The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 24, 2005, on which 158 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."

(Marcus Tullius Cicero, poet, philosopher (born 106 BC))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Red-Twig Dogwood, Redosier Dogwood, Red Osier Dogwood 'Cardinal'
Cornus sericea
By ocimum_nate

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

66 new plants were added to the database.
42 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
1455 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Ferline'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Divinely Kissed'
(Iris )
cspacey Positive CommentRed Pineapple, Wild Pineapple
(Ananas bracteatus)
MotherNature4 Positive CommentAechmea
(Aechmea pineliana var. pineliana)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Billy Boy'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Angel's Desire'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Antique Ivory'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Antique Taffeta'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Buttercup Bower'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Little Snow Lemon'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Buttercup Charm'
(Iris )
ladyannne Negative CommentSago Palm
(Cycas revoluta)
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Bold Imp'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Brighten Up'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Chaste Pearl'
(Iris )
ViolaAnn Positive CommentFloribunda Rose 'Sunsprite'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Cristal'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Loveheart'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Roncardo'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Hoodwink'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Yellow Punch'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Little Pearl'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Lucky Charm'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pet'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Piece of Cake'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Pretty Cute'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Positive CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'State White Half Runner'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Software'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Strawberry Cream'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Tart'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Showoff'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage, Savoy 'Chieftan'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Zowie'
(Iris )
cjm13 Positive CommentFoxtail Fern 'Meyersii'
(Asparagus densiflorus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'White Star'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato, Greenhouse 'Caruso'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Dianesgarden Negative CommentYellow False Acacia, Black Locust, Yellow Locust 'Purple Robe'
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Butter Pecan'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Butterfingers'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Ballet Folkorico'
(Iris )
cwpappas Positive CommentMaypop, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Apricot Vine
(Passiflora incarnata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Colorburst'
(Iris )

Images

Member Addition Description
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded 'Welch's Reward'
(Iris )
frostweedImageEsperanza, Texas Yellow Bells 'Sunrise'
(Tecoma )
giancarloImageBlushing Philodendron, Red-leaf Philodendron 'Black Cardinal'
(Philodendron erubescens)
kennedyhImageSweet Pea Bush
(Polygala myrtifolia var. grandiflora)
kellImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Black Baccara'
(Rosa )
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Tuscan'
(Hemerocallis )
mgarrImageWhite Candles
(Whitfieldia elongata)
bootandallImageNoisette Rose 'Duchesse d'Auerstadt'
(Rosa )
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Silver Rose'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
PeggyssImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Purple Pinwheel'
(Iris )
jnanaImageSansevieria 'Moonshine'
(Sansevieria trifasciata)
htopImageRed Castor Bean 'Carmencita'
(Ricinus communis)
Todd_BolandImageDwarf Willow
(Salix vestita)
XenomorfImageViolet Prickly Pear
(Opuntia gosseliniana)
laurawegeImageMexican Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose 'Siskiyou'
(Oenothera speciosa)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Bethany Claire'
(Iris )
zemersonImageTall Morning Glory
(Ipomoea purpurea)
FarmerdillImageMuscadine, Scuppernong 'Scuppernong'
(Vitis rotundifolia)
LilyLover_UTImageLittle Bluestem Grass 'The Blues'
(Schizachyrium scoparium)
TerriFloridaImageDaylily 'First Prime'
(Hemerocallis )
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Poltergeist'
(Hemerocallis )
KiepersolImageMirror Plant, Looking-glass Bush 'Marble chips'
(Coprosma repens)
EvertImageSacred Water Lily, Lotus
(Nelumbo nucifera)
TuttiFruttiImageShowy Stonecrop 'Matrona'
(Sedum )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Depute Nomblot'
(Iris )
NcasselberryflaImagePlumeria 'Mango Magic'
(Plumeria rubra)
shadowgirlImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Kurpark Bad Salzschlirf'
(Brugmansia x candida)
HappenstanceImagePitcher plant
(Nepenthes x ventrata)
udiggImageToad Tree
(Tabernaemontana ventricosa)
ScorpioangelImageBlue Elderberry
(Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea)
MikenMyrtleImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Memorial Day'
(Rosa )
janetplanetImageRuellia, Wild Petunia
(Ruellia elegans)
ecrane3ImageMexican Turk's Cap 'Rosea'
(Malvaviscus arboreus var mexicanus)
Shirley1mdImageTropical Hibiscus 'Opening Act'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
aztropicImageBottle Palm
(Hyophorbe lagenicaulis)
duester45ImageFaucaria
(Faucaria felina)
palmbobImageLytocaryum
(Lytocaryum hoehnei)
mghImageDahlia 'Purple Gem'
(Dahlia )
ToxicodendronImageAngle-pod, Oldfield Milkvine
(Matelea decipiens)
marysaImageFloribunda Rose 'Carabella'
(Rosa )
FloridianImageFrostweed, Indian Tobacco
(Verbesina virginica)
troisImageHummingbird Plant, Rabbit Ears 'Orange'
(Ruttya fruticosa)
manyhatsImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )
ladyannneImageRed Hot Poker, Torch Lily, Tritoma
(Kniphofia uvaria)
vossnerImageCarrion Plant, Carrion Flower, Starfish Plant, Toad Plant, Zulu Giant
(Stapelia gigantea)
MichaelpImageChaya
(Cnidoscolus chayamansa)
cactus_loverImageStar Plant, Bishop's Cap
(Astrophytum myriostigma)
knotimpairedImagePink Pineapple, Dwarf Pineapple
(Ananas nanus)
KactusKathiImageBougainvillea 'Torch Glow'
(Bougainvillea )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Tinnea  TIN-ee-uh  Named in honor of the Tinne family, 19th century patrons of botany, in commemoration of an expedition of the Nile  
maassii  MAH-see-eye  Named for Gustav Friedrich Hermann Maass, 19th century German botanist  
comarapana  koh-ma-ra-PAN-uh  Of or from Comarapa, a Bolivian town near Santa Cruz  
comarapanum  koh-ma-ra-PAN-um  Of or from Comarapa, a Bolivian town near Santa Cruz  
comarapanus  koh-ma-ra-PAN-us  Of or from Comarapa, a Bolivian town near Santa Cruz  
saint-pieana  saint py-AH-nuh  Possibly named for St. Pie, a French gardener  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 24, 2005