neutral CommentCommon cinquefoil
(Potentilla simplex)
JodyC Neutral CommentRoyal Catchfly
(Silene regia)
JodyC Neutral CommentCup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
JodyC Neutral CommentHorsenettle
(Solanum carolinense)
JodyC Neutral CommentEarly Goldenrod
(Solidago juncea)
Floridian Neutral CommentClaspingleaf doll's daisy
(Boltonia decurrens)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentCrested Coral-root
(Hexalectris spicata)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentGreenman's Hexalectris
(Hexalectris grandiflora)
Todd_Boland Neutral Comment
(Hexalectris nitida)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentTexas Purple-spike
(Hexalectris warnockii)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentLingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry, Foxberry
(Vaccinium vitis-idaea var. minus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Volare'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Vulcan'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Lotus'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Leo'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Lehi'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Laser'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Lance'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Kriter'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Krilla'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Kosta'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Kodiak'
(Pisum sativum)
patnjbob Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Katie Girl'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Klos'
(Pisum sativum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentDwarf Hairy Penstemon
(Penstemon hirsutus var. pygmaeus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnow Pea, Oriental Pea 'Kicker'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Karl-Evert'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Karisma'
(Pisum sativum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentAtlantic Poppy, Double Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy, Spanish Poppy
(Papaver atlanticum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Jupiter'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Juneau'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Jet'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Pea 'Jessy'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Jade'
(Pisum sativum)
SUDIEGOODMAN Positive CommentDragonwing Begonia 'Baby Wing Pink'
(Begonia x hybrida)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Ivy'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Igloo'
(Pisum sativum)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentTall Morning Glory 'Crimson Rambler'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
LilyLover_UT Positive CommentFoxglove 'Silver Fox'
(Digitalis purpurea ssp. heywoodii)
theresamendoza Neutral CommentDwarf Blue Arctic Willow, Dwarf Purpleosier, Dwarf Purple Osier, Purple Willow 'Nana'
(Salix purpurea)

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImageElephant Ear 'Black Runner' 'Black Runner'
(Colocasia esculenta)
GalanthophileImageEuropean Wood Anemone
(Anemone nemorosa)
XenomorfImage
(Echinopsis candicans)
mrporlImageNew Zealand Honeysuckle, Bucket of Water Tree, New Zealand Bottlebrush, Rewarewa
(Knightia excelsa)
butterflybyrobImageRondeletia
(Rondeletia leucophylla)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Change Your Ways'
(Iris )
raven_locksImage
(Hoya micrantha)
Todd_BolandImagePeony 'Chameleon'
(Paeonia )
kniphofiaImageSnowdrop
(Galanthus woronowii)
bootandallImageShiny Swamp-mat, Swamp-weed, Remuremu
(Selliera radicans)
kennedyhImage
(Homoranthus flavescens)
palmbobImageGeraldton Waxflower, Geraldton Wax Plant
(Chamelaucium uncinatum)
mosquitoflatsImageOld Garden Rose 'Cardinal de Richelieu'
(Rosa )
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Mabel Nolen'
(Hemerocallis )
mgarrImageFan Flower, Fanflower 'Blue Wonder'
(Scaevola aemula)
ocimum_nateImageTri-colored European Beech 'Roseomarginata'
(Fagus sylvatica)
henryr10ImageGreen Earth Star
(Cryptanthus acaulis)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Honey Chile'
(Iris )
TammyImageDrumstick Primrose
(Primula denticulata)
bentleygardensImageHosta 'Pamela Ann'
(Hosta )
MaryinLaImageAngel's Trumpet 'Tsuki'
(Brugmansia )
oceangirlImageEastern Hay Scented Fern
(Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
kayakerImageHollyhock Mallow
(Malva alcea)
Patrick_FImage
(Heracleum sphondylium subsp sphondylium)
John_BenootImageWinter-blooming Algerian Iris
(Iris unguicularis)
hamp2468ImageConfederate Rose, Cotton Rose
(Hibiscus mutabilis)
LilyLover_UTImageBlue Woodruff
(Asperula orientalis)
FloridianImageBlue Curls
(Trichostema dichotomum)
cacti_loverImage
(Echinocereus viridiflorus)
IslandJimImageBlue Candle, Whortleberry Cactus, Cactus Myrtle
(Myrtillocactus geometrizans)
sugarweedImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Eleanor'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
HappenstanceImagePhilodendron 'Xanadu'
(Philodendron )
BadseedImageResurrection Plant, Rose of Jericho
(Selaginella lepidophylla)
KelliImageWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis
(Syngonium podophyllum)
NancymoImageTall Bearded Iris 'Helen Rusk'
(Iris )
JodyCImageWillow Podocarp, Willow Totara
(Podocarpus salignus)
kdjoergensenImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Endless Summer'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
HerbynoelImageDichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls'
(Dichondra argentea)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
australasica  aw-stra-LAY-see-kuh  Of or from Australasia, New Zealand  
australasicum  aw-stra-LAY-see-kum  Of or from Australasia, New Zealand  
australasicus  aw-stra-LAY-see-kus  Of or from Australasia, New Zealand  
vellozicola  vel-loh-ZEE-koh-luh  That grows on Vellozia  
Schizocentron  ski-zoh-SEN-tron  Split spurs, because of the long apendices on the base of the anthers pointing to several directions  
Ripogonum  rip-OG-oh-um  From the Greek: rhips (wickerwork) and gonia (corner or joint) in reference to the many-jointed stalks, giving the plants the common name Supplejacks  
Baumea  BAWM-ee-uh  Named for Antoine Baume, 18th century French apothecary and professor of chemistry  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 17, 2005