The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 17, 2005, on which 176 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows."

(Doug Larson)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Ornamental Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine 'Blackie'
Ipomoea batatas
By Junebug313

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

28 new plants were added to the database.
64 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
553 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
tyshee Neutral CommentTiger Lily
(Lilium lancifolium)
julie88 Positive CommentMallow, French Hollyhock 'Zebrina'
(Malva sylvestris)
lisamr Positive CommentAsarina 'Creeping Gloxinia'
(Asarina erubescens)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentLemon Swirl 'Samantha'
(Lantana )
NativePlantFan9 Positive CommentPalm-leaf Begonia
(Begonia luxurians)
DaylilySLP Neutral CommentDaylily 'Night Dreams'
(Hemerocallis )
ILoveBirds Neutral CommentGreenbrier, Cowvine
(Smilax bona-nox)
shaney Neutral CommentOstrich Fern, Garden Fern, Shuttlecock Fern
(Matteuccia struthiopteris)
palmbob Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe bowiea)
tyshee Positive CommentHenry's Lily
(Lilium henryi)
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Adelina'
(Lilium )
tyshee Neutral CommentTrumpet Lily 'African Queen'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Auckland'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Baja'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentOriental Lily 'Black Beauty'
(Lilium )
lisamr Positive CommentSalvia, Yellow Mexican Sage 'Lutea'
(Salvia microphylla)
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Blazing Dwarf' 'Blazing Dwarf'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsitatic Lily 'Blue Eyes'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Brunello'
(Lilium )
lisamr Positive CommentSalvia, Gentian Sage 'Blue Angel'
(Salvia patens)
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Cannes'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Chianti'
(Lilium )
tyshee Negative CommentAsiatic Lily 'Coral Sunset'
(Lilium )
tyshee Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Citronella'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Commander in Chief'
(Lilium )
mgh Neutral CommentIris 'Royal Performance'
(Iris )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Coral Sunrise'
(Lilium )
tyshee Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Corrida'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentLily 'Cote d' Azure'
(Lilium )
tyshee Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Créme Brulee'
(Lilium )
mgh Neutral CommentIris 'Fabuleux'
(Iris )
mgh Neutral CommentIris 'Poesie'
(Iris )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Dolly Madison'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentLily 'Dream Catcher'
( LA Lily)
tyshee Positive CommentL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Dipo Lolo'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Duo'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Fangio'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Fata Morgana'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Giraffe'
(Lilium )
mylocaldj Positive CommentJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
mgh Neutral CommentIris 'Painted Blue'
(Iris )
Indy Negative CommentWatermelon 'Smile'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Indy Neutral CommentWatermelon 'Sultan'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Indy Positive CommentWatermelon 'Tendergold'
(Citrullus lanatus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Fargo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ruffled Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tangerine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Yellow Canary'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentChirita 'Chastitiy'
(Chirita )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentMadagascar Palm
(Pachypodium geayi)
gaited1 Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Status Seeker'
(Iris )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Jacqueline'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Jubileo'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Kiss Me Kate'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Luxor'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Lollypop'
(Lilium )
zzazzq Negative CommentCanna Lily 'Stuttgart'
(Canna x generalis)
tyshee Positive CommentL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Menorca'
(Lilium )
zzazzq Positive CommentPanicle Hydrangea, Tree Hydrangea 'Limelight'
(Hydrangea paniculata)
tyshee Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Monte Negro ®'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentLily 'Orania'
(Lilium )
babywatson Neutral CommentBloody Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium
(Geranium sanguineum var. striatum)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentNeoregelia 'Fireball'
(Neoregelia )
gaited1 Positive CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bridge in Time'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImageAechmea 'Variegata'
(Aechmea mariae-reginae)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Radiant Apogee'
(Iris )
Z71JRODImageNest Spruce 'Nidiformis'
(Picea abies)
NatureWalkerImageTomato 'Patio'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
mgarrImageChirita 'MoonWalker'
(Chirita )
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Lilac Snow'
(Hemerocallis )
HappenstanceImageEcheveria 'Black Prince'
(Echeveria )
bootandallImageDove Tree, Handkerchief Tree, Ghost Tree
(Davidia involucrata)
frostweedImageFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Red Glow'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
NcasselberryflaImagePlumeria 'Nassau'
(Plumeria rubra)
Clare_CAImagePlumeria 'Key West Pink'
(Plumeria rubra)
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Quayle'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Peace Signals'
(Iris )
lisamrImageSalvia, Yellow Mexican Sage 'Lutea'
(Salvia microphylla)
scutlerImageColeus, Painted Nettle 'Pele'
(Solenostemon scutellarioides)
XenomorfImageLady Finger Cactus, Cardoncillo, Alicoche
(Echinocereus pentalophus subsp. pentalophus)
KelliImageDesert Sweet, Fernbush
(Chamaebatiaria millefolium)
LilyLover_UTImageChinese Forget-Me-Not 'Blue Showers'
(Cynoglossum amabile)
htopImageButtonbush, Honey Bells, Honeyball, Button Willow
(Cephalanthus occidentalis)
TuttiFruttiImageWoolly Yarrow, Dwarf Yarrow 'Aurea'
(Achillea tomentosa)
daylily970ImageInformal Decorative Dahlia 'Chilson's Pride'
(Dahlia )
cactus_loverImageHedgehog Agave
(Agave stricta)
kellImageBegonia 'Ramirez'
(Begonia )
mghImageDaylily 'Angels Around Us'
(Hemerocallis )
palmbobImageMacaw Palm, Macauba Palm, Gru-Gru Palm
(Acrocomia aculeata)
KimGaitherImageKnotweed, Fleece Flower, Tovara 'Red Dragon'
(Persicaria microcephala)
trilian15ImageGasteria
(Gasteria bicolor var. bicolor)
Happy_1ImageCane Begonia
(Begonia aconitifolia)
jnanaImageRed Butterfly Wing
(Christia vespertilionis)
jnanaImageButterfly Bush
(Buddleja lindleyana)
onaleeImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Triple Yellow'
(Datura metel)
kennedyhImageMimosa, Silver Wattle
(Acacia dealbata)
ecrane3ImageImpatiens
(Impatiens cicilea)
acclaimimagesImageRubber Tree 'Burgundy'
(Ficus elastica)
CannaAskForMoreImageAlocasia 'Dewey's Reversa'
(Alocasia )
ladyrowanImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Eclat'
(Narcissus )
julie88ImageAdam's Needle, Spoonleaf Yucca, Needle Palm, Devil's Shoestring 'Bright Edge'
(Yucca filamentosa)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Night Dreams'
(Hemerocallis )
Todd_BolandImageCross-leaved Heath 'Alba Mollis'
(Erica tetralix)
laurawegeImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas'
(Rosa )
s_neubaumImageCrotolaria, Rattlebox, Rattleweed, Cat's Bell
(Crotalaria spectabilis)
RWhizImageStar of Lundi, Lundi Star
(Pachypodium saundersii)
IslandJimImageStar of Lundi, Lundi Star
(Pachypodium saundersii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Perideridia  per-ee-der-ID-ee-uh  From the Greek, meaning around the neck, referring to the involucre  
dolichopoda  doh-lik-oh-POD-ah  From the Greek dolichos (long) and podus (foot or stem, stalk)  
dolichopodus  doh-lik-oh-POD-us  From the Greek dolichos (long) and podus (foot or stem, stalk)  
amplectens  am-PLEK-tens  To wind around, surround  
inaequidens  in-AK-wih-dens  Unequal teeth  
Rostrinucula  rost-rin-YOO-kuh-luh  Having a small beak  
Lessertia  Less-SER-tee-uh  Named for Jules Paul Benjamin de Lessert, 19th century French banker and amateur botanist; he owned a private herbarium used by de Candolle  

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Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 17, 2005