The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of September 16, 2005, on which 135 members joined.

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(Robert Burns, Scottish poet)

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Member Addition Description gldandrews Small Bonny Bellflower, Southern Harebell; Panicled Bellflower (Campanula divaricata) kennedyh 'Eastwind' (Euanthe sanderiana) kennedyh Fritillary, Fritillaria (Fritillaria verticillata) Equilibrium Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) einaudi Queen Sago (Cycas circinalis) einaudi Areca Palm, Butterfly Palm, Golden Cane Palm, Madagascar Palm (Dypsis lutescens) RWhiz Quiver Tree, Kokerboom (Aloe dichotoma) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Frivolite' (Iris ) knotimpaired Areca Palm (Areca concinna) knotimpaired Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris (Albizia julibrissin) Xenomorf Yerba Mansa, Lizard Tail (Anemopsis californica) Xenomorf Yerba Mansa, Lizard Tail (Anemopsis californica) Wandasflowers Tall Bearded Iris 'Velvet Morning' (Iris ) Todd_Boland Hosta 'Purple Dwarf' (Hosta ) Todd_Boland (Primula forrestii) Calif_Sue Daylily 'Long Stocking' (Hemerocallis ) Calif_Sue Daylily 'Papilion' (Hemerocallis ) Scorpioangel Crimson Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) gldandrews Rock Purslane, Redmaids, Red Maids (Calandrinia umbellata) Scorpioangel Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red' (Begonia ) kell Hardy Elephant Ear, Taro, New Guinea Shield (Alocasia wentii) kell Hardy Elephant Ear, Taro, New Guinea Shield (Alocasia wentii) LilyLover_UT Grecian Foxglove (Digitalis laevigata) LilyLover_UT Rusty Foxglove 'Gelber Herold' (Digitalis ferruginea) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Effay Veronica' (Hemerocallis ) bootandall 'Anticipation' (Camellia ) RWhiz Aloe (Aloe littoralis) bootandall 'Tommorrow's Dawn' (Camellia ) poinde Golden Oakleaf Hydrangea 'Little Honey' (Hydrangea quercifolia) staceysmom Hens and Chicks (Echeveria x imbricata) bodyflight Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) bodyflight Arizona sunflower (Helianthus arizonensis) jackieshar Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Fooled Me' (Hemerocallis ) palmbob Watch Chain Plant, Clubmoss Crassula, Princess Pine, Rattail Crassula (Crassula muscosa) palmbob Aloe (Aloe vogtsii) udigg Violet Holmskioldia, Parasol Flower (Karomia speciosa) s_neubaum Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans) s_neubaum Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Cow-Itch Vine (Campsis radicans) Monocromatico Iron Cross Oxalis, Good Luck Plant 'Iron Cross' (Oxalis tetraphylla) KimGaither Angel's Trumpet 'Hawaiian Double White' (Brugmansia ) Floridian Purple Chinese Hat, Tahitian Hat Plant, Parasol flower (Holmskioldia tettensis) frostweed Agave (Agave zebra) PotEmUp Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady (Amaryllis belladonna) larcatz air plant, Donkey Ears, life plant, Cathedral Bells (Kalanchoe brasiliensis, pinnata) philomel Orange Hummingbird Mint, Jewel of the Sierra Madre, Hyssop 'Apricot Sunrise' (Agastache ) IslandJim Ixora, Pink Flame of the Woods 'Nora Grant' (Ixora coccinea) DougC Dwarf Cockscomb (Sedum reflexum crest) OhioBreezy Corkscrew Vine (Vigna caracalla) OhioBreezy Corkscrew Vine (Vigna caracalla) frostweed Squid Agave (Agave bracteosa) JoanJ Dahlia 'ReaAnn's Dream' (Dahlia ) rubriam Achocha, Achokcha, Caihua, Caygua, Cayua, Korila, Wild Cucumber (Cyclanthera pedata) rubriam Achocha, Achokcha, Caihua, Caygua, Cayua, Korila, Wild Cucumber (Cyclanthera pedata) EmmaGrace Morning Glory 'Scarlett O'Hara' (Ipomoea nil) Sugarbean1 Tall Bearded Iris 'Party Dress' (Iris ) cceamore Sacred Drummer 'Sacred Drummer introduced by Salter 1996' (Hemerocallis ) Sugarbean1 Tall Bearded Iris 'Paul Black' (Iris ) cceamore Daylily 'Carpenter Shavings' (Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning celsiana   SELS-ee-ay-nuh   Named for Jacques Martin Cels, 18th century French writer, breeder, and plantsman   celsianum   sels-ee-AY-num   Named for Jacques Martin Cels, 18th century French writer, breeder, and plantsman   serpens   SUR-penz   From the Latin word for snake, possibly referring to the creeping habit or distinctive markings on the flowers   oolentangiense   o-luhn-tan-jee-EN-see   Of or from the Olentangy River, in Ohio (U.S.)   oolentangiensis   o-luhn-tan-jee-EN-sis   Of or from the Olentangy River, in Ohio (U.S.)   Hymenolepis   hy-men-oh-LEP-is   From the Greek hymen (membrane) and lepis (scale)

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... September 16, 2005