The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of September 29, 2005, on which 149 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"With regard to strawberries: 'Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.' (quoted by Izaak Walton in The Compleat Angler, 1661) "

(Dr. William Butler, 17th century English physician, author)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Hindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
Datura inoxia
By mingsmimi

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

55 new plants were added to the database.
52 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
699 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
psgoodguy Positive CommentBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
mkjones Neutral CommentGolden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry 'Sapphire Showers'
(Duranta erecta)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Patterdale'
(Iris )
escambiaguy Neutral CommentSweetgum, Red Gum
(Liquidambar styraciflua)
washingtonia Positive CommentFig Tree, Higo
(Ficus carica)
westocast73 Positive CommentGold Nugget Ice Plant 'Gold Nugget'
(Delosperma congestum)
AnaM149 Positive CommentGloriosa Lily, Glory Lily 'Rothschildiana'
(Gloriosa superba)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Black Beauty'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Black Fry'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
berryls Neutral CommentWhite Snakeroot 'Chocolate'
(Eupatorium rugosum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Dixieland'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Dixie Red'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Farrer'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Granny Val'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Ison'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Janebell'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Janet'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Rosa'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Scarlet'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Sugargate'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Sweet Jenny'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Darlene'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Early Fry'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Late Fry'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Pam'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Supreme'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Fry Seedless'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
Hemophobic Positive CommentDaylily 'Hot Springs Belle'
(Hemerocallis )
trois Positive CommentRosy Palafox, Rose Palafoxia
(Palafoxia rosea)
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Blakemore'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Catskill'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Earlidawn'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Dawn'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Days'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Empire'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentCluster-Flowered, Floribunda Rose 'Golden Delight'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentStrawberry 'Fairfax'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Guardian'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden Giant'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentStrawberry 'Pocahontas'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentStrawberry 'Sparkle'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Positive CommentStrawberry 'Suwannee'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentStrawberry 'Tennesee Beauty'
(Fragaria x ananassa)
artcons Positive CommentPine-Barren Goldenrod
(Solidago fistulosa)
justbetweenus Positive CommentLove-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis'
(Amaranthus caudatus)
gig112974 Positive CommentGolden Rain Tree, Golden Raintree, Panicled Goldenraintree
(Koelreuteria paniculata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sable Night'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Saffron Flame'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sager Cedric'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sailor's Dance'
(Iris )
doesilky Positive CommentUmbrella Plant, Umbrella Papyrus, Umbrella Palm
(Cyperus involucratus)
bulldozier Negative CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Images

Member Addition Description
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Ginger Jar'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImageBlackfoot Daisy, Black Foot Daisy
(Melampodium leucanthum)
kellImageNew Zealand Flax 'Jester'
(Phormium )
knotimpairedImageHawaiian Umbrella Tree, Dwarf Umbrella Plant, Arboricola Tree, Hawaiian Elf
(Schefflera arboricola)
bootandallImageAfghan Lilac
(Syringa afghanica)
XenomorfImageTexas Sage, Texas Ranger, Silverleaf, Cenizo 'Compacta'
(Leucophyllum frutescens)
Calif_SueImageRoot Beer Plant, Hoja Santa
(Piper auritum)
ScorpioangelImageGolden Brodiaea, Pretty Face
(Triteleia ixioides subsp. ixioides)
cceamoreImageDaylily 'Bela Lugosi'
(Hemerocallis )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'The Huntsman'
(Iris )
mgarrImageLeycesteria 'Golden Lanterus'
(Leycesteria formosa)
palmbobImageLebombo Cycad
(Encephalartos lebomboensis)
WandasflowersImageTall Bearded Iris 'Camelot Rose'
(Iris )
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Ruth Louise'
(Iris )
LilyLover_UTImageGoldenrod 'Golden Baby'
(Solidago )
riversandbarImageDwarf Chestnut Oak, Dwarf Chinkapin Oak
(Quercus prinoides)
trilian15ImageFloribunda Rose 'Astrid Lindgren'
(Rosa )
henryr10ImageToad Lily 'Shirohotogisu'
(Tricyrtis )
Andrew60ImageCut-leaf Evening Primrose
(Oenothera laciniata)
zemersonImageIvy-leaved Morning Glory
(Ipomoea hederacea)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Chicago Cherry'
(Hemerocallis )
kennedyhImageFlat Rusty-head
(Pterostylis planulata)
FloridianImageHairy Clustervine
(Jacquemontia tamnifolia)
RWhizImageTrumpet Jade, Hobbit Plant 'Gollum'
(Crassula ovata)
ocimum_nateImageEggplant 'Black Beauty'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
giancarloImagePhilodendron 'King of Spades'
(Philodendron )
frostweedImageSouthern Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
washingtoniaImageFig Tree, Higo
(Ficus carica)
HappenstanceImageElephant's Foot, Turtleback Plant
(Dioscorea macrostachys)
DaveHImagePassionflower, Passion Flower
(Passiflora parritae)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Elainealope'
(Iris )
averybirdImageFoxglove 'Camelot Rose'
(Digitalis purpurea)
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Sun'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
psgoodguyImageBuddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub
(Jatropha podagrica)
brootsImageConeflower 'Ruby Giant'
(Echinacea purpurea)
DravencatImageElephant Ear, Taro 'Black Marble'
(Colocasia multiflora)
JefeQuicktechImageMotherwort
(Leonurus cardiaca)
artconsImagePine-Barren Goldenrod
(Solidago fistulosa)
ritchhImageHot Pepper 'Yellow Bedder'
(Capsicum annuum)
EmmaGraceImageBlue Dawn Flower
(Ipomoea acuminata)
cactus_loverImageSilken Pincusion
(Mammillaria bombycina)
justbetweenusImageLove-Lies-Bleeding, Green Tassel Flower 'Viridis'
(Amaranthus caudatus)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
argaea  AR-gee-uh  Deriviative uncertain; possibly from the Mt. Argaeus (now Kasaria) region of Turkey  
argaeum  AR-gee-um  Deriviative uncertain; possibly from the Mt. Argaeus (now Kasaria) region of Turkey  
Halleria  hal-LER-ee-ah  Named for Albrecht von Haller, 18th century Swiss scientist, author and poet  
muellerii  mew-LER-ee-eye  Alternate spelling of muelleri; named for Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, 19th century German/Australian botanist and founder of the National Herbarium of Victoria  
edgeworthii  edj-WOR-thee-eye  Named for Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, 19th century English botanist and plant collector with the Bengal Civil Service in Aden, Sri Lanka and India  
antirrhinoides  an-tee-ry-NOY-deez  Resembles Antirrhinum (Snapdragon genus, whose name means snout-like)  
Lebeckia  le-BEK-ee-uh  Named for H.J. Lebeck, 18th century Dutch botanist and contemporary of Thunberg  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... September 29, 2005