The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 15, 2005, on which 162 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men and catch the birds. (from Be Merry Friends)"

(John Heywood, 16th century English dramatist, epigrammist)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By yang

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

427 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
55 new images were added.
1883 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
DougC Positive Comment
(Anacampseros rufescens)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tiffany Touch'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tiffany's Prayer'
(Iris )
Terry Neutral CommentEnglish Wallflower 'Harpur Crewe'
(Erysimum cheiri)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ailsa Craig'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ding Wall Scotty'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Grandpa's Golf Balls'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ladyfirebird93 Positive CommentNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Market King'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Muchamiel'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Old '49er'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Picardy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pusa Ruby'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Robert Wolfe's'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeanut, Groundnut, Earthnut, Goober Pea, Monkey Nut
(Arachis hypogaea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Bounty'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Flameprince'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Harvester'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Indian Red'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Positive CommentPeach 'Mayflower'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Majestic'
(Prunus persica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPeach 'Ruston Red'
(Prunus persica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eternal Bliss'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Frappè'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Banana Frappè'
(Iris )
MalvaFan Positive CommentButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush
(Buddleja davidii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Fright Night'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Gilded'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Goldfinger'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Good Fairy'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cricket Lane'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'First Step'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Leprechaun's Delight'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Heart of Ice'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'His Royal Highness'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Hookem Horns'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Horns and Blues'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Howdy Do'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Impeccable Taste'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jester'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Jump for Joy'
(Iris )
bodyflight Positive CommentArizona sunflower
(Helianthus arizonensis)

Images

Member Addition Description
gldandrewsImageSmall Bonny Bellflower, Southern Harebell; Panicled Bellflower
(Campanula divaricata)
Wild_WillyImageCardinal Climber
(Ipomoea x multifida)
LilyLover_UTImageCorn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
(Papaver rhoeas)
EquilibriumImageIronweed
(Vernonia fasciculata)
XenomorfImageCommon Emu Bush 'Pink Beauty'
(Eremophila laanii)
bootandallImageJapanese Pieris, Andromeda, Lily of the Valley Shrub 'Dorothy Wycoff'
(Pieris japonica)
RWhizImagePlumeria
(Plumeria pudica)
einaudiImageYellow Jade Orchid Tree, Fragrant Champaca
(Michelia champaca)
einaudiImageFiji Fan Palm
(Pritchardia pacifica)
kennedyhImageShrub Violet
(Hybanthus floribundus)
WandasflowersImageOrris Root 'Florentina'
(Iris )
EquilibriumImageCanada Cocklebur
(Xanthium strumarium var. canadense)
LilyLover_UTImageDaylily 'Chris Salter'
(Hemerocallis )
knotimpairedImageHeliconia, Parrot's Beak 'Andromeda'
(Heliconia psittacorum)
kellImageFalse Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana 'Maurelii'
(Ensete ventricosum)
knotimpairedImageSpanish Lime, Mamoncillo, Guayo, Honeyberry, Limoncillo
(Melicoccus bijugatus)
ScorpioangelImageGazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Red Stripe'
(Gazania rigens)
XenomorfImageJoshua Tree
(Yucca brevifolia)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Tiger Honey'
(Iris )
KiepersolImage
(Polygala )
bootandallImagePearl Bush, Pearlbush 'The Bride'
(Exochorda x macrantha)
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Devil's Bit Scabious 'Nana'
(Succisa pratensis)
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Devil's Bit Scabious 'Nana'
(Succisa pratensis)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Sea of Cortez'
(Hemerocallis )
ScorpioangelImageFalse Autumn Crocus, Meadow Saffron, Naked Ladies
(Colchicum autumnale)
frostweedImageEnglish Walnut, Carpathian Walnut, Persian Walnut
(Juglans regia)
JoanJImageDahlia 'Gloriosa'
(Dahlia )
JoanJImageDahlia 'Wayne's First'
(Dahlia )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Dunedin'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Emilee Lane'
(Hemerocallis )
giancarloImageAnthurium
(Anthurium bakeri)
EricInSFImageGlory Bush
(Tibouchina organensis)
palmbobImage 'Doran Black'
(Aloe )
RWhizImageTorch Aloe, Tree Aloe
(Aloe arborescens)
gldandrewsImagePalespike Lobelia, Spiked Lobelia
(Lobelia spicata)
giancarloImageVariegated Bromeliad 'Chantinii'
(Aechmea variegata)
kellImageCanberra Grass, Two Flowered Knamel, Mossy Scabweed
(Scleranthus biflorus)
frostweedImageOcotillo, Candlewood
(Fouquieria splendens)
kennedyhImageLarge-leaved Mahoe
(Melicytus macrophyllus)
poindeImageBigleaf Hydrangea, Lacecap 'Lemon Wave'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
poindeImageBigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Mophead 'Hornli'
(Hydrangea macrophylla)
MobyImage ''Comet''
(Gladiolus x hortulanus)
DougCImage
(Anacampseros rufescens)
washingtoniaImageMexican Fan Palm
(Washingtonia robusta)
jackiesharImageDevil's Trumpet
(Datura wrightii)
TerryImageCentaurea, Yellow Knapweed
(Centaurea orientalis)
staceysmomImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
staceysmomImageWhite-Veined Arrowhead Vine, Nephthytis
(Syngonium podophyllum)
IslandJimImageJamaican Cherry
(Muntingia calabura)
IslandJimImageJamaican Cherry
(Muntingia calabura)
ladyfirebird93ImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
Calif_SueImageBelladonna Lily, Naked Lady
(Amaryllis belladonna)
senlarrsImageTrumpet Jade, Hobbit Plant 'Gollum'
(Crassula ovata)
pete2255ImageAgave
(Agave ocahui)
WillowWaspImageJapanese Morning Glory ''Toukan''
(Ipomoea nil)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Centella  ken-TEL-uh  Derivation uncertain; possibly a dimunitive of the Greek kenteo (to prick or pierce)  
tulda  TOOL-dah  A corruption of a word of Bengali origin, tuladaa, a local common name for a type of Asian bamboo; referenced in British botanist/explorer J.D. Hooker's "Book of Himalayan Journals"  
pechuelii  pesch-WEL-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Eduard Pechuel-Loesche, 19th century German scientist and explorer in Africa  
gumbletonii  gum-bel-TOH-nee-eye  Named for William Edward Gumbleton, 19th century Irish botanist and horticulturist  
Brachylaena  brak-ee-LAY-nuh  From the Greek brachy (short) and chlaina (cloak), referring to the small floral bracts  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 15, 2005