The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of March 29, 2005, on which 221 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"When we tug at a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world."

(John Muir, Scottish writer (born 4/21/1838))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Bottlebrush Tree
Callistemon rigidus
By Chamma

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

91 new plants were added to the database.
56 new descriptions were added.
46 new images were added.
873 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
sterhill Positive CommentAlstroemeria, Peruvian Lily, Lily of the Incas
(Alstroemeria hybrid)
melody Positive CommentLeast Bluets
(Houstonia minima)
kerry_in_ky Positive CommentRaspberry, Red Raspberry 'Heritage'
(Rubus idaeus)
kerry_in_ky Positive CommentTomato 'Mr. Stripey'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mnorell Positive CommentLive Oak
(Quercus virginiana)
davepays Positive CommentCantaloupe 'Charlynne'
(Cucumis melo)
Breezymeadow Positive CommentLamb's Ear
(Stachys byzantina)
katsudon Positive CommentImperial Bromeliad
(Alcantarea imperialis)
RDT Positive CommentJohnny Jump-Up, Heartsease, Wild Pansy, Love-in-idleness, Call-me-to-you, Pinkeney John, Herb Trinit
(Viola tricolor)
kbuzz829 Positive CommentTaylor's Parches
(Crassula lactea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Diamant'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
lmelling Positive CommentYellow Loosestrife
(Lysimachia punctata)
SudieGoodman Positive CommentJapanese Shield Fern, Autumn Fern 'Brilliance'
(Dryopteris erythrosora)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'White Alabaster'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Ibis'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Monarch'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Prinz'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
jamie68 Positive CommentPortugese Campanula ''Lee Neff''
(Campanula primulaefolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Snow White'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Veneto'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Large Smooth Prague'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Prague Giant'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Monstorpolgi'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCeleriac, Turnip Rooted Celery, Knob Celery 'Mentor'
(Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
RitaV Positive CommentPink Passionflower Vine, Passion Flower 'Coral Seas'
(Passiflora jamesonii)
RitaV Positive CommentFlowering Maple 'Sunset'
(Abutilon megapotamicum)
nevadagdn Neutral CommentFlowering Maple 'Sunset'
(Abutilon megapotamicum)
nevadagdn Positive CommentCrown Imperial Fritillaria
(Fritillaria imperialis)
nevadagdn Positive CommentCheckered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary
(Fritillaria meleagris)
youreit Positive CommentCrimson Columbine
(Aquilegia formosa)
angele Positive CommentGopher Plant
(Euphorbia biglandulosa)
cacti_lover Positive CommentSmooth Mountain Prickly Pear, Indian Fig, Mission Cactus, Tuberous Prickly Pear
(Opuntia ficus-indica)
Todd_Boland Neutral CommentAcanthephippium
(Acanthephippium sylthetense)
jasonc Positive CommentHybrid Paphiopedilum Orchid 'Red Prince x Callosum'
(Paphiopedilum callosum)
jasonc Positive CommentHybrid Paphiopedilum Orchid 'Hampshire Raven x Incancation'
(Paphiopedilum callosum)
Melissa_Ohio Positive CommentDaylily 'Roses in Snow'
(Hemerocallis )
Melissa_Ohio Positive CommentDaylily 'Jersey Breeze'
(Hemerocallis )
jasonc Positive CommentMoth Orchid 'Kaleidoscope'
(Phalaenopsis )
Melissa_Ohio Positive CommentDaylily 'Zen Master'
(Hemerocallis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'Golden Leaf'
(Apium graveolens var. secalinum))
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'Green Queen'
(Apium graveolens var. secalinum))
codetrance Positive CommentSilver Maple, Soft Maple, River Maple, Silverleaf Maple, White Maple
(Acer saccharinum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'White Stem'
(Apium graveolens var. secalinum))
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'Tianjin Green'
(Apium graveolens var. secalinum))
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'Kintsai'
(Apium graveolens var. secalinum))
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCelery, Chinese 'Boly No1'
(Apium graveolens var.secalinum))
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Manoko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentChinese Cabbage 'Optiko'
(Brassica rapa var. pekinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Bilko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Nikko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Rokko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Taranko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Chiko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBok Choy, Pak Choi, Celery Mustard, Chinese Chard, Chinese Cabbage 'Branko'
(Brassica rapa var. chinensis)
Ulrich Neutral CommentPineapple Weed, Wild Chamomile, Wild Camomile, Disc Mayweed
(Matricaria discoidea)
twiggybuds Positive CommentLove-Lies-Bleeding, Tassel Flower
(Amaranthus caudatus)

Images

Member Addition Description
palmbobImageSedum
(Sedum australe)
ownedbycatsImageTulip 'Gander's Symphony'
(Tulipa )
XenomorfImageBearded Cryptantha
(Cryptantha barbigera)
Todd_BolandImageShowy Locoweed
(Oxytropis splendens)
bootandallImageGuernsey Lily, Red Nerine, Berglelie
(Nerine sarniensis)
kniphofiaImageRex Begonia, Painted Leaf Begonia
(Begonia rex)
kennedyhImageRough Dog's Tail
(Cynosurus echinatus)
Songbird839ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Vision in Pink'
(Iris )
smiln32ImageBarren Strawberry
(Waldsteinia ternata)
ladyrowanImageMiniature Jonquilla Daffodil 'Pipit'
(Narcissus )
KMACImageGrape Hyacinth
(Muscari armeniacum)
HappenstanceImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Creamy Pineapple'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
dossImageIris 'Strange Sensation'
(Iris )
NativePlantFan9ImageFlorida privet, Florida swamp privet
(Forestiera segregata)
saltcedarImageGolden Thyrallis, Shower of Gold, Rain of Gold
(Galphimia glauca)
mgarrImageDirty Thoroughwort
(Eupatorium sordidum)
kbuzz829ImageEarth Star 'Pink Starlite'
(Cryptanthus bivittatus)
dottnmdImageDaylily 'Big Smile'
(Hemerocallis )
IrisgalImageTall Bearded Iris 'Apollodorus'
(Iris )
IslandJimImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
KiepersolImageWhite Velvet, White Gossamer Plant, Hairy Wandering Jew
(Tradescantia sillamontana)
xyrisImageGeiger Tree, Geranium Tree, Anaconda
(Cordia sebestena)
seedpicker_TXImageVariegated Chocolate Vine, Five-Leaf Akebia, Raisin Vine 'Shirobana'
(Akebia quinata)
KelliImageGoldfields
(Lasthenia californica)
giancarloImageArrow Leaf 'Emerald Gem'
(Syngonium podophyllum)
tabascoImageAmaryllis 'Rozetta'
(Hippeastrum )
Clare_CAImageTea Bush, Tea Tree, Manuka
(Leptospermum scoparium)
DaylilySLPImageOrchid 'Fandango'
(Masdevallia )
butterflybyrobImageSenecio 'Himalaya'
(Senecio )
CaptMichaImageEaster Lily
(Lilium longiflorum)
cacti_loverImagePineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
ToxicodendronImageToothwort
(Cardamine concatenata)
ladyannneImageCheckered Lily, Guinea-Hen Flower, Snake's Head Fritillary
(Fritillaria meleagris)
leah2ImageDaylily 'Satin Glass'
(Hemerocallis )
TamiMcNallyImageSky-blue Lupine
(Lupinus diffusus)
PerryPostImageBugle, Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle 'Valfredda'
(Ajuga reptans)
KimGaitherImageYellow Hardhead, Bighead Knapweed, Giant Knapweed, Armenian Basketflower, Lemon Fluff Knapweed
(Centaurea macrocephala)
frostweedImageDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Mexican Carpet'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
dahlia_loverImageTropical Hibiscus 'Elephant Ear'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
art_n_gardenImageDesert Willow, Desert Catalpa, Flowering Willow, Orchid of the Desert
(Chilopsis linearis)
FarmerdillImageEnglish Pea 'Early Alaska'
(Pisum sativum)
nick89ImageNectarine Tree
(Prunus persica var. nucipersica)
ricflImageDendrobium 'Green Elf'
(Dendrobium convolutum x alexandrae)
amuletImageSalvia Snow Hill 'Snow Hill'
(Salvia superba)
PanamonCreelImagePachycarpus
(Pachycarpus grandiflorus)
AncienttowersImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Wizard Rose'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
eriocephala  eh-ree-oh-SEF-ha-la  Wool- or cotton- headed  
roxburghiana  roks-burgh-ee-AH-nuh  Named for William Roxburgh, 18th century Scottish botanist, who specialized in the flora of India  
Grusonia  gru-SON-ee-uh  Named for Hermann Gruson, 19th century German engineer and plant collector from Magdeburg  
Eriocephalus  eh-ree-oh-SEF-ha-lus  Wool- or cotton- headed  
eriocephalum  eh-ree-oh-SEF-ha-lum  Wool- or cotton- headed  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... March 29, 2005