The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 26, 2005, on which 191 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"This used to be among my prayers-a piece of land not so very large, which would contain a garden, and near the house a spring of everflowing water, and beyond these a bit of wood."

(Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace), Roman poet (born 65 BC))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Fountain Butterfly Bush, Alternate-Leaf Butterfly Bush
Buddleja alternifolia
By silverfox91

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

82 new plants were added to the database.
55 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
1005 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentCluster-Flowered, Floribunda Rose 'Gallant'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Gallivarda'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentAntique, Tea, Old Garden Rose 'Général Galliéni'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Fyvie Castle'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Pacific Cloud'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Waterworld'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Beautiful Surprise'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bee Mused'
(Iris )
BogweedBuck Neutral CommentAnthurium
(Anthurium warocqueanum)
ginobello Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Olympiad'
(Rosa )
LooneyLinda Positive CommentHot Pepper 'Biker Billy'
(Capsicum annuum)
Scorpioangel Neutral CommentChaparral Honeysuckle
(Lonicera interrupta)
davielover Positive CommentAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Butterfly'
(Brugmansia )
zemerson Positive CommentMan of the Earth, Big-root Morning Glory, Wild Potato Vine
(Ipomoea pandurata)
zemerson Neutral CommentHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Birdhouse'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Girl'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Oasis Poncho'
(Iris )
Silkysapphire Positive CommentNew Guinea Impatiens
(Impatiens x hawkeri)
lisamr Positive CommentCanna Lily 'Robert Kemp'
(Canna x generalis)
darylmitchell Positive CommentMugo Pine, Mugho Pine, Swiss Mountain Pine
(Pinus mugo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Colorado Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
darylmitchell Positive CommentColorado Spruce, Blue Spruce
(Picea pungens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Coral'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jambu Positive CommentPacific Chrysanthemum, Gold-and-Silver Chrysanthemum, Silver and Gold Chrysanthemum
(Ajania pacifica)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentJack Pine
(Pinus banksiana)
lisamr Positive CommentHummingbird Sage, Texas Sage, Scarlet Sage 'Brenthurst'
(Salvia coccinea)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentWhite Spruce
(Picea glauca)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentHybrid Perpetual Rose 'Gertrud Schweitzer'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Early Fruit'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentCluster-Flowered, Floribunda Rose 'Gina'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Oblivion'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Obsession'
(Iris )
darylmitchell Neutral CommentPlains cottonwood
(Populus deltoides ssp. occidentalis)
jungleboy_fl Positive CommentPigafetta
(Pigafetta elata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Elim'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'German Bushy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Gogosha'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Grangpa's Cock's Plume'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Jaga'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Jawor'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Karzetek Tallinski'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Katrina'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kecskemeti 509'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
palmbob Neutral CommentGiant Japanese Timber Bamboo 'Castillon'
(Phyllostachys bambusoides)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kecskemeti 886'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Khabarovsky'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Khaborovsky 308'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Kornesevvije'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentParodia
(Parodia langsdorfii)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ocean Jewels'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Oceanside View'
(Iris )
rugnbaba Positive CommentWax Plant 'Pink Silver'
(Hoya pubicalyx)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'October'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'October Sky'
(Iris )
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Parodia maassii)

Images

Member Addition Description
XenomorfImageCoastal Prickly Pear, Sprawling Prickly Pear
(Opuntia littoralis)
kellImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Incense'
(Passiflora )
knotimpairedImageCorn Plant 'Massengeana'
(Dracaena fragrans)
ScorpioangelImagePainted Tongue
(Salpiglossis sinuata)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Spinning Wheel'
(Iris )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Femme Osage'
(Hemerocallis )
frostweedImageOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bygone Era'
(Iris )
giancarloImage
(Philodendron laciniatum)
cceamoreImageDaylily 'Night Beacon'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageEncephalartos
(Encephalartos gratus)
kennedyhImageChaffy Bush Pea
(Pultenaea sericea)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Autumn Daffodil'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImageRain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily
(Zephyranthes candida)
LilyLover_UTImageDaylily 'Lavender Stardust'
(Hemerocallis )
RWhizImageEmory's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Biznaga
(Ferocactus emoryi)
riversandbarImageScarlet Oak
(Quercus coccinea)
henryr10ImageHairy Toad Lily 'Raspberry Mousse'
(Tricyrtis hirta)
OsteoleImagePurple Ninebark 'Summer Wine'
(Physocarpus opulifolius)
trilian15ImageHybrid Moyesii Rose 'Nevada'
(Rosa )
MonocromaticoImagePurslane, Pigweed, Wild Portulaca, Little Hogweed, Pusley, Verdolaga
(Portulaca oleracea)
gonedutchImageSlender Goldenrod, Flat-top Goldenrod
(Euthamia tenuifolia)
JoanJImageHybrid Winter Squash 'Bonbon'
(Cucurbita maxima)
PeggyssImageAngel Girl 'Angel Girl'
(Iris )
bootandallImageCamellia 'La Petite'
(Camellia )
Andrew60ImageOyama Magnolia
(Magnolia sieboldii)
bkgardensImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Black Magic'
(Rosa )
weatherguesserImageMing Fern
(Asparagus macowanii)
mgarrImageColumnar basil 'Lesbos'
(Ocimum x citrioldora)
zemersonImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Form #3'
(Passiflora violacea)
Gerris2ImageJapanese Morning Glory Maisugata 'Maisugata'
(Ipomoea Nil)
mosquitoflatsImageLarge-flowered Climber 'Albertine'
(Rosa )
artconsImageCork-bark Passion Flower, Devil's Pumpkin, Indigo Berry, Corky Passionflower, Corkstem Passionflower
(Passiflora suberosa)
BROforestImageShaving Brush Tree
(Pseudobombax ellipticum)
sanannieImageCoral Bells 'Marmalade'
(Heuchera )
beegeetxImageJack Bean
(Canavalia ensiformis)
dstartzImageTropical Hibiscus 'Versicolor'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
cactus_loverImageDinteranthus
(Dinteranthus wilmotianus)
KelliImage 'Stranded'
(Sinningia )
FloridianImageScarlet Morning Glory
(Ipomoea hederifolia)
growinImageSnakebark Maple, Moosewood, Striped Maple, Whistlewood, Goosefoot Maple
(Acer pensylvanicum)
PaulwhwestImageSweet Alyssum, Sweet Alison, Seaside Lobularia
(Lobularia maritima)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
masonii  may-SON-ee-eye  Named for Herbert Louis Mason, 20th century professor of botany at Berkeley, California (U.S.)  
masonorum  may-son-OR-um  Named for Miss Marianne Mason and her brother Edward Mason, who collected the species in 1911; also spelled masonorum  
Daubenya  dow-BEN-ya  Named for Charles Daubeny, 19th century professor of botany at Oxford University  
anatolica  an-ah-TOH-lee-kuh  Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey  
anatolicum  an-ah-TOH-lee-kum  Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey  
anatolicus  an-ah-TOH-lee-kus  Of or from the Pontus (also called North Anatolian) Mountains, Turkey  
stewartii  stew-ART-ee-eye  Named for John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Bute, 18th century British politician  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 26, 2005