The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 3, 2005, on which 172 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"I see that kudzu coming It's climbing up my tree And if I don't start running It will soon be climbing me (to the tune of "Folsom Prison Blues")"

(Steve Bender, Southern garden writer)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
By yang

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

30 new plants were added to the database.
39 new descriptions were added.
40 new images were added.
499 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Daybreak'
(Allium cepa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Tacey'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Taco Belle'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Taco Supreme'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sweet Orange Spice'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'Kincho'
(Allium cepa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Congratulations'
(Iris germanica)
verdant0green Neutral CommentPin Cushion Plant, Coral Bead Plant, Baby Tears
(Nertera granadensis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Rabbit's Foot'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rachel Rose'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Radiant Burst'
(Iris )
sharonf Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Knock Out'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Radiant Summer'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Topaz Jewel'
(Iris )
MotherNature4 Positive CommentChina Rose 'Green Rose'
(Rosa viridiflora)
jdean116 Positive CommentFranchet Cotoneaster
(Cotoneaster franchetii)
ConfusedCactus Positive CommentHardy Hibiscus, Rose Mallow, Swamp Mallow 'Ruby Dot'
(Hibiscus moscheutos)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'Little Boy Blue'
(zea mays)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentPhilodendron
(Philodendron evansii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'Little Miss Muffet'
(Zea mays)
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Golden State'
(Rosa )
Paulwhwest Neutral CommentLarge-Flowered, Hybrid Tea Rose 'Grace de Mónaco'
(Rosa )
mwpalmer Positive CommentDaylily 'Crusader's Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'American Pride'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'American Way'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDent Corn 'Bloody Butcher'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentField Corn 'Cherokee Pride'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'Fiesta'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'Gorgeous Indian'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCorn, Ornamental 'Seneca Indian Corn'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPopcorn '128YH'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Se) 'Cloud Nine'
(Zea mays)
Poochella Positive CommentDahlia 'Cafe au Lait'
(Dahlia )
Poochella Positive CommentSemi-Cactus Dahlia 'Chimacum Topaz'
(Dahlia )
tinkers Positive CommentStapelia
(Stapelia hirsuta)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGourd 'Aladdin's Red Turban'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKale 'Blue Ridge'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOkra 'SOK 6101'
(Abelmoschus esculentus)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Taffy Twist'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Gary's Big Blues'
(Hemerocallis )
giancarloImage
(Philodendron crassinervium)
kellImage 'Corusa major'
(Nerine sarlensis)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Wings of Love'
(Iris )
lauriefImageBorder Bearded Iris 'Calico Kid'
(Iris )
giancarloImageFlaming Sword Bromeliad
(Vriesea splendens)
RWhizImageStar of Lundi, Lundi Star
(Pachypodium saundersii)
duester45ImageRaphionacme
(Raphionacme flanaganii)
frostweedImageLacey Oak
(Quercus glaucoides)
cactus_loverImageCrown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Siamese Lucky Plant
(Euphorbia milii)
cactus_loverImageElephant Bush
(Portulacaria afra)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Hosanna'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageArizona Barrel, Candy Barrel, Southwestern Barrel, Fishhook Barrel, Biznaga de Agua
(Ferocactus wislizeni)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Miami Rose'
(Plumeria rubra)
frostweedImageDatura 'Double White and Purple'
(Datura Metel)
XenomorfImageTephrocactus
(Tephrocactus weberi var. deminuta)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Comanche Magic'
(Hemerocallis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Calypso Bay'
(Hemerocallis )
MonocromaticoImageFig Tree, Higo
(Ficus carica)
GalanthophileImage
(Jovibarba hirta)
kennedyhImageSmall Wrinklewort
(Rutidosis multiflora)
kennedyhImageGrampians Thryptomene
(Thryptomene calycina)
htopImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-R
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
duester45ImagePseudolithos
(Pseudolithos dodsoniana)
htopImageDelicate Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear, Starvation Prickly Pear, Tuberous-R
(Opuntia macrorhiza)
PPCSPCImageFull Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Green Cascade'
(Acer japonicum)
PPCSPCImageCutleaf Japanese Maple, Threadleaf Japanese Maple 'Inaba Shidare'
(Acer palmatum var. dissectum)
TuttiFruttiImageHorseradish
(Armoracia rusticana)
naienImageWhite Butterfly Pea Vine 'Alba'
(Clitoria ternatea)
naienImageHard-shelled Gourd, Calabash 'Speckled Swan'
(Lagenaria siceraria)
BROforestImageCardboard Palm
(Zamia furfuracea)
mwpalmerImageDaylily 'Crusader's Dream'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImage
(Euphorbia neohumbertii)
mwpalmerImageDaylily 'Precious Legacy'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageBlackburn Palmetto Palm, Hispaniolan Palmetto
(Sabal blackburnia)
PoochellaImageDahlia 'Cafe au Lait'
(Dahlia )
PoochellaImageDahlia 'Natal'
(Dahlia )
tinkersImageCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)
kafka4prezImageAmerican Pokeweed
(Phytolacca americana)
trackinsandImagegotta pea
(Amicia Zygomeris)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
trichosantha  try-kos-ANTH-a  From the greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers)  
trichosanthum  try-kos-ANTH-um  From the greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers)  
trichosanthus  try-kos-ANTH-us  From the Greek trichos (hairy) and anthos (flowers)  
Keckiella  kek-ee-EL-uh  Named for David Daniels Keck, 20th century American botanist, Director of the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) and expert on Penstemon among others  
grahamii  GRAM-ee-eye  Named for Edward Graham, who collected specimens in the 1930s, near the Green River in Utah (U.S.)  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 3, 2005