The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 20, 2005, on which 147 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"A rose by any other name would still attract aphids"

(Unknown)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Stevia, Sweet Herb of Paraguay
Stevia rebaudiana
By zemerson

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

205 new plants were added to the database.
57 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
3396 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentIpomoea
(Ipomoea muelleri)
artcons Neutral CommentGreen Cotton, Upland Cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum)
tyshee Neutral CommentAsiatic Lily 'Sphinx'
(Lilium )
tyshee Positive CommentGoldfish Plant
(Nematanthus wettsteinii)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower ' Clarke'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini 'Cavili'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini ' Parador'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSummer Squash Zucchini ' Parthenon'
(Cucurbita pepo)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWinter Squash 'Badger Cross'
(Cucurbita pepo)
cal_lincoln Positive CommentMontbretia, Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
(Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora)
phineas117 Positive CommentLemon Verbena, Verveine Odorante
(Aloysia triphylla)
Evert Positive CommentOrnamental Eggplant, Easter Egg Plant
(Solanum ovigerum)
Evert Positive CommentGentian Sage, Blue-Flowered Sage, Spreading Blue Sage
(Salvia patens)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentMelocactus
(Melocactus matanzanus)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentFeather Cactus
(Mammillaria plumosa)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentAgave Cactus, Prism Cactus
(Leuchtenbergia principis)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentNeoregelia
(Neoregelia compacta)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'North Holland Blood Red'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Bunton's Showstopper'
(Allium cepa)
snapple45 Positive CommentLady Fern, Tatting Fern 'Frizelliae'
(Athyrium filix-femina)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion, Bunching 'Feast'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Hystar'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Red Baron'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentGarden Onion, Edible Onion 'Stuttgarter Riesen'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentShallot 'Atlantic'
(Allium ascalonicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentShallot 'Pikant'
(Allium ascalonicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEnglish Pea 'Meteor'
(Pisum sativum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Se) 'Butterscotch'
(Zea mays)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Extra Tender'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Honey Bantam Bicolour'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Pablo'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Tardel'
(Beta vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBeet 'Wodan'
(Beta vulgaris)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentSanchezia
(Sanchezia speciosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Infinity'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Ingot'
(Daucus carota)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentHummingbird Plant, Uruguayan Firecracker Plant
(Dicliptera suberecta)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentBrazilian Plume, Flamingo Flower, Jacobinia, Pine-Bur Begonia
(Justicia carnea)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentDracaena 'Janet Craig Compacta'
(Dracaena fragrans)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Jeanette'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Lange Rote Stumpfe 2 Zino'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Little Finger'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Nigel'
(Daucus carota)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Parmex'
(Daucus carota)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Double Shot'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Status Seeker'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCarrot 'Purple Haze'
(Daucus carota)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bridge in Time'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Wild Lad'
(Iris )
MsKitty Positive CommentHoya
(Hoya erythrina)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Peach Berry Swirl'
(Iris )
TerriFlorida Positive CommentDaylily 'Ablazing Rimfire'
(Hemerocallis )
zemerson Positive CommentMorning Glory 'Aomurasakizyouhatensibori' ''Aomurasakizyouhatensibori''
(Ipomoea purpurea)
TerriFlorida Positive Commentdaylily 'Android Dreams'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive Commentdaylily 'Crash Course*'
(Hemerocallis )
TerriFlorida Positive Commentdaylily 'First Prime'
(Hemerocallis )
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentJapanese Morning Glory 'Candy Pink'
(Ipomoea nil)

Images

Member Addition Description
TabathaNCImageDevil's Ivy, Golden Pothos, Centipede Tonga-vine
(Epipremnum pinnatum)
giancarloImagePortea
(Portea petropolitana var. petropolitana)
jnanaImageRoselle, Jamaican Tea, Maple-Leaf Hibiscus, Florida Cranberry, October Hibiscus
(Hibiscus sabdariffa)
XenomorfImageTurkish Pine, Brutian Pine
(Pinus brutia)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Gnu Rayz'
(Iris )
palmbobImageDoum Palm
(Hyphaene coriacea)
kennedyhImageCommon Scale-rush
(Lepyrodia muelleri)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Malaysian Spice'
(Hemerocallis )
kellImageGrandiflora Rose 'Honey Dijon'
(Rosa )
bootandallImageColenso's Forget-me-Not
(Myosotis colensoi)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Siloam Virginia Henson'
(Hemerocallis )
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Smokey Mountain'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
HappenstanceImageStonecrop
(Sedum middendorffianum)
TuttiFruttiImageNew York Aster, Michaelmas Daisy 'Winston Churchill'
(Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)
Happy_1ImageCalathea
(Calathea warscewiczii)
laurawegeImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Graham Thomas'
(Rosa )
lisamrImageSalvia, Gentian Sage 'Blue Angel'
(Salvia patens)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Royal Performance'
(Iris )
mylocaldjImageJapanese Fiber Banana, Japanese Hardy Banana
(Musa basjoo)
zemersonImage
(Ipomoea lacunosa)
ocimum_nateImageChinese Basil 'Chinese Basil'
(Ocimum basilicum)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Status Seeker'
(Iris )
htopImageCommon Cocklebur, Rough Cocklebur
(Xanthium strumarium var. glabratum)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sailing the Blue'
(Iris )
cactus_loverImageHuernia
(Huernia schneideriana)
KelliImageArizona gilia
(Ipomopsis aggregata var. arizonica)
SShurgotImageEvergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lentisco
(Rhus virens)
mgarrImageWhite Candles
(Whitfieldia elongata)
Todd_BolandImageOrnamental Onion 'Ozawa'
(Allium thunbergii)
frostweedImageAromatic Aster, Fall Aster
(Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
dstartzImageBat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears
(Cuphea llavea)
Gerris2ImageMexican Sage 'Limelight'
(Salvia mexicana)
SandiTXImageBourbon Rose 'Deuil de Dr Reynaud'
(Rosa )
artconsImageGreen Cotton, Upland Cotton
(Gossypium hirsutum)
FarmerdillImageMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Jumbo'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
AlohaHoyaImage
(Hoya brevialata)
EvertImageGentian Sage, Blue-Flowered Sage, Spreading Blue Sage
(Salvia patens)
kakaigirlImagePumpkin Kakai 'Kakai'
(Cucurbita pepo)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
wagneriana  wag-ner-ee-AH-nuh  Named for Warren Wagner, American botanist  
wagnerianum  wag-ner-ee-AH-num  Named for Warren Wagner, American botanist  
wagnerianus  wag-ner-ee-AH-nus  Named for Warren Wagner, American botanist  
cristobalensis  kris-to-bal-EN-sis  Of or from San Cristobal  
tegelaneus  teg-el-AY-nee-us  From the Latin, meaning roof, or overlapping like the tiles of a roof  
speculum-veneris  SPEK-yoo-lum VEN-er-iss  Venus' mirror or looking-glass  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 20, 2005