The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of September 12, 2005, on which 170 members joined.

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(Sara Stein, American writer, gardener)

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Member Addition Description Equilibrium Switch grass (Panicum virgatum) giancarlo Billbergia 'Kyoto' (Billbergia pyramidalis) tubbss5 Feathertop Fountain Grass (Pennisetum villosum) tubbss5 Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) einaudi Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) einaudi Floss Silk Tree (Chorisia speciosa) bootandall (Dryandra praemorsa) RWhiz Quiver Tree, Kokerboom (Aloe dichotoma) RWhiz Aloe (Aloe alooides) Calif_Sue Daylily 'It's My Party' (Hemerocallis ) kell White Veined Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia fimbriata) Equilibrium Common Buckthorn, European Buckthorn, Waythorn, Hart's Thorn (Rhamnus cathartica) LilyLover_UT Mountain Cornflower, Mountain Bluet, Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) LilyLover_UT Northern Sea Oats, Spangle Grass, Indian Woodoats, Broadleaf Uniola, Wild Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) gumlla Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree, Badoh Negro, Borrachero, Matacabra (Ipomoea carnea) DaveH (Passiflora hahnii) aj_greenthumb Portulaca 'Sundial Mix' (Portulaca ) giancarlo 'rafael' (Neoregelia ) AnniesWeePlot Purple Beautyberry, Japanese Beautyberry 'Issai' (Callicarpa dichotoma) AnniesWeePlot Purple Beautyberry, Japanese Beautyberry 'Issai' (Callicarpa dichotoma) knotimpaired Adenium, Desert Roses (Adenium swazicum) knotimpaired Christmas Palm, Manila Palm, Kerpis Palm 'Veitchia' (Adonidia merrillii) gavril Fuchsia 'Winston Churchill' (Fuchsia ) PanamonCreel Ceropegia (Ceropegia denticulata) Emaewest Tomato 'Green Sausage' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) Emaewest Tomato 'Green Sausage' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) henryr10 Brazilian Oxalis 'Silver and Gold' (Oxalis ) henryr10 Toad Lily 'Moonlight Treasure' (Tricyrtis ) Scorpioangel Pacific Dogwood, Western Flowering Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) DonnaMack English Rose, Austin Rose 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' (Rosa ) Farmerdill Lima Bean 'Carolina' (Phaseolus lunatus) Farmerdill Lima Bean 'Henderson's' (Phaseolus lunatus) DonnaMack Shrub Rose 'Morden Blush' (Rosa ) frostweed Bluestem Pricklypoppy (Argemone albiflora) OhioBreezy Angel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Becca Lynn' (Brugmansia ) frostweed Canadian Columbine, Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) Ulrich Vireya Hybrid 'Belisar' (Rhododendron ) Xenomorf Ocahui, Amolillo (Agave ocahui var. longifolia) Xenomorf Ocahui, Amolillo (Agave ocahui var. longifolia) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Sky Hooks' (Iris ) Wandasflowers Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Toulouse' (Iris ) bootandall 'Warley Rubra' (Aethionema ) Kiepersol Baboon Flower (Babiana stricta) Kiepersol Christ Crown,Christ Thorn (Euphorbia Milli) trilian15 Balloon Flower 'Mariesii' (Platycodon grandiflorus) mystic Ornamental Pepper 'Explosive Ember' (Capsicum annuum) Todd_Boland Hosta 'Lemon Lime' (Hosta ) Todd_Boland (Campanula raddeana) dlyn Delphinium 'Magic Fountain Mix' (Delphinium ) dlyn Bishop's Weed, Goutweed, Ground Elder 'Variegatum' (Aegopodium podagraria) Marieke Hoya (Hoya nummularioides) kennedyh Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower (Aristolochia elegans) cceamore Daylily 'Dublin Elaine' (Hemerocallis ) candywraps Tropical Hibiscus 'Mrs Jimmy Spangler' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) Moby 'Echo White' (Eustoma grandiflorum) Moby 'Florida Silver' (Eustoma grandiflorum) Calif_Sue Caricature plant (Graptophyllum pictum) kell Summer Poinsettia, Joseph's Coat 'Early Splendor' (Amaranthus tricolor) Floridian Skunk-vine (Paederia foetida) Floridian Golden Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) gldandrews Japanese Maple 'Burgundy Lace' (Acer palmatum) KimGaither Golden Chain Tree (Laburnum anagyroides) spinster Corkscrew Vine (Vigna caracalla) Evert Lingonberry, Mountain Cranberry, Cowberry, Foxberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) alicewho Musk Mallow, Musk Okra, Ornamental Okra, Ambrette, Annual Hibiscus 'Mischief' (Abelmoschus moschatus) genesnsy Common Camellia, Japanese Camellia 'Sea Foam' (Camellia japonica) genesnsy Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) pete2255 Darjeeling Banana, Hooker's Hardy Banana (Musa sikkimensis) pete2255 Japanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana (Musa basjoo) dcarlton Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Jens Munk' (Rosa ) Ulrich Vireya Hybrid 'Belisar' (Rhododendron ) Scorpioangel Floss Flower, Ageratum 'Hawaii Royal' (Ageratum houstonianum) gldandrews Lamb's Ear 'Silver Carpet' (Stachys byzantina) jackieshar West Texas Mist Flower (Eupatorium greggii) kennedyh Flannel Cudweed (Actinobole uliginosum) irmaly Tomato 'Roma' (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) irmaly White Snakeroot 'Chocolate' (Eupatorium rugosum) mgarr Variegated Japanese Knotweed, Speckled Mexican Bamboo 'Variegata' (Polygonum cuspidatum)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning Microtis   my-KRO-tis   From the Greek mikros (small) and otus (ear) referring to the small membranous auricles on the column   dulcamara   dool-kah-MAH-rah   From the Latin amar (bitter) and dulcis (sweet); bittersweet   magellanicum   ma-jell-AN-ee-kum   Of or from the Magellan Straits area, Chile   magellanicus   ma-jell-AN-ee-kus   Of or from the Magellan Straits area, Chile   Leymus   LEE-mus   An anagram of Elymus, a genus name from the Latin arena (sand), referring to its native sandy habitat   unilabiata   yoo-nee-lab-ee-AH-tuh   One lip

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... September 12, 2005