The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 21, 2005, on which 156 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"You can count the number of seeds in a single apple, but only God knows the number of apples in one seed."

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night Blooming Cereus

Cereus

By picabo

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

165 new plants were added to the database.
56 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
1251 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Positive Comment
(Encephalartos gratus)
admrclark Positive CommentCeraria
(Ceraria namaquensis)
kell Positive CommentVariegated fuchsia 'Tom West'
(Fuchsia )
sueone Positive Commentdwarf turflily 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
djv Positive CommentPurple Ninebark 'Diabolo®'
(Physocarpus opulifolius)
philomel Neutral CommentSmall Leaved Myrtle
(Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina)
nelledoor Positive CommentVariegated Yellow Loosestrife, Circle Flower 'Golden Alexander'
(Lysimachia punctata)
dodgedame Positive CommentYucca
(Yucca flaccida)
RobD_SC Positive CommentAbyssinian Gladiolus, Peacock Orchid
(Gladiolus callianthus)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentParodia
(Parodia formosa)
MalvaFan Positive CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Bibor Felho'
(Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana)
MalvaFan Positive CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Mystic Merlin'
(Malva sylvestris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Snake 'Extra Long Dancer'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Early Green Long'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Giant African Water Bottle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Gooseneck'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
MalvaFan Positive CommentMorning Glory, Grannyvine 'Heavenly Blue'
(Ipomoea tricolor)
dodgedame Positive CommentEnglish Ivy, Common Ivy
(Hedera helix)
alrac Positive CommentFuchsia 'Quasar'
(Fuchsia )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Friendship'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Baby Blue Marine'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Baby Blessed'
(Iris )
DougC Neutral CommentVick's Plant, Mentholatum Plant
(Plectranthus cylindraceus)
Sendone2me Positive CommentBougainvillea 'Rosea'
(Bougainvillea )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Baby Boom'
(Iris )
Peggyss Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Katie's Choice'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Hahre-hawan'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Hawaiian Ipu Nui'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Hopi Rattle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Golden Child'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Hi'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Bottled Sunshine'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Chiltern Gold'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Good Day Sunshine'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Hills of Lafayette'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'His'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Japanese Long'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Japanese Round Basket'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Hissy-Fit'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Miss Ohio'
(Iris )
Indy Positive CommentWinter Squash - Butternut 'Really Big'
(Cucurbita moschata)
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Anne Newhard'
(Iris )
sweetclover Positive CommentGaping Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolochia ringens)
c_semerad Positive CommentDesert Sand Verbena, Pink Sand Verbena
(Abronia villosa)
Indy Positive CommentWatermelon 'Willhite's Tendergold'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Beaux Arts'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Black As Night'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Blue Rhythm'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bonus Lite'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Brazen Beauty'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bride's Halo'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cambodia'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Champagne Girl'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Chanted'
(Iris )
Wandasflowers Positive CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Chatterbox'
(Iris )
gardener8649 Positive CommentScarlet Sage, Scarlet Salvia, Red Sage, Red Salvia
(Salvia splendens)

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImage 'vulcan'
(Neoregelia )
RWhizImageBush Lily, Clivia Lily, St. John's Lily, Boslelie, Fire Lily
(Clivia miniata)
einaudiImage
(Vriesia zamorensis)
LilyLover_UTImageDaylily 'Charles Johnston'
(Hemerocallis )
kellImageBougainvillea 'Rosea'
(Bougainvillea )
knotimpairedImageUmbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm
(Cyperus involucratus)
XenomorfImageFurcraea
(Furcraea hexapetala)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Gold Imperial'
(Iris )
gldandrewsImageVirginia Spiderwort, Golden Spiderwort 'Sweet Kate'
(Tradescantia x andersoniana)
ScorpioangelImage 'Blue Giant'
(Echeveria Shaviana)
bootandallImage 'Waterlily'
(Camellia )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Eyes On The Prize'
(Hemerocallis )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lila Alberta'
(Iris )
NatureWalkerImageAfrican Marigold 'Eskimo'
(Tagetes erecta)
mosc0022ImageTomato 'San Marzano Large Fruited'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
EricInSFImageJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
cactus_loverImageAgave
(Agave potatorum var. verschaffeltii)
mgarrImageFumitory 'Blackberry Wine'
(Corydalis )
rylaffImageBrazilian Morning Glory
(Ipomoea setosa)
cceamoreImageMapping Kentucky 'Introduced by shooter 2003'
(Hemerocallis fulva)
philomelImageRose Leaf Sage 'Bethellii'
(Salvia involucrata)
mario7469ImagePlumeria 'Cooktown Sunset'
(Plumeria rubra)
htopImagePurple Gooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia atropurpurea)
frostweedImageHardy Ageratum, Blue Mistflower
(Conoclinium coelestinum)
FloridianImageSavannah Primrose Willow
(Ludwigia virgata)
kenoImageBalloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower, Japanese Bellflower 'Fuji Pink'
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
palmbobImageAnthurium
(Anthurium wendlingeri)
sueoneImagedwarf turflily 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
IslandJimImageApple Cactus, Peruvian Apple
(Cereus peruvianus)
Adam_DanialImageDaylily 'Aztec Gold'
(Hemerocallis )
picaboImageNight Blooming Cereus
(Cereus )
dodgedameImageYucca
(Yucca flaccida)
KactusKathiImageHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura inoxia)
alracImageFuchsia 'Quasar'
(Fuchsia )
JoleneSImageDahlia 'Swan's Desert Storm'
(Dahlia )
OhioBreezyImageCorkscrew Vine
(Vigna caracalla)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spanish Bolero'
(Iris )
kennedyhImageGold Dust Wattle
(Acacia acinacea)
KimGaitherImagePumpkin 'Jack Be Little'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Calif_SueImageGiant Taro, Upright Golden Elephant Ear 'Lutea'
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
pindicola  pin-dee-KOH-luh  Growing (dwelling) in the Pindus Mountains (Northern Greece)  
ragusina  rag-oo-SEE-nuh  Of or from Dubrovnik, Ragusa (renamed the Republica Ragusina in the 14th century) on the Mediterranean coast  
rothrockii  roth-ROK-ee-eye  Named for Joseph Trimble Rothrock, 19th century surgeon and botanist for the Wheeler Expedition  
alstoni  al-STON-ee-eye  Named for Dr. Charles Alston, 18th century Scottish Professor of Botany at Edinburgh  
ceresiana  ker-es-ee-AH-na  Of or from the Ceres Karoo area of South Africa  
ceresianum  ker-es-ee-AH-num  Of or from the Ceres Karoo area of South Africa  
ceresianus  ker-es-ee-AH-nus  Of or from the Ceres Karoo area of South Africa  
x marshallii  mar-SHALL-ee-eye  Named for John Marshall, who created this hybrid wallflower in the mid-1800s by crossing E. perofskianum with E. decumbens  
Dipogon  DY-poh-gon  From the Greek di (two) and pogon (beard)  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 21, 2005