The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 3, 2005, on which 197 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"In peat beds and sand, in crevices and screes, The best fertilizer of all is the gardener's knees."

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Browallia, Amethyst Flower
Browallia americana
By Evert

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

74 new plants were added to the database.
39 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
958 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Xenomorf Neutral CommentMother of Hundreds
(Mammillaria compressa subsp. centralifera)
melody Negative CommentCatchweed Bedstraw, Sticky Willy, Goose Grass, Cleavers
(Galium aparine)
melody Neutral CommentStringflower
(Silene hookeri)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHoney Dew Melon 'Sharlyn'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Sierra Gold'
(Cucumis melo)
thurbersmom Neutral CommentBee Balm, Beebalm 'Cambridge Scarlet'
(Monarda )
gretel Positive CommentReiger Begonia
(Begonia x hiemalis)
kaperc Negative CommentPurple Mustard, Crossflower, Tenella Mustard
(Chorispora tenella)
hardyinokc Positive CommentJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
xyris Neutral CommentClivia
(Clivia cyrtanthiflora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCantaloupe 'Thayer'
(Cucumis melo)
RWhiz Positive CommentMetrosideros 'Springfire'
(Metrosideros collina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Amarillo Oro'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Boule d'Or'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'd'Algiers'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Delice De La Table'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Early Frame Prescott'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentHoney Dew Melon 'Italian Honeydew'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
frankford Positive CommentJapanese Maple 'Butterfly'
(Acer palmatum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Obus'
(Cucumis melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCharentais Melon 'Petit Gris de Rennes'
(Cucurbita melo var cantalupensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpanish Melon 'Piel de Sapo'
(Cucumis melo var. inodorus)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria capensis)
vatterpa Positive CommentTomato 'Black Plum'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria carretii)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria coahuilensis)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. coahuilensis)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria coahuilensis subsp. albiarmata)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria columbiana)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria columbiana subsp. columbiana)
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Mammillaria columbiana subsp. yucatanensis)
northgrass Positive CommentDrumsticks, Ornamental Onion, Round Headed Leek
(Allium sphaerocephalon)
mcgrawts Neutral CommentRue 'Jackman's Blue'
(Ruta graveolens)
plantlady51 Neutral CommentRangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor
(Quisqualis indica)
northgrass Positive CommentClematis 'Niobe'
(Clematis )
northgrass Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Carefree Delight'
(Rosa )
northgrass Positive CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose, Large-flowerd Climbing Rose 'Henry Kelsey'
(Rosa )
northgrass Positive CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose 'William Baffin'
(Rosa )
northgrass Positive CommentHybrid Kordesii Rose 'Champlain'
(Rosa )

Images

Member Addition Description
lmellingImageOcotillo, Candlewood
(Fouquieria splendens)
palmbobImage
(Echeveria X Graptopetalum purpusorum X amethystinum)
XenomorfImageCheeseweed Mallow, Little Mallow, Small-flowered Mallow
(Malva parviflora)
Todd_BolandImageIdaho Blue-eyed Grass
(Sisyrinchium idahoense)
kennedyhImageStilt Palm, Barrigona Palm, Copa Palm
(Iriartea deltoides)
scutlerImageLantana 'Patriot Parasol'
(Lantana camara)
KMACImage
(Helleborus versicarius)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Smuggler's Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
FarmerdillImageWatermelon 'Royal Majesty'
(Citrullus lanatus)
John_BenootImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Hobergine'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
GalanthophileImage
(Oxalis speciosa)
bootandallImageSalvia
(Salvia confertiflora)
kniphofiaImageDracaena 'Lemon and Lime'
(Dracaena fragrans)
Love2TrollImageHot Pepper 'PI 593616'
(Capsicum pubescens)
EquilibriumImageRootspine Palm, Guáguara Palm, Broom Palm
(Cryosophila warscewiczii)
henryr10ImageCuban Laurel, Indian Laurel Fig, Green Island Fig, Chinese Banyan
(Ficus microcarpa)
miamimaxImageYellow Variegated Windowleaf, Ceriman, Split-leaf Philodendron, Mexican Breadfruit 'Aurea Variegata'
(Monstera deliciosa)
sayaImageCutleaf Coneflower 'Herbstsonne'
(Rudbeckia laciniata)
mgarrImageBomarea
(Bomarea hirtella)
OregonCoastSethImageHebe 'Autumn Glory'
(Hebe )
giancarloImageFlaming Katy, Christmas Kalanchoe
(Kalanchoe blossfeldiana)
ExoticHibiscusImageTropical Hibiscus 'Antique Treasure'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
RWhizImageMetrosideros 'Springfire'
(Metrosideros collina)
butterflybyrobImageFlowering Maple 'Sunset'
(Abutilon megapotamicum)
frostweedImageBrazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon
(Penstemon tenuis)
melodyImageSilver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple
(Acer saccharinum)
RUKImageBat-leaf Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora coriacea)
ricflImageTaro 'Black Velvet'
(Alocasia reginula)
MargiempvImageTall Bearded Iris 'Life Of Riley'
(Iris )
FomhoireImageMauve Cuphea, Neon Cuphea
(Cuphea subuligera)
kapercImagePurple Mustard, Crossflower, Tenella Mustard
(Chorispora tenella)
krlospainImageBabaco, Mountain Papaya, Champagne Fruit
(Carica x heilbornii var. pentagona)
cricketseedImageLima Bean 'Pink Eye'
(Phaseolus lunatus)
cacti_loverImageTexas Rainbow, Golden Rainbow Hedgehog, Texas Rainbow Hedgehog, Yellow-Flowered Pitaya
(Echinocereus dasyacanthus)
xyrisImageClivia
(Clivia cyrtanthiflora)
BuriedTreasuresImageGiant Spider Lily
(Crinum amabile)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
butyracea  byoo-ty-RAY-see-uh  Butter-like (texture and/or color)  
butyraceum  byoo-ty-RAY-see-um  Butter-like (texture and/or color)  
calvifolia  kal-vee-FOH-lee-ah  Having hairless leaves  
Microlaena  my-kroh-LAY-nuh  From the Greek mikros (small) and laina (cloak), referring to the minute glumes  
eschscholtziana  es-SHOLT-zee-ah-nuh  Named for Dr. Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 19th century Estonian surgeon and botanist  
eschscholtzianum  es-SHOLT-zee-ah-num  Named for Dr. Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 19th century Estonian surgeon and botanist  
eschscholtzianus  es-SHOLT-zee-ah-nus  Named for Dr. Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 19th century Estonian surgeon and botanist  
eschscholtzii  es-SHOLT-zee-eye  Named for Dr. Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz, 19th century Estonian surgeon and botanist  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 3, 2005