The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 19, 2005, on which 131 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Why was the tomato blushing? Because it saw the salad dressing!"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Staghorn Sumac, Velvet Sumac 'Tiger Eyes'
Rhus typhina
By CWinge

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

149 new plants were added to the database.
23 new descriptions were added.
42 new images were added.
1966 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Big Squeeze'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Blue Neon'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Blush Of Color'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Border Bandit'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Born Beautiful'
(Iris )
cactus_lover Neutral CommentAloe
(Aloe brevifolia)
nwest Positive CommentIsland Bush Poppy
(Dendromecon harfordii)
nwest Positive CommentGermander Sage, Blue Oak Sage
(Salvia chamaedryoides)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentMammillaria
(Mammillaria varieaculeata)
zemerson Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea lacunosa)
zemerson Neutral CommentTulip Poplar, Tulip Tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)
zemerson Neutral CommentLeyland Cypress
(X Cupressocyparis leylandii)
Happy_1 Positive CommentSnowflake Sage 'Snowflake Sage'
(Salvia chionophylla)
cactus_lover Positive CommentLophophora
(Lophophora williamsii var. decipiens)
zemerson Positive CommentPineapple Sage
(Salvia elegans)
PudgyMudpies Positive CommentCrimson Passion Flower, Grape-Leaved Passion Fruit
(Passiflora vitifolia)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentSouth African Tree Fern
(Cyathea dregei)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentHybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Purple Dwarf'
(Epiphyllum )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentGiant Bird of Paradise
(Strelitzia nicolai)
Xenomorf Neutral CommentHybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Reward'
(Epiphyllum )
Xenomorf Neutral CommentHybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Regency'
(Epiphyllum )
Xenomorf Neutral CommentHybrid Epiphyllum, Orchid Cactus, Epicactus 'Shasta'
(Epiphyllum )
lisamr Positive CommentChinese lantern 'Kentish Bell'
(Abutilon x hybridum)

Images

Member Addition Description
FloridianImageCork-bark Passion Flower, Devil's Pumpkin, Indigo Berry, Corky Passionflower, Corkstem Passionflower
(Passiflora suberosa)
htopImageCommon Cocklebur, Rough Cocklebur
(Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum)
kennedyhImageFairy Waxflower
(Philotheca verrucosa)
frostweedImageHorsenettle
(Solanum carolinense)
lauriefImageSiberian Iris 'Reprise'
(Iris sibirica)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAEImageTall Morning Glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
bootandallImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Wild Lad'
(Iris )
giancarloImageNeoregelia
(Neoregelia compacta)
Clare_CAImageRangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor
(Quisqualis indica)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Raging Tiger'
(Hemerocallis )
HappenstanceImageCarrion Plant, Starfish Flower, Starfish Cactus
(Stapelia grandiflora)
cactus_loverImagePochas, Devil's Tongue Barrel, Crow's Claw Cactus
(Ferocactus latispinus)
NcasselberryflaImagePlumeria 'Pompano Pink'
(Plumeria rubra)
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Fourth Of July'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Donna Louise'
(Iris )
TuttiFruttiImageGoldfish Plant
(Nematanthus wettsteinii)
kellImageBolivian Begonia
(Begonia boliviensis)
palmbobImageOnilahy Palm
(Dypsis onilahensis)
jnanaImageHummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears 'Orange'
(Ruttya fruticosa)
onaleeImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Triple Yellow'
(Datura metel)
Happy_1ImageChinese Croton 'Firestorm'
(Excoecaria cochinchinensis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Norman S Track'
(Hemerocallis )
laurawegeImageFaassen's Catmint, Ornamental Catmint 'Six Hills Giant'
(Nepeta x faassenii)
mylocaldjImageJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
ocimum_nateImageHot Pepper 'Aji Brown'
(Capsicum baccatum)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bridge in Time'
(Iris )
MtCuba_GardenerImageCarolina Lily
(Lilium michauxii)
WeezingreensImageDwarf Ragged Robin 'Nana'
(Lychnis flos-cuculi)
KelliImageRocky Mountain Pinyon Pine, Two-Needle Pinon Pine
(Pinus edulis)
mghImageIris 'Silk Brocade'
(Iris )
daylily970ImageLaciniated Dahlia 'Pinelands Pam'
(Dahlia )
Todd_BolandImageHedgehog
(Echinocereus triglochidiatus var. mojavensis)
SShurgotImageEvergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lentisco
(Rhus virens)
XenomorfImageArgentine Saguaro, Cardon Grande
(Echinopsis terscheckii)
TntiggerImageTall Bearded Iris 'Double Shot'
(Iris )
mgarrImageBrazilian Snapdragon
(Otacanthus caeruleus)
artconsImageVariegated Devil's Backbone
(Pedilanthus tithymaloides var. cucullatus)
lisamrImageAsarina 'Creeping Gloxinia'
(Asarina erubescens)
admodevaImageFloribunda Rose 'DisneylandŽ Rose'
(Rosa )
zemersonImageStevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
(Stevia rebaudiana)
FarmerdillImageMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Higgins'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
dstartzImageBloodflower, Swallow-wort, Butterfly Weed, Mexican Milkweed, Scarlet Milkweed
(Asclepias curassavica)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Murdannia  mur-DAN-ee-uh  Named for Munshi Murdan Ali, plant collector and keeper of the herbarium at the Saharanpur Botanic Garden  
rimosa  rim-OH-sa  Full of cracks or fissures  
brevirimosa  brev-ee-rim-OH-sa  From the Greek brevi (shortened or abbreviated) and rima (fissures or cracks)  
urophyllum  ur-oh-FIL-um  Having leaves with a long, tail-like tip  
urophyllus  ur-oh-FIL-us  Having leaves with a long, tail-like tip  
Phlebodium  flee-BOH-dee-um  From the Greek phlebos (veins), referring to the numerous veins on the fronds  
typhifolia  ty-fih-FOH-lee-a  Having leaves like like the genus Typha (Cattail)  
fernaldii  fer-NAL-dee-eye  Named for Merritt Lyndon Fernald, 20th century American botanist and curator of the Gray Herbarium  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 19, 2005