The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of February 24, 2005, on which 206 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless Us, Every One!" "

(Charles Dickens, English novelist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Banyan Tree, Ban Yan
Ficus benghalensis
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

79 new plants were added to the database.
78 new descriptions were added.
34 new images were added.
2906 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
smiln32 Neutral CommentBlack Currant 'Blackdown'
(Ribes nigrum)
smiln32 Neutral CommentBlack Currant 'Tenah'
(Ribes nigrum)
desertboot Positive CommentCup of Gold Vine
(Solandra maxima)
winter_unfazed Neutral CommentSka Pastora, La Maria, Diviner's Sage
(Salvia divinorum)
Missyinbama Positive CommentBuckwheat Tree, Ironwood
(Cliftonia monophylla)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Independence'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Genesis'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Buttercup'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Gypsy'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon '402 Seedless'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Solid Gold'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Eureka'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Madera'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Pata Negra'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Redsweet'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Royal Majesty'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Mariemarie Positive CommentFoamflower, Foam Flower
(Tiarella wherryi)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sympathy'
(Cucurbita lanatus)
htop Neutral CommentCeropegia
(Ceropegia bulbosa)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Rebutia heliosa var condorensis)
htop Neutral CommentCeropegia
(Ceropegia arabica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Fenway'
(Citrullus lanatus)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Rebutia steinmannia)
htop Neutral Comment
(Ceropegia cimiciodora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Omega'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Wrigley'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Falcon'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sentinel'
(Citrullus lanatus)
razzie Neutral CommentAvonia
(Avonia quinaria ssp. alstonii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Strawberry'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Chrissy823 Negative CommentDay Flower, Widow's Tears, Blue Spiderwort
(Commelina coelestis)
htop Neutral Comment
(Ceropegia leroyi)
WalterT Positive CommentMango 'Keitt'
(Mangifera indica)
Francis_Chia Positive CommentTarragon, French Tarragon, Common Kitchen Tarragon
(Artemisia dracunculus)
ebella Negative CommentSiberian Pea Shrub
(Caragana arborescens)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentSeaside Plantain
(Plantago maritima)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sunray'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Minipool'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Gold Baby'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'King Winter'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Meme Mali'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Kaolack'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Logone'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Baby Jaune'
(Citrullus lanatus)
handbright Neutral CommentGhost Orchid, Frog Orchid
(Polyrrhiza lindenii)
htop Neutral CommentCeropegia
(Ceropegia denticulata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Lopride'
(Citrullus lanatus)
kikisdad Neutral CommentMountain Bugbane
(Actaea americana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Betsy'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Madrid'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sweetheart'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'SugarTime'
(Citrullus lanatus)
tweezle Positive CommentPotato 'All Blue'
(Solanum tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'SugarShack'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'XIT-101'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Bozeman Melon'
(Citrullus lanatus)
smiln32 Neutral CommentEuropean Filbert, Hazelnut 'Atlas'
(Corylus avellana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Gold Rush'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Golden Crown'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Golden Sunrise'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sugarheart.'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Crisp'N Sweet'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Extra Crisp'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Super Crisp'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Alicante'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Envy'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Crimson Heart'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Motril'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Gray Monarch'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCitron 'Green Seeded Citron'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Greengem'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Hawk'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Hawkesbury'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWatermelon 'HM 7927'
(Citrullus lanatus)
RRRupert123 Positive CommentJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
RRRupert123 Positive CommentAdam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm
(Yucca filamentosa)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentGerbera Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy, Barberton Daisy
(Gerbera jamesonii)
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentTaro, Elephant Ear 'Black Magic'
(Colocasia esculenta)

Images

Member Addition Description
kniphofiaImageTrailing Oxalis
(Oxalis hirta)
Love2TrollImageHot Pepper 'Rocoto (Orange)'
(Capsicum pubescens)
BaaImageChinese Mock Orange, Delavay's Mock Orange
(Philadelphus purpurascens)
palmbobImage
(Cephalophyllum subulatoides)
FarmerdillImageWatermelon ' Red Doll'
(Citrullus lanatus)
GalanthophileImagePink Fawn Lily, Western Trout Lily, Dog's Tooth Violet
(Erythronium revolutum)
bootandallImagePincushion Protea 'Harry Chittick'
(Leucospermum cordifolium)
XenomorfImage
(Coryphantha glanduligera)
John_BenootImageHellebore
(Helleborus × hybridus anemone-centred)
Todd_BolandImageMountain Buttercup 'Molten Gold'
(Ranunculus montanus)
ownedbycatsImageTulip 'Sweet Wendy'
(Tulipa )
kennedyhImageDark Caladenia
(Caladenia atrata)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Dream Til Dawn (Blyth 03)'
(iris )
scutlerImageWeigela 'Variegata'
(Weigela florida)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Siloam Little Fairy'
(Hemerocallis )
drdonImageBlack Mondo Grass
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded 'Bursting Bubbles'
(Iris )
MoonglowImageCamellia 'Kumasaka'
(Camellia Japonica)
KMACImageLenten Rose
(Helleborus orientalis)
dossImageTall Bearded Iris 'Almost Paradise'
(Iris )
xyrisImageLittleleaf Titi
(Cyrilla parvifolia)
FloridianImageFuzzy wuzzy air plant
(Tillandsia pruinosa)
CaptMichaImageSinningia
(Sinningia araneosa)
giancarloImageUpright Elephant Ear
(Alocasia portodora)
cacti_loverImage
(Rebutia arenacea)
mgarrImageSensitive plant
(Biophytum sensitivum)
gonedutchImageBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)
Big_RedImageApple 'Golden Delicious (Yellow Delicious)'
(Malus x domestica)
Melissa_OhioImageDaylily 'Castle Eye Opener'
(Hemerocallis )
digital_zenImageSky-blue Lupine
(Lupinus diffusus)
OregonCoastSethImageFig Marigold, Sourfig, Hottentot Fig
(Carpobrotus edulis)
MariemarieImageFoamflower, Foam Flower
(Tiarella wherryi)
ylwbrdImageToadflax, Baby Snapdragon 'Northern Lights'
(Linaria maroccana)
BROFORESTImageTexas Wild Olive, White Geiger
(Cordia boissieri)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
lawrentiana  lah-REN-chee-ah-nah  Of or from the Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) region  
Dryopoa    From Greek dryos (tree) and poa (grass), from the tall habit of the only species  
mathewii  math-EW-ee-eye  Named for Brian Mathew, British botanist, taxonomist writer, and former Principal Scientific Officer of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew  
rohlfsianum  rohlf-see-AY-num  Named for Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs, 19th century German explorer of the Sahara  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 24, 2005