The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 25, 2005, on which 128 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"Every child should have mud pies, grasshoppers, water bugs, tadpoles, frogs, mud turtles, elderberries, wild strawberries, acorns, chestnuts, trees to climb, brooks to wade, water lilies, woodchucks, bats, bees, butterflies, various animals to pet, hayfields, pinecones, rocks to roll, sand, snakes, huckleberries and hornets; and any child who has been deprived of these has been deprived of the best part of education "

(Luther Burbank, American horticulturist (born 3/7/1849))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Japanese Clerodendrum, Peanut Butter Shrub, Harlequin Glory Bower
Clerodendrum trichotomum
By vb

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

115 new plants were added to the database.
97 new descriptions were added.
48 new images were added.
1881 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Sugar Daddy'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Snowy Wonderland'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Angora'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Brookpact'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Brown's Large Red'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Burbank'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Canabec Super'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Deutscher Fleiss'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Harbinger'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Landry's Russian'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Mennonite'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Montreal Tasty'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Pumpkin'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Red Belly'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Stan's Best Cherry'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Arikara Yellow'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFrench Filet 'Aunt Alley's'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Willygator Positive CommentBlue Porterweed, Blue Rat's Tail, Verbena Azul, Cayenne Snakeweed
(Stachytarpheta cayennensis)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFrench Filet 'Aunt Emma's'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (Green, String or French Bean) 'Carmina'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Chickasaw'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Shelling Bean 'Chinese Yellow'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Cubanos'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentKidney Bean, Dry Bean 'Dove Creek Red'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFlageolet 'Flambeau'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Fradinho'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Gerald's White'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
JefeQuicktech Neutral CommentTomato 'Black Plum'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Positive CommentTomato 'Early Goliath Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Negative CommentTomato 'Fireworks'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Positive CommentTomato 'Giant Valentine'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Positive CommentTomato 'Dr. Wyche's Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Positive CommentTomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktech Negative CommentTomato 'Red Rose'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
ClimbTheMtns Neutral CommentYakon, Yacon
(Polymnia sonchifolia)
seckner Positive CommentWax Plant, Hindu Rope, Indian Rope, Angel Rope 'Krinkle Kurl'
(Hoya compacta)
lisamr Positive CommentSalvia
(Salvia nubicola)
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded 'Welch's Reward'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Purple Pinwheel'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Bethany Claire'
(Iris )
Weezingreens Positive CommentHybrid Columbine 'McKana's Giant'
(Aquilegia )
manyhats Positive CommentSpear Sansevieria
(Sansevieria cylindrica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eleanor Jean'
(Iris )
Weezingreens Positive CommentMonkey Flower 'Mystic Mix'
(Mimulus )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Quail'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Qualified'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Hidatsa'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPinto Bean, Dry Bean 'Hopi Black'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWax Bean 'Ice'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Indian Woman'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'John's Old Bean'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Magpie'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Shelling Bean ' Moon'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Mostoller Wild Goose'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Nicaraguan Turtle'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
JoanJ Neutral CommentBorder Bearded Iris 'Queen Bee'
(Iris )
Terry Neutral CommentPurple Coneflower 'Hope'
(Echinacea purpurea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentPinto Bean, Dry Bean 'Nodak'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Ozark Heirloom'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Palomino'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Positive CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Pea'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentWax Bean 'Pencil Pod Black Wax'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean (String, Green or French Bean) 'Refugee'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
jugs6686 Positive CommentBlack Spruce 'Aureovariegata'
(Picea mariana)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Shelling Bean 'Russian Soup'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Shelling Bean 'Sangre de Toros'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Scandinavian'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Tarahumara Kakamira'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Thibodeau du Comte Beauce'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
majordon Positive CommentJalapeno Pepper 'Goliath'
(Capsicum )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap Bean or Dry Bean 'Thousand-to-One'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Tweed Wonder'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentDry Bean 'Wild Goose'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroad Bean, Fava Bean 'Witkiem Major'
(Vicia faba)
darylmitchell Neutral CommentWeeping Pea Shrub 'Walker'
(Caragana arborescens)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAfrican Eggplant 'Jaxatu Soxna'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAfrican Eggplant 'N'Drowa'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAfrican Eggplant 'N'Goyo'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAfrican Eggplant 'Keur M'Bir N'dao'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentAfrican Eggplant 'N'galam'
(Solanum aethiopicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSnap bean, Bush bean 'Cora'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentFrench Filet 'Phenomene'
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Lola'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentBroccoli 'Green Tropic'
(Brassica oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Tête Noire'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Bali'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'KK Cross'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Sahel'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Tropica Cross'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCabbage 'Rustica 2000'
(Brassica oleracea var. capitata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Queen of Elegance'
(Iris )
JamesCO Neutral CommentNasturtium 'Black Velvet'
(Tropaeolum majus)
c_etude Positive CommentPoison Ivy, Eastern Poison Ivy
(Toxicodendron radicans)
JamesCO Positive CommentFour O'Clock, Marvel of Peru 'Broken Colors'
(Mirabilis jalapa)
JamesCO Positive CommentSilk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
(Albizia julibrissin)
JamesCO Positive CommentPurple-leaf Mimosa Tree 'Summer Chocolate'
(Albizia julibrissin)
JamesCO Negative CommentTree of Heaven, Chinese Sumac, Stink Tree
(Ailanthus altissima)

Images

Member Addition Description
giancarloImageAechmea
(Aechmea friederike)
ZolanImageJapanese Clerodendrum, Peanut Butter Shrub, Harlequin Glory Bower
(Clerodendrum trichotomum)
lauriefImageSiberian Iris 'Silver Edge'
(Iris sibirica)
bootandallImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'James Bond'
(Iris )
XenomorfImageCat's Claw
(Macfadyena unguis-cati)
jnanaImageHybrid Philodendron, Copper Birdsnest Philodendron 'Autumn'
(Philodendron )
mgarrImageCape Honeysuckle 'Buff Gold'
(Tecomaria capensis)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Serena Sunburst'
(Hemerocallis )
carlo05ImageTropical Hibiscus 'Snook'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Caper'
(Iris )
kellImageVariegated Mirror Plant 'Rainbow Surprise'
(Coprosma )
palmbobImageChuniophoenix
(Chuniophoenix nana)
laurawegeImageChristmas Rose
(Helleborus niger)
zemersonImageSummer Squash 'Starship'
(Cucurbita pepo)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Northwest Progress'
(Iris )
KiepersolImageHoneysuckle Fuchsia 'Firecracker'
(Fuchsia triphylla)
EvertImageGarland Spirea 'Grefsheim'
(Spiraea x cinerea)
htopImageDwarf Cleome, Clammy Weed, Clammyweed
(Polanisia dodecandra)
Todd_BolandImageWeeping Willow Japanese Maple 'Omure yama'
(Acer palmatum)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Feminine Fire'
(Iris )
mghImageFormal Decorative 'Crazy Legs'
(Dahlia )
FloridianImageDog Fennel
(Eupatorium capillifolium)
ScorpioangelImagePacific Dogwood, Western Flowering Dogwood
(Cornus nuttallii)
MikenMyrtleImageHybrid Tea Rose 'Voluptuous!'
(Rosa )
NcasselberryflaImagePlumeria 'Mango Magic'
(Plumeria rubra)
Shirley1mdImageTropical Hibiscus 'Opening Act'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
ecrane3ImageAlyssum
(Alyssum tortuosum)
TuttiFruttiImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Sandy'
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
FarmerdillImageHot Pepper 'BGH 81 (Type 1)'
(Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum)
cactus_loverImageStar Plant
(Astrophytum ornatum)
ladyannneImageSago Palm
(Cycas revoluta)
KactusKathiImageBougainvillea 'Torch Glow'
(Bougainvillea )
kennedyhImageLow Pussytoes
(Antennaria dimorpha)
KelliImagePonderosa Pine, Norway Pine, Big Pine, Western Yellow Pine
(Pinus ponderosa)
cwpappasImageMaypop, Purple Passion Flower, Passionflower, Apricot Vine
(Passiflora incarnata)
knotimpairedImagePink Pineapple, Dwarf Pineapple
(Ananas nanus)
troisImageBlood-Red Passion Flower, Passionflower
(Passiflora sanguinolenta)
cceamoreImageDaylily 'El Desperado'
(Hemerocallis )
goldenfishImageRoyal Paint Brush, White Blood Lily, Powder Puff
(Haemanthus albiflos)
HappenstanceImageCrassula 'Tom Thumb'
(Crassula )
JefeQuicktechImageTomato 'Early Goliath Hybrid'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
lisamrImageCape Fuchsia 'Devil's Tears'
(Phygelius x rectus)
echoesImageGiant daisy, Giantdaisy, Hungarian Daisy
(Leucanthemella serotina)
WeezingreensImageHybrid Columbine 'McKana's Giant'
(Aquilegia )
drdonImage
(Dracula bella)
BadseedImageTropical Hibiscus 'Aztec Sun'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
frostweedImageDevil's Trumpet, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn Apple 'Double Purple'
(Datura metel)
manyhatsImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Gypsy Queen'
(Brugmansia )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Phaenocoma  fay-no-KOH-muh  From the Greek phainos (to shine) and coma (hair), referring to the shiny bracts  
cylindrocarpon  sil-in-dro-KAR-pon  From the Greek cylindro (cylinder) and karpos (fruit)  
subterranea  sub-ter-RAY-nee-uh  Underground  
subterraneum  sub-ter-RAY-nee-um  Underground  
subterraneus  sub-ter-RAY-nee-us  Underground  
Anisocarpus  an-iss-oh-KAR-pus  From the Greek anisos (unequal) and karpos (fruit)  
anisocarpa  an-iss-oh-KAR-pa  From the Greek anisos (unequal) and karpos (fruit)  
jokerstii  jo-KERST-ee-eye  Named for James (Jim) Dent Jokerst, 20th century field botanist and author of The Vascular Plant Flora of Table Mountain, Butte County, California  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 25, 2005