The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 20, 2005, on which 267 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"The gardener in his old brown hands Turns over the brown earth, As if he loves and understands The flowers before their birth, The fragile little childish strands He buries in the earth. Like pious children one by one He sets them head by head, And draws the clothes, when all is done, Closely about each head, And leaves his children to sleep on In the one quiet bed."

(Arthur Symons, English poet, translator, critic)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Dwarf Palmetto, Bluestem Palmetto, Blue Palm
Sabal minor
By palmbob

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

67 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
36 new images were added.
946 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
PudgyMudpies Positive CommentFrench Lavender (UK), Spanish Lavender (US) 'Otto Quast'
(Lavandula stoechas)
Monocromatico Positive CommentWhite Mussaenda
(Mussaenda incana)
bootandall Positive CommentScotch Briar, Burnet Rose, Wild Irish Rose
(Rosa spinosissima)
philomel Positive CommentScented Geranium 'Charity'
(Pelargonium )
saya Neutral CommentOrnamental Mullein 'Letitia'
(Verbascum )
philomel Positive CommentScented Pelargonium 'Orsett'
(Pelargonium )
saya Neutral CommentDwarf Mullein
(Verbascum dumulosum)
saya Neutral CommentDwarf Mullein
(Verbascum acaule)
philomel Positive CommentFish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Crystal Palace Gem'
(Pelargonium x hortorum)
saya Neutral CommentSpiny Mullein
(Verbascum spinosum)
kareoke Positive CommentCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
saya Neutral CommentGrassy Bells
(Wahlenbergia tenuifolia)
saya Neutral CommentRound-headed Rampion
(Phyteuma orbiculare)
OldeOake Neutral CommentFloribunda Rose 'Gracie Allen'
(Rosa )
sun_baked_in_AZ Positive CommentDesert Fern, Feather Bush
(Lysiloma watsonii)
kirby6706 Positive CommentEuropean Fan Palm, Mediterranean Fan Palm
(Chamaerops humilis)
Zuzu Positive CommentChinese Foxglove
(Rehmannia elata)
mport Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Mother Eve Smiles'
(Iris )
smiln32 Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Amethyst Myst'
(Heuchera )
escambiaguy Positive CommentLongleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Southern Yellow Pine
(Pinus palustris)
escambiaguy Neutral CommentChinese Elm, Lacebark Elm
(Ulmus parvifolia)
frankford Positive CommentYellow Trumpet Vine, Yellow Trumpet Creeper 'Flava'
(Campsis radicans)
Treeguy Positive CommentShantung Maple
(Acer truncatum)
Songbird839 Positive CommentCanola, Oil Seed Rape, Canadian Turnip, Rutabaga, Swede, Swedish Turnip, Yellow Turnip
(Brassica napus)
doss Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ruffles Supreme'
(Iris )
doss Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rustler'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageRangpur Lime, Mandarin Lime, Marmalade Lime, Lemandarin
(Citrus x limonia)
kniphofiaImagePrayer Plant
(Maranta leuconeura)
HappenstanceImageUpright Rosemary 'Pyramidalis'
(Rosmarinus officinalis)
kennedyhImage
(Dalea coerulea)
XenomorfImageMojave Lupine, Coulter's Lupine
(Lupinus sparsiflorus)
Todd_BolandImageLance-leaved Goldenrod
(Solidago graminifolia)
ownedbycatsImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Dottie's Dream'
(Narcissus )
salvia_loverImageLupine
(Lupinus palaestinus)
htopImagePeacock Flower, Bicolor Iris, Evergreen Iris, Spanish Iris, African Iris
(Dietes bicolor)
GalanthophileImageEuropean Dog's Tooth Violet
(Erythronium dens-canis)
dossImageTall Bearded Iris 'Forge Fire'
(Iris )
scutlerImageParrot Tulip 'Texas Flame'
(Tulipa )
frostweedImageTexas Thistle
(Cirsium texanum)
mgarrImageGardenia 'Radicans'
(Gardenia augusta)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sunblaze'
(Iris )
bootandallImageHebe 'Temptation'
(Hebe )
sayaImageBlue Table Grape 'Boskoop Glory'
(Vitis vinifera)
xyrisImageSilk Cotton Tree, Kapok Tree, Red Silk Cotton Tree
(Bombax ceiba)
NativePlantFan9ImageQueen Palm, Cocos Plumosa, Jeriva
(Syagrus romanzoffiana)
montereyImageSaucer Magnolia, Tulip Tree
(Magnolia x soulangiana)
ladyrowanImageMiniature Trumpet Daffodil 'WP Milner'
(Narcissus )
melodyImageMoss Rose, Purslane
(Portulaca grandiflora)
philomelImageSnap Pea 'Zuccola'
(Pisum sativum)
HoyamoyenImageHoya 'Chouke'
(Hoya )
cacti_loverImageArgentine Pipe Cactus 'Imperialis'
(Echinopsis )
MonocromaticoImageDevil's Trumpet
(Datura stramonium)
EquilibriumImageButterwort 'John Rizzi'
(Pinguicula )
kivariverImageDaylily 'Marietta Star Gazer'
(Hemerocallis )
PanamonCreelImageOrbea
(Orbea semota)
malfamImageKlondike Cosmos, Sulphur Cosmos, Orange Cosmos 'Bright Lights'
(Cosmos sulphureus)
IslandJimImageLoquat, Japanese Plum 'Bradenton'
(Eriobotrya japonica)
jkom51ImageBergenia, Pigsqueak 'Bressingham Ruby'
(Bergenia )
GeoNateImageDesert fivespot
(Eremalche rotundifolia)
Gerris2ImagePlectranthus, Spurflower 'Marginatus'
(Plectranthus forsteri)
butterflybyrobImageCanary Tree, Flowering Maple, Indian Mallow, Velvetleaf
(Abutilon chittendenii)
TamiMcNallyImageCherokee Bean, Coral Bean
(Erythrina herbacea)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Stomatium  sto-MAH-tee-um  From the Greek stoma (mouth)  
hypnoides  hip-NO-deez  resembling the moss, Hypnum  
oxycoccus  ox-ee-KOH-kus  sour berry  
orbiculare  or-bik-yoo-LAIR-ee  Orbicular, circular  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 20, 2005