The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 13, 2005, on which 149 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"It is always wise to stop wishing for things long enough to enjoy the fragrance of those now flowering. "

(Patrice Gifford)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Toad Lily 'Sinonome'
Tricyrtis hirta
By kbaumle

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

98 new plants were added to the database.
26 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
1138 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
kateyc61 Positive CommentShrub Rose 'Paul Bocuse'
(Rosa )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Old Blue Eyes'
(Iris )
kbaumle Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Starfighter'
(Lilium )
TuttiFrutti Positive CommentWax Bean 'Golden Wax'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
heathcliff Positive CommentHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
CaptMicha Positive CommentWhite Snakeroot 'Chocolate'
(Eupatorium rugosum)
htop Positive CommentQueen’s Delight, Queen's-Delight, Texas Queen's Delight, Texas Queen's-Delight, Texas Toothleaf
(Stillingia texana)
mgh Neutral CommentDaylily 'Coppersmith'
(Hemerocallis )
cactus_lover Neutral CommentEuphorbia
(Euphorbia officinarum)
cactus_lover Neutral Comment
(Euphorbia nivulia)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentHedge Euphorbia, Indian Spurge Tree, Oleander Spurge
(Euphorbia neriifolia)
Dedda Positive CommentOrchid 'Tahoma Glacier 'Ithan''
(Beallara )
Xenomorf Neutral Comment
(Parodia sellowii)
gardenwife Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
roadrunner Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
sun_baked_in_AZ Positive CommentPalo Brea, Sonoran Palo Verde
(Parkinsonia praecox)
TuttiFrutti Neutral CommentDalmatian Toadflax
(Linaria dalmatica)
Burnsr10 Positive CommentBlack-eyed Susan, Gloriosa Daisy, Yellow Ox-eye Daisy 'Prairie Sun'
(Rudbeckia hirta)
antiochs Positive CommentSiberian Iris 'White Triangles'
(Iris Sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Nashborough'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Natchez Trace'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Native Dancer'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Capricorn Dancer'
(Iris )
bluespiral Positive CommentChristmas Box, Sweet Box, Himalayan Sarcococca
(Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Harpswell Snowburst'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Foggy Dew'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'Regimen'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageDahlia 'Wildcat'
(Dahlia )
Todd_BolandImageSpanish Bayonet
(Yucca harrimaniae)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Natchez Trace'
(Iris )
frostweedImageMustang Grape, Texas Grape, Rio Grande Grape
(Vitis mustangensis)
palmbobImageMazari Palm
(Nannorrhops ritchiana)
Gerris2ImageJapanese Woodland Sage
(Salvia nipponica)
lmellingImageChinese Peony, Garden Peony 'Felix Crousse'
(Paeonia lactiflora)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Choir Robe'
(Iris )
carambolaImageHeliconia, Parrot's Beak 'Golden Torch'
(Heliconia psittacorum)
carambolaImageMiniature Rose 'Minima'
(Rosa chinensis)
ixiocelotlImageRed Pitaya, Strawberry Pear, Night-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Honolulu Queen
(Hylocereus undatus)
giancarloImageNeoregelia 'Tricolor'
(Neoregelia carolinae)
htopImageKenaf, October Rose, Ruby Hibiscus
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
bootandallImageAlpine Auricula, Mountain Cowslip, Bear's Ears 'Rabley Heath'
(Primula auricula)
XenomorfImageCat's Claw
(Macfadyena unguis-cati)
Z71JRODImageChitalpa 'Pink Dawn'
(X Chitalpa tashkentensis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Lydia Bechtold'
(Hemerocallis )
kellImageClematis 'Venosa Violacea'
(Clematis )
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Ariel Rose'
(Hemerocallis )
violabirdImageAngel's Trumpet 'Island Girl'
(Brugmansia )
Clare_CAImageClock Vine
(Thunbergia mysorensis)
OhioBreezyImageBrugmansia 'Rhapsody'
(Brugmansia multihybrid)
riversandbarImageChestnut Oak
(Quercus prinus)
bertImageHosta 'Karin'
(Hosta )
jnanaImageBridalveil Tree
(Caesalpinia granadillo)
chicochi3ImageButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac 'Bicolor'
(Buddleja davidii)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Ivory Cloud'
(Hemerocallis )
lisamrImageYellow Autumn Sage, Salvia 'Moonlight'
(Salvia greggii)
ZZSandmanImageDaylily 'Regal Braid'
(Hemerocallis )
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Alice Lambertson'
(Hemerocallis )
henryr10ImageWhite Ginger, Garland Lily, Butterfly Ginger
(Hedychium coronarium)
HappenstanceImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Peaches and Cream'
(Brugmansia versicolor)
EmmaGraceImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Early Call Mixed'
(Ipomoea )
trackinsandImageCorn Plant 'Massangeana'
(Dracaena fragrans)
kateyc61ImageShrub Rose 'Paul Bocuse'
(Rosa )
kbaumleImageOriental Lily 'Starfighter'
(Lilium )
TuttiFruttiImageWax Bean 'Golden Wax'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
NatureWalkerImageRussian Sage
(Perovskia atriplicifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageBrazilian Morning Glory
(Ipomoea setosa)
mgarrImageColysis
(leptochilus macrophyllus var. wrightii)
vic9ImageCeylon Spinach, Climbing Spinach, Indian Spinach
(Basella alba)
trilian15ImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
FarmerdillImageSweet Potato 'Violetta'
(Ipomoea batatas)
cactus_loverImageHedge Euphorbia, Indian Spurge Tree, Oleander Spurge
(Euphorbia neriifolia)
kennedyhImageTasmanian Mountain Laurel
(Anopterus glandulosus)
weeZImageWhite Veined Dutchman's Pipe
(Aristolochia fimbriata)
mysticImageShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Actinobole  ak-tin-OH-bol-ee  From Greek actinos (ray) and bolos (lump or mass), or obolos (small coin); a reference to the capitulum which has florets surrounded by bracts with reflexed laminae  
Syncarpha  sin-KAR-fuh  From the Greek syn (together) and karphos (chaff)  
granulo-leprosum  GRAN-yoo-loh LEP-roh-sum  Grainy-scaly  
araneosus  ar-ah-nee-OH-sus  Spider-like; like a spider's web  
araneosa  ar-ah-nee-OH-sa  Spider-like; like a spider's web  
cossonii  kos-SON-ee-eye  Named for Ernst Saint-Charles Cosson, 19th century French botanist  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 13, 2005