The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of January 28, 2005, on which 142 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic, but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country."

(William Jennings Bryan, American politician, orator (born 3/19/1860))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Southern Catalpa, Catawba, Indian Bean Tree, Fish-Bait Tree
Catalpa bignonioides
By Evert

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

115 new plants were added to the database.
217 new descriptions were added.
32 new images were added.
5416 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Panther Positive CommentSweet Marjoram, Knotted Marjoram
(Origanum majorana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Kubocha 'Sapphire Star'
(cucurbita maxima)
tropicalbamboo Positive CommentDendrocalamus, Giant Bamboo
(Dendrocalamus asper)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Cocozella Di Napoli'
(cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green Platter'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green Ripples'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green Smash'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green Velveteen'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green Wedge'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Green with Envy'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Greenwood'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Grey Ghost'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Grey Piecrust'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Ground Sulphur'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Gum Drop'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentFlowering Dogwood 'Eddie's White Wonder'
(Cornus )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentFlowering Dogwood 'Venus'
(Cornus )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Aurea'
(Cornus alba)
melody Positive CommentFrying Pepper 'Giant Aconcagua'
(Capsicum annuum)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Cream Cracker'
(Cornus alba)
melody Positive CommentSweet Pepper 'Giant Marconi'
(Capsicum annuum)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Haku Chu Han'
(Hosta )
melody Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Giant Serrano'
(Capsicum annuum)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hampshire County'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Positive CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Gouchaultii'
(Cornus alba)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Handy Hatfield'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Ivory Halo'
(Cornus alba)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Happiness'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Happy Hearts'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentTatarian Dogwood, Black Stemmed Dogwood 'Kesselringii'
(Cornus alba)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Harrison'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Spaethii'
(Cornus alba)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hart's Tongue'
(Hosta )
melody Positive CommentRed Pine
(Pinus resinosa)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Harvest Dandy'
(Hosta )
melody Positive CommentJapanese Black Pine
(Pinus thunbergii)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Harvest Delight'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Harvest Glow'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hazel'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Heart and Soul'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Largo'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Tricolor'
(Cornus alba)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Heart of Chan'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Heart Throb'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentVariegated Siberian Dogwood 'Sibirica Variegata'
(Cornus alba)
melody Positive CommentTable Mountain Pine, Mountain Pine, Hickory Pine, Prickly Pine
(Pinus pungens)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Heartleaf'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood, Siberian Dogwood, Westonbirt Dogwood 'Sibirica'
(Cornus alba)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentRed Barked Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood 'Siberian Pearls'
(Cornus alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Onyx'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Phytodealer Positive CommentMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)
melody Positive CommentVirginia Pine, Scrub Pine
(Pinus virginiana)
kayaker Neutral CommentGreen Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn 'Winter King'
(Crataegus viridis)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Helen Doriot'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSiberian Dogwood 'Chief Bloodgood'
(Cornus alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Richgreen'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Helen Field Fisher'
(Hosta )
kayaker Neutral CommentLavelle Hawthorn
(Crataegus x lavallei)
kayaker Neutral CommentShooting Star, American Cowslip, Indian Chief, Rooster Heads
(Dodecatheon meadia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Spacemiser'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSiberian Dogwood, Yellow-twig Dogwood 'Hessei'
(Cornus alba)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentLongleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Yellow Pine
(Pinus palustris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Magda'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hertha'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hi Ho Silver'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'High Kicker'
(Hosta )
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSiberian Dogwood 'Strawberry Daiquiri'
(Cornus alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Butternut 'Ultra HP'
(Cucurbita moschata)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSiberian Dogwood 'Froebelii'
(Cornus alba)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentSiberian Dogwood 'Creme de Mint'
(Cornus alba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Little Gem'
(Cucurbita maxima)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'High Style'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hilda Wassmann'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hillbilly Blues'
(Hosta )
melody Positive CommentSweet Pepper 'Golden Creek Pepperoncini'
(Capsicum annuum)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hirao Majesty'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hirao Splendor'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hirao Supreme'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hoarfrost'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Honey'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Honey Moon'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Honeybells'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Honeysong'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hoosier Harmony'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hoosier Homecoming'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hope'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hot Lips'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hydon Gleam'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Hydon Sunset'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Illicit Affair'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Imperial Potentate'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Inaho'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Independence Day'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Indiana Knight'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Inniswood'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Innovation'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Invincible'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Irische See'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Irish Eyes'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Mini Green Hubbard'
(Cucurbita maxima)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Iron Gate Bouquet'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Island Charm'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash ' Mini Orange Hubbard'
(Cucurbita maxima)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Iszat U Doc'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'New England Blue Hubbard'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Butternut 'Avalon'
(Cucurbita moschata)
RUK Positive CommentHay-Scented Orchid
(Dendrochilum glumaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Super Delite'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Sunshine'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Orange Cutie'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash, kabocha 'Special Export'
(Cucurbita maxima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash ' Dark Green'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jack Frost'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jadette'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jambleliah'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Janet'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jelly Bean'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jim Cooper'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'John Wargo'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Jolly Green Giant'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Joseph'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Josephine'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Joybells'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Joyce Trott'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Julia'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Black Stallion'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Julia Hardy'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Julie Morss'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'June Beauty'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'June Moon'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Clairette II'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Junior Miss'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Just So'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kara'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Evita'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kathleen'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Eskanderia'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kerplunk'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kingfisher'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Grisette de Provence'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kiwi Black Magic'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Jamilah'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Klopping Variegated'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Knockout'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Kong'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Presidio'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Korean Snow'
(Hosta )
garygardener Positive CommentRoseleaf sage Joan ''Joan''
(Salvia involucrata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Ambassadress'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Krinkled Joy'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Krossa Broad Band'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Krossa Cream Edge'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Baraka'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lacey Belle'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lady in Waiting'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Black Prince Z'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lake Louise'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeport Blue'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Diamant'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside April Snow'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Baby Face'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Ophelia'
(Cucurbita pepo)
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Blue Jeans'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Blue Cherub'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Delight'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Dragonfly'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Kaleidoscope'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Knickknack'
(Hosta )
jody Neutral CommentHosta 'Lakeside Legal Tender'
(Hosta )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Storr's Green'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Verte Premiere'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Caserta Bush'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Fordhook'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Ronde de Nice'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Verte d'Alger'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Vegetable Marrow Lebanese'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Zappalito Del Tranco'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Green Clipper'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Butternut ' Zenith'
(Cucurbita moschata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'President'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Pic-N-Pic'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Saffron'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Zebra Zuke'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Super Zuke'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Roly Poly'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Sweet Gourmet'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria mazantlanensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Sure Thing'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria prolifera)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Cocozelle Bush'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria lauii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Burpee Hybrid'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Born Free'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Crassula 'Fernwood')
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Gadzukes'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive CommentPickle Cactus
(Delosperma echinatum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentWinter Squash -spaghetti 'Vegetable Spaghetti'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash -Spaghetti Squash 'Hasta La Pasta'
(Cucurbita pepo)
palmbob Positive Comment 'Variegated'
(Gasteria gracilis minitans)
melody Positive CommentShort-Leaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Arkansas Pine
(Pinus echinata)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Mammillaria vetula)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Amber Star'
(cucurbita maxima)
melody Positive CommentSpruce Pine, Walter's Pine
(Pinus glabra)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash - Kubocha 'Onyx Star'
(cucurbita maxima)
melody Positive CommentScrub Pine, Sand Pine
(Pinus clausa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash 'Lemon'
(cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSummer Squash 'Yellow Bush Scallop'
(cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentButternut Winter Squash 'Ponca'
(Cucurbita moschata)
angelam Neutral CommentSpotted Gum, Spotted Iron Gum
(Corymbia citriodora var. varigata)
angelam Positive CommentHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
melody Positive CommentSouth Florida Slash Pine
(Pinus elliottii var. densa)
melody Positive CommentSlash Pine
(Pinus elliottii)
angelam Positive CommentGolden Dewdrop 'Geisha Girl'
(Duranta erecta)
melody Negative CommentAustralian Pine
(Casuarina equisetifolia)
melody Negative CommentRiver She-Oak
(Casuarina cunninghamiana)
melody Positive CommentSaltmarsh or longleaf ironwood, swamp oak
(Casuarina glauca)
JodyC Neutral CommentLarkspur-leaf Monkshood
(Aconitum delphinifolium)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageWild Date Palm, India Date Palm
(Phoenix sylvestris)
GalanthophileImageAsiatic Primrose, Capitata Primula
(Primula capitata)
XenomorfImageSpurge
(Euphorbia lambii)
Todd_BolandImage
(Cattleya harrisoniana)
mgarrImageTurkish Tulip
(Tulipa acuminata)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Newberry Frilly Lady'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhImagePeach
(Prunus persica)
ocimum_nateImageSiberian Elm
(Ulmus pumila)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Time Warp'
(Iris )
giancarloImageChristmas Senna, Winter Cassia
(Senna bicapsularis)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Liz'
(Iris )
mrporlImageBloodroot, Rooiknol
(Wachendorfia thyrsiflora)
ToxicodendronImageDame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
(Hesperis matronalis)
FarmerdillImagePumpkin 'Southern Miner'
(Cucurbita pepo)
kniphofiaImageJonquilla Narcissus, Jonquilla Daffodil
(Narcissus jonquilla)
garygardenerImageBelize Sage, Smooth-leaf Sage
(Salvia miniata)
mosc0022ImageFalse Aralia
(Schefflera elegantissima)
bootandallImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Ayesha'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
cacti_loverImageEriosyce
(Eriosyce senilis)
critterologistImageAmaryllis 'Supreme'
(Hippeastrum )
xyrisImageHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
brankaImageLotus 'Mrs. Perry D. Slocum'
(Nelumbo )
MoghellerImageFatsia
(Fatsia japonica)
HappenstanceImageShowy Stonecrop 'Neon'
(Sedum hybrid)
nicolepotterImageRemusatia, Hitchhiker Elephant Ear
(Remusatia vivipara)
htopImageOrnamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Margarita'
(Ipomoea batatas)
hanna1ImageHollywood Juniper, Twisted Juniper 'Torulosa'
(Juniperus chinensis)
PudgyMudpiesImageCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
Clare_CAImageHebe 'Patty's Purple'
(Hebe )
ladyrowanImageGolden Bunch Crocus 'Golden Bunch'
(Crocus ancyrensis)
hczone6ImageBuffalo Pea False Indigo, Cream Wild Indigo
(Baptisia leucophaea)
PhytodealerImageMoonflower, Moon Vine
(Ipomoea alba)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
macrospermum  mak-roh-SPERM-um  Large-seeded  
macrospermus  mak-roh-SPERM-us  Large-seeded  
Peixotoa  pay-shoh-TOH-uh  Named for Domingos Ribeiro dos Guimarães Peixoto, Baron of Iguarassu, 19th century Brazilian doctor who studied plants of Brazil.  
Pseudolaelia  sew-doh-LAY-lee-uh  False Laelia, because of the similarities of this genus and Laelia, another Orchid  
dissimulator  dis-sim-YOO-la-tor  From the Latin, to disguise or conceal  
emeisensis  uh-may-EN-sis  Of or from Mt. Omei or Omeishan, also spelled Emei in China; the mountain's name means lofty brow  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... January 28, 2005