The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 14, 2005, on which 125 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"...And every time I climb a tree Where have you been? They say to me But don't they know that I am free Every time I climb a tree?..."

(David McCord, American poet (born 12/15/1897))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Shoeflower 'Red Beard'

Helianthus

By mystic

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

48 new plants were added to the database.
44 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
779 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Con Artist'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Hot Line'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded 'Lucky Mistake'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Kentucky Coal'
(Iris )
TuttiFrutti Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Rose'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Twilight Blaze'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Center Fires'
(Iris )
JaxFlaGardener Positive CommentPink Trumpet Vine
(Podranea ricasoliana)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Child of Fortune'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Chippewa Maiden'
(Iris )
justmeLisa Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ball's Beefsteak'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bulgarian #7'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Burgess Stuffing Tomato'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bush Champion'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Campbell 1327'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Porter's Pride'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Salsa'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Sausalito'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Terrific'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Violaceum Krypni-Rozo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
gingern Positive CommentBoxleaf Euonymus 'Butterscotch'
(Euonymus japonica)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentRed Banana Tree, Variegated Blood Banana 'Rojo'
(Musa sumatrana)
gingern Neutral CommentCanna Lily 'TropicannaŽ'
(Canna x generalis)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentPony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
gingern Neutral CommentFirecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush
(Hamelia patens)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentPochas, Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw Cactus
(Ferocactus latispinus)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cloud Fire'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Aunt Hank'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Cloud Berry'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Spanish Ice'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Bulgarian Triumph'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Flavor-More 180'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Homestead 500'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Color My World'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Micado Violettor'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Curly Blue'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Established Powers'
(Iris )
bluekat76 Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
CountryGardens Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )
vossner Neutral CommentSt. Augustine Grass, St. Augustinegrass, Buffalo Grass
(Stenotaphrum secundatum)
laurawege Negative CommentLadybells, Lady Bells
(Adenophora confusa)
MistyMeadows Positive CommentShoeflower 'Red Beard'
(Helianthus )

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImage
(Aechmea fulgens var. fulgens)
cceamoreImageDaylily 'Look Away'
(Hemerocallis )
lauriefImageSiberian Iris 'Silberkante'
(Iris sibirica)
cactus_loverImageChain Fruit Cholla, Smooth Chain Fruit Cholla
(Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mammillata)
lmellingImageHosta 'Elegans'
(Hosta sieboldiana)
Todd_BolandImageBaby's Breath
(Gypsophila tenuifolia)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Jimmy's Smile'
(Iris )
Gerris2ImageSalvia
(Salvia scutellarioides)
ixiocelotlImageHylocereus
(Hylocereus ocamponis)
violabirdImagePink Knotweed
(Polygonum capitatum)
Z71JRODImageCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Centennial Spirit'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
XenomorfImageAfrican Milk Tree
(Euphorbia trigona)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Molino Belle'
(Hemerocallis )
htopImageHardy Ginger Lily 'Elizabeth'
(Hedychium )
kennedyhImageYarrow, Milfoil, Staunchweed, Sanguinary, Thousandleaf, Soldier's Woundwort
(Achillea millefolium)
Calif_SueImageDaylily 'Beam Me Up'
(Hemerocallis )
jnanaImageCrepe Ginger
(Costus speciosus)
NatureWalkerImageTwining Snapdragon, Chickabiddy 'Joan Lorraine'
(Asarina scandens)
kellImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Golden Lady'
(Brugmansia )
Clare_CAImagePassion Flower, Passionflower 'Ruby Glow'
(Passiflora phoenicia)
mgarrImageLady Of The Night
(Brassavola nodosa)
OhioBreezyImageBrugmansia 'Rhapsody'
(Brugmansia )
chicochi3ImageFloribunda Rose 'Intrigue'
(Rosa )
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Hot Stuff'
(Hemerocallis )
lisamrImageYellow Autumn Sage, Salvia 'Moonlight'
(Salvia greggii)
trackinsandImageAmicia
(Amicia zygomeris)
tinora_artImageDaylily 'Decatur Dictator'
(Hemerocallis )
HappenstanceImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Peaches and Cream'
(Brugmansia versicolor)
TuttiFruttiImageSnapdragon 'Sonnet White'
(Antirrhinum majus)
bootandallImageAsperula
(Asperula nitida)
trilian15ImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
palmbobImageAloe
(Aloe pretoriensis)
onaleeImageEgyptian Star Cluster, Star Flower, Pentas
(Pentas lanceolata)
CourbetImageLion's Claw
(Leontochir ovallei)
CaptMichaImageKahili Ginger, Ker-Gawl
(Hedychium gardnerianum)
DatasmateImageSt. Augustine Grass, St. Augustinegrass, Buffalo Grass
(Stenotaphrum secundatum)
frostweedImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
FarmerdillImageOrnamental Corn 'Wampum'
(Zea mays)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Napaea  na-PAY-uh  From the Greek nape (dell); in Greek mythology the Napaea were the Nymphs of the Valley  
napaeum  na-PAY-um  From the Greek nape (dell); in Greek mythology the Napaea were the Nymphs of the Valley  
alborosea  al-boh-ROH-see-uh  White-rose  
alboroseum  al-boh-ROH-see-um  White-rose  
alboroseus  al-boh-ROH-see-us  White-rose  
Retama  re-TAM-uh  Latanized form of the Arabic name retem  
stapeliformis  sta-pel-ee-FORM-ss  Having a shape similar to Stapelia (genus named for Johannes Bodaeus van Stapel, 17th century Dutch botanist); also spelled stapeliiformis and stapeliaeformis  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 14, 2005