The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 19, 2005, on which 186 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The lesson I have learned most thoroughly is, never to say ‘I know’ there is so infinitely much to learn. Nature is such a subtle chemist that one never knows what she is about, or what surprises she may have in store for us. (from Wood and Garden, 1899) "

(Gertrude Jekyll , English gardener, artist, writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Kiss Me Over The Garden Gate
Persicaria orientalis
By dave

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

128 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
32 new images were added.
2204 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Terry447 Positive CommentTree rhododendron
(Rhododendron arboreum )
Terry447 Positive CommentJacob's Ladder 'Brise d'Anjou'
(Polemonium caeruleum)
Terry447 Positive CommentCorsican Hellebore, Corsican Rose
(Helleborus argutifolius)
CaptMicha Neutral CommentTiger Aloe, Tigeraloë, Partridge Breast Aloe
(Aloe variegata)
handbright Positive CommentBegonia 'Cleopatra'
(Begonia )
Breezymeadow Negative CommentJohnsongrass
(Sorghum halepense)
GardenGuyKin Negative CommentRed Dead Nettle, Purple Dead Nettle
(Lamium purpureum)
Breezymeadow Positive CommentZucchini, Courgette, Summer Squash 'Gold Rush'
(Cucurbita pepo)
mrsmoose Neutral CommentKlein's Pencil Cactus
(Cylindropuntia kleiniae)
melody Positive CommentBell Pepper 'Orange Sun'
(Capsicum annuum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Crimson Glory'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Emperor'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Mardi Gras'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Royal Flush'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Royal Jubilee'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Royal Star'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Royal Sweet'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon ' Starbrite'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Stargazer'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Candyaz Positive CommentOrange Esperanza, Orangebells, Orange Trumpet Bush, Orange Star 'Orange Jubilee'
(Tecoma x)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Tiger Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Candyaz Positive CommentShrimp Plant
(Justicia brandegeana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'La Belle'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Diana'
(Citrullus lanatus)
TucsonJen Neutral CommentDyckia
(Dyckia marnier-lapostollei)
Abutilon Positive CommentCanna 'French Vanilla'
(Canna x generalis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Feeling'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Cathay Belle'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Charming Belle'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sky Glory'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Flower Mountain'
(Citrullus lanatus)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Gasteria brachyphylla var brachyphylla)
palmbob Positive Comment 'Alligator'
(Haworthia sp)
cacti_lover Positive Comment
(Aloe barbadensis x.)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentMountain Buttercup 'Molten Gold'
(Ranunculus montanus)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentCut-Leaf Coneflower, Golden Glow 'Hortensia'
(Rudbeckia laciniata)
Todd_Boland Positive CommentMountain Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium montanum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'New Queen'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Orange Orchid'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Full Orchid'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Peace'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Yellow Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Petite Yellow F1'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Phytodealer Positive CommentJamaican Cherry
(Muntingia calabura)
Chuck1260 Positive CommentChamise, Greasewood
(Adenostoma fasciculatum)

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImageBird's Nest Anthurium
(Anthurium imperiale)
Todd_BolandImageColmanara 'Wildcat Bobcat'
(Colmanara )
HappenstanceImageYellow Dyckia
(Dyckia sulphurea)
cacti_loverImage
(Cochemiea poselgeri)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Tyrolean Blue'
(Iris )
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe alooides)
BaaImageDouble Marsh Marigold, Double Kingcup 'Flore Pleno'
(Caltha palustris)
Love2TrollImageHot Pepper 'Sonora'
(Capsicum annuum)
Love2TrollImageHot Pepper 'Spanish Spice'
(Capsicum annuum)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe parvibracteata)
kniphofiaImageDouble Narcissus, Double Daffodil 'Orangerie'
(Narcissus )
WillowWaspImagePetunia 'Burgundy Dreams'
(Petunia )
mgarrImagePawpaw
(Asimina triloba)
UrsulaImageMariposita Cordillerana, Little Mountain Butterfly, Poor Man's Orchid
(Schizanthus hookerii)
GalanthophileImageAnemone, Grecian Windflower 'Radar'
(Anemone blanda)
ChammaImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Ambergate'
(Narcissus )
kennedyhImageClematis 'Gypsy Queen'
(Clematis )
kennedyhImageClematis 'Gypsy Queen'
(Clematis )
XenomorfImageVariegated Murphey's Agave
(Agave murpheyi var. variegata)
XenomorfImagePendulous Yucca, Weeping Yucca
(Yucca recurvifolia)
xyrisImageGolden Saxifrage
(Chrysosplenium davidianum)
Clare_CAImageAsian Butterfly Bush, White Butterfly Bush, Winter Lilac
(Buddleja asiatica)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Odem'
(Citrullus lanatus)
shadowgirlImageTropical Day-Blooming Water Lily, Waterlily 'Albert de Lestang'
(Nymphaea gigantea)
GalanthophileImageCrown Imperial Fritillaria
(Fritillaria imperialis)
bootandallImageGlossy Abelia 'Dwarf'
(Abelia x grandiflora)
John_BenootImageRocket Larkspur 'Earl Grey'
(Consolida ambigua)
TexasWildflowerImageSwamp Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Texas Star, Scarlet Hibiscus
(Hibiscus coccineus)
henryr10Image
(Haworthia magnifica var. acuminata)
jnsImageChayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Choko, Chaco, Choco, Madeira Marrow 'Thin-fruited'
(Sechium edule)
KE6KADImageGreen Euryops, Bush Daisy 'Viridis'
(Euryops pectinatus)
montereyImageSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangiana)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
kamchatica  kam-SHAY-ti-kuh  Alternate spelling of kamtschatica; meaning of or from Kamchatka peninsula area of Russia  
oreopolus  oh-ree-OH-poh-lus  Mountain-dweller  
Chamaepericlymenum  kam-ay-per-ee-KLY-men-um  From the Greek chamai (ground, dwarf) and periklymenon (mythological figure whose name was given to honeysuckle)  
hookerii  HOOK-er-ee-eye  Named for Sir William Jackson Hooker, 19th century professor of botany and director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, or his son Joseph Dalton Hooker, 19th century British botanist and plant coll  
oreopola  oh-ree-OH-poh-la  Mountain-dweller  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 19, 2005