The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 22, 2005, on which 133 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Shall I not rejoice also at the abundance of the weeds whose seeds are the granary of the birds?"

(Henry David Thoreau, American author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Neoregelia 'vulcan'

Neoregelia

By giancarlo

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

86 new plants were added to the database.
85 new descriptions were added.
39 new images were added.
1149 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Peyote Ceremonial'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'New Guinea Butter Bean'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Nigerian Saybo'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Double Scoop'
(Iris )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentGiant Tree Aloe
(Aloe barberae)
ladyrowan Positive CommentSplit-cupped Narcissus, Split-corona Daffodil 'Paradise Island'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowan Positive CommentTrumpet Narcissus, Trumpet Daffodil 'Pay Day'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowan Positive CommentCyclamineus Daffodil, Cyclamen Narcissus 'Peeping Tom'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowan Positive CommentMiniature Narcissus, Mini Daffodil 'Pencrebar'
(Narcissus )
ladyrowan Positive CommentEarly Crocus, Tommasini's Crocus, Snow Crocus, Tommies 'Barr's Purple'
(Crocus tommasinianus)
ladyrowan Positive CommentCrocus, Snow Crocus, Species Crocus 'Firefly'
(Crocus sieberi)
ladyrowan Positive CommentSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Zwanenburg Bronze'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
ladyrowan Positive CommentSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Romance'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
ladyrowan Positive CommentSnow Crocus, Golden Crocus 'Prins Claus'
(Crocus chrysanthus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Negative CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Pink Shibouri'
(Ipomoea nil)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Negative CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Tie Dye'
(Ipomoea nil)
Scorpioangel Positive CommentDutch Iris
(Iris x hollandica)
Scorpioangel Positive CommentGreek Yarrow 'Moonshine'
(Achillea )
Scorpioangel Negative CommentYellow Salsify, Goat's Beard
(Tragopogon dubius)
Scorpioangel Positive CommentCatnip
(Nepeta cataria)
BogweedBuck Neutral CommentVriesea
(Vriesea zamorensis)
Scorpioangel Positive CommentGazania, Treasure Flower 'Daybreak Red Stripe'
(Gazania rigens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Kampyo'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'African Kettle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'African Wine Kettle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Knob Kerrie'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
figaro52 Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Tuscan Sun'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Large and Long'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Biker1 Negative CommentSpider Flower, Spider Legs, Grandfather's Whiskers
(Cleome hasslerana)
figaro52 Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Lord Baltimore'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Cache of Gold'
(Iris )
cfkingfish Positive CommentCarpoxylon Palm
(Carpoxylon macrospermum)
TxGrandviewCN Positive CommentMealy Cup Sage, Duelberg Sage 'Henry Duelberg'
(Salvia farinacea)
rwsherlock Positive CommentMickey Mouse Plant, Bird's Eye Bush
(Ochna serrulata)
kenrnoto Neutral CommentSilver Dollar Gum
(Eucalyptus cinerea)
kenrnoto Neutral CommentNishiki Willow, Dappled Willow 'Hakuro Nishiki'
(Salix integra)
Sendone2me Positive CommentMickey Mouse Plant, Bird's Eye Bush
(Ochna serrulata)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentMilk Bush, Pencil Euphorbia
(Euphorbia tirucalli)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentCow's Horn
(Euphorbia grandicornis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Little Man'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Long Calabash'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Long Marmorata'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Long White Prolific'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Longissima'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Longneck'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentVariegated Agave 'Marginata'
(Agave americana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Lump-in-the-neck'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentFoxtail Agave, Dragon-Tree Agave, Spineless Agave
(Agave attenuata)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentQuiver Tree, Kokerboom
(Aloe dichotoma)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cafè Olè'
(Iris )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentFan Aloe
(Aloe plicatilis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Crushed Velvet'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Nambe'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Bilobal'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Deer Dance Rattle'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Warty Bule'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Giant Bule'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Blue Warted'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Teardrop Bule'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Kandi Moon'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kansas City'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Mayo Gooseneck'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Karen'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Karen Christine'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Calabash, Medium Long'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'O'odham Small Bilobal'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Oval Basket'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kati's Blush'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Peru Sugar Bowl'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Pipe'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Powder Horn'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Todd_Boland Positive Comment
(Gladiolus saundersii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Bottle 'Pusa Summer Prolific Round'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Frontier Twirl'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Bottle 'BGL round'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Spinosissima, Shrub Rose 'Frühlingszauber'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd, Bottle 'Arka Bahar'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Rainy Queen'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Small Gourd of Brazil'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Small Gourd of Guinea'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Adriatic Blue'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Sierra Nevada'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Sonoran Senorita'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Sonoran Sunset'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSpuria Iris 'Spanish Lime'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
MartyJoImageFringed Gentian
(Gentiana detonsa)
RWhizImageWinged-stem Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora alata)
LilyLover_UTImageTall Morning Glory 'Split Personality'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
knotimpairedImageRed-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree
(Dracaena marginata)
frostweedImageSkeleton-Leaf Goldeneye
(Viguiera stenoloba)
XenomorfImageDesert Petunia, Florida Bluebells, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Blue Bells 'Katie'
(Ruellia brittoniana)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Full Tide'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Magnificent Dad'
(Hemerocallis )
gldandrewsImagePurpletop Vervain, Brazilian Verbena, Upright Verbena
(Verbena bonariensis)
bootandallImageKoreanspice Viburnum
(Viburnum carlesii)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Cambodia'
(Iris )
philomelImageDandelion, Lion's Tooth, Bitterwort, Chicoria, Fortune-Teller, Wild Endive, Puffball
(Taraxacum officinale)
NatureWalkerImageViola 'Fuji Dawn'
(Viola mandshurica)
FloridianImageBlue Curls
(Trichostema dichotomum)
kellImageShowy Medinilla
(Medinilla magnifica)
mosc0022ImageFish Geranium, Horseshoe Geranium, Zonal Geranium 'Skies of Italy'
(Pelargonium x hortorum)
EricInSFImageJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
ScorpioangelImageThimbleberry
(Rubus parviflorus)
cactus_loverImageAgave
(Agave triangularis)
mgarrImageJapanese Flowering Apricot
(Prunus mume)
kennedyhImageBerry Heath, Berry-flowered Heath
(Erica baccans)
cceamoreImageDaylily 'Smith Brothers'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImagePurple Gooseneck Loosestrife
(Lysimachia atropurpurea)
giancarloImage
(Philodendron laciniatum)
picaboImageRic Rac Orchid Cactus, Fishbone Cactus
(Selenicereus anthonyanus)
palmbobImage
(Encephalartos natalensis)
sueoneImagedwarf turflily 'Nigrescens'
(Ophiopogon planiscapus)
KimGaitherImageAir Plant, Quill-leaf 'Pink Quill'
(Tillandsia cyanea)
KactusKathiImageRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Katie's Choice'
(Iris )
HostaFanaticImageFancy-leafed Caladium, Angel Wings, Heart of Jesus 'Florida Cardinal'
(Caladium bicolor)
StreverImageElephant Ear, Giant Taro '7 color'
(Alocasia macrorrhiza)
IslandJimImageRed Angel Trumpet, Red Angel's Trumpet, Eagle Tree
(Brugmansia sanguinea)
FarmerdillImagePeanut 'Tennessee Red'
(Arachis hypogaea)
dodgedameImageDevil's Ivy, Golden Pothos, Centipede Tonga-vine 'Marble Queen'
(Epipremnum pinnatum)
begoniacraziiImageCane Begonia, Angel Wing Begonia 'Ebony'
(Begonia )
BROforestImagePampas Grass
(Cortaderia selloana)
Todd_BolandImage
(Gladiolus saundersii)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Adeline Goldner'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
arcturus  ark-TUR-us  From the Greek arktos (bear) and ura (tail or stern)  
subulatoides  sub-yoo-la-TOY-deez  Resembling subulata, species epithet meaning awl-shaped  
exilis  EKS-il-iss  From the Latin exile (thin, slender, feeble, meager)  
exile  EKS-il-lee  From the Latin exile (thin, slender, feeble, meager)  
Cunonia  koo-NO-nee-uh  Named for John Christian Cuno, Prussian-born 18th century merchant who wrote a book of verse about his garden, which included many exotic plants  
tweedyi  TWEE-dee-eye  Named for Frank Tweedy, 19th century topographic engineer who collected specimens for the US Geological Survey of Montana, Idaho, & Washington  
Galvezia  gal-VAYZ-ee-uh  Named for Jose Galvez, 18th century Marqués de la Sonora (Spanish colonial administrator)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 22, 2005