The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of October 1, 2005, on which 160 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Elsa Bakalar, American gardener)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

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Member Addition Description henryr10 Toad Lily 'Lightning Strike' (Tricyrtis ) giancarlo Aechmea, Christmas Jewels (Aechmea racinae) rshadlow Tall Bearded Iris 'Classic Hues' (Iris ) northgrass Hybrid Rugosa Rose 'Therese Bugnet' (Rosa ) frostweed Sweet Hibiscus, Edible Hibiscus, Palmate-leaved Hibiscus (Abelmoschus manihot) cactus_lover Mammillaria (Mammillaria varieaculeata) Scorpioangel Hens and Chicks 'Greenii' (Sempervivum calcareum) kell Passion Flower, Passionflower 'Donna Brigham' (Passiflora ) palmbob Zunka Palm (Parajubaea sunkha) zemerson Japanese Morning Glory 'Heian no Umi' (Ipomoea nil) zemerson Japanese Morning Glory 'Chachamaru' (Ipomoea Nil) kennedyh Grampians Grevillea, Dense-leaf Grevillea (Grevillea confertifolia) henryr10 Hairy Toad Lily 'Raspberry Mousse' (Tricyrtis hirta) kell Dichondra, Kidneyweed 'Silver Falls' (Dichondra argentea) RWhiz Red Fairy Duster, Baja Fairy Duster, Flame Bush (Calliandra californica) ocimum_nate Raspberry, Red Raspberry 'Heritage' (Rubus idaeus) ocimum_nate Wax Plant, Porcelain Flower (Hoya carnosa) carlo05 Tropical Hibiscus 'Cockatoo' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) laurief Intermediate Bearded Iris 'Gypsy Queen' (Iris ) Xenomorf Dog Cholla, Clavellina, Devil Cactus, Schott Club Cactus (Grusonia schottii) palmbob Dwarf Aloe (Aloe bakeri) cceamore Daylily 'Gertrude Condon' (Hemerocallis ) carlo05 Tropical Hibiscus 'Brandon Stratton' (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) RWhiz Crassula 'Campfire' (Crassula capitella) kennedyh Flame Heath (Astroloma conostephioides) frostweed Star Plant (Astrophytum ornatum) rshadlow Tall Bearded Iris 'Misty Breanne' (Iris ) cactus_lover Queen Victoria Century Plant (Agave victoriae-reginae) giancarlo White Bat Flower, Bat Head Lily, Devil's Whiskers (Tacca nivea) laurief Siberian Iris 'Echo the Wind' (Iris sibirica) htop Philippine Violet (Barleria cristata) htop Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeana) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Holy Smoke' (Hemerocallis ) Clare_CA Plumeria, Frangipani, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree, Temple Flower 'Wailea' (Plumeria rubra) Clare_CA Plumeria, Frangipani, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree, Temple Flower 'Wailea' (Plumeria rubra) Gourd Morning Glory 'President Tyler' (Ipomoea purpurea) madonna_l Closed Gentian, Bottle Gentian, Gall Flower, Sampson's Snakeroot (Gentiana andrewsii) Xenomorf Strawberry Hedgehog, Engelmann's Hedgehog (Echinocereus engelmannii var. engelmannii) knotimpaired Red-margined Dracaena, Dragon Tree 'Colorama' (Dracaena marginata) knotimpaired Sierra Leone Lily 'Fireflash' (Chlorophytum ) Floridian Pink Powderpuff (Calliandra emarginata) Floridian Pink Powderpuff (Calliandra emarginata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning oppositiflora   op-po-sit-ee-FLOR-uh   Flowers arranged opposite one another   oppositiflorum   op-po-sit-ee-FLOR-um   Flowers arranged opposite one another   oppositiflorus   op-po-sit-ee-FLOR-us   Flowers arranged opposite one another   Jamesbrittenia   james-brit-TEN-ee-uh   Named for James Britten, early 20th century British botanist   fornix   FOR-niks   From the Latin word meaning arch   zamorensis   za-mor-EN-sis   Of or from Zamora, in Ecuador   x semperflorens-cultorum   sem-per-FLOR-enz kul-TOR-um   Hybrid meaning always-flowering cultivar (cultivated)   braunii   Named for Dr. J. Pierre Braun, expert on Brazilian cactus and bromeliads   Named for Alexander Alexander Carl Heinrich Braun, 19th century German botanist

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... October 1, 2005