The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 28, 2005, on which 124 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"Plant on a whim. Lay the footpath where your heart says it should be. Change things because you feel like it. Garden for the love of it."

(Lindley Karstens, American poet)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Acerola, Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle
Malpighia glabra
By htop

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

27 new plants were added to the database.
37 new descriptions were added.
43 new images were added.
680 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
cactus_lover Neutral CommentOx Tongue
(Gasteria liliputana)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentGasteria
(Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Quicken'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Noflaye'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Rouge de Tana'
(Allium cepa)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentHaworthia
(Haworthia cooperi var. pilifera)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quest for Fire'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Goldor'
(Allium cepa)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Art Show'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Solara'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Blanc de Galmi'
(Allium cepa)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentDinteranthus
(Dinteranthus wilmotianus)
Sarahskeeper Positive CommentPony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
fluffygrue Positive CommentCoral Bells, Alumroot, Coralbells, Alum Root 'Chocolate Ruffles'
(Heuchera micrantha)
fluffygrue Positive CommentVariegated Potato Vine 'Variegata'
(Solanum jasminoides)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'High Caliber'
(Iris )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Red Spanish'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Violet de Galmi'
(Allium cepa)
blueschiz Positive CommentBlue Sedge, Heath Sedge 'Blue Zinger'
(Carex flacca)
sadiemaewebb Neutral CommentDaylily 'Brooklyn Twist'
(Hemerocallis )
cflowerseal Positive CommentJoseph's Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant 'Party Time'
(Alternanthera ficoidea)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Catalina'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Queen's Violet'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quiet Elegance'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Harbor Blue'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Crusader Rabbit'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Amber Amulet'
(Iris )
sadiemaewebb Positive CommentDaylily 'Marked By Lydia'
(Hemerocallis )
cactus_lover Neutral CommentHaworthia
(Haworthia truncata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quick Pick'
(Iris )
cactus_lover Neutral CommentRabiea
(Rabiea albipuncta)
Sarahskeeper Positive CommentHens and Chicks, House Leek
(Sempervivum tectorum)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentGasteria
(Gasteria gracilis)
BayAreaTropics Neutral CommentDesert Rose
(Adenium obesum)
vossner Positive CommentOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
jasmerr Positive CommentTomato 'Cherokee Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
jasmerr Positive CommentTomato 'Brandywine Sudduth Strain'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)

Images

Member Addition Description
frostweedImageOxblood Lily, Schoolhouse Lily
(Rhodophiala bifida)
giancarloImagePortea
(Portea petropolitana var. petropolitana)
htopImagePrairie Sumac
(Rhus lanceolata)
palmbobImageEspostoa
(Espostoa melanostele)
jnanaImageWinged Bean, Goa bean, Princess Bean
(Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Ruffled Valentine'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageRed Mulberry Tree
(Morus rubra)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lake Reprise'
(Iris )
PeggyssImageTall Bearded Iris 'Midnight Caper'
(Iris )
zemersonImageForsythia
(Forsythia )
lauriefImageStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Advance Design'
(Iris )
Todd_BolandImageAutumn Crocus, Fall Crocus 'Zephyr'
(Crocus pulchellus)
mghImageFormal Decorative Dahlia 'Foxy Lady'
(Dahlia )
laurawegeImageRosebay Rhododendron, Great Laurel
(Rhododendron maximum)
ecrane3ImageBog Pimpernel 'Sunrise'
(Anagallis tenella)
cactus_loverImageEchinocereus
(Echinocereus scheeri subsp. gentryi)
TuttiFruttiImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
knotimpairedImageHeliconia, Parrot's Beak 'Andromeda'
(Heliconia psittacorum)
cceamoreImageL.A. Hybrid Lily 'Kiss Me Kate'
(Lilium )
JefeQuicktechImageTomato 'Black Plum'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
lisamrImageCape Fuchsia 'New Sensation'
(Phygelius x rectus)
WeezingreensImageBachelor's Button, Cornflower 'Jubilee Gem'
(Centaurea cyanus nana)
HappenstanceImageFairy Crassula
(Crassula multicava)
ladyrowanImageJapanese Maple 'Shishigashira'
(Acer palmatum)
wolf9strikerImagePygmy Drosera, Sundew
(Drosera scorpioides)
kellImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Flirtatious'
(Brugmansia )
FloridianImageSouthern Red Lily, Red Pine Lily, Leopard Lily, Catesby's Lily
(Lilium catesbaei)
manyhatsImageHindu Datura, Indian Apple, Jimson Weed, Sacred Datura, Thorn Apple
(Datura inoxia)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'High Caliber'
(Iris )
GreenEyedGuruImageHot Pepper 'Manzano'
(Capsicum pubescens)
DinuImageViolet Allamanda
(Allamanda blanchetii)
BUFFY690ImageButterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Orange-eye Butterfly Bush 'Black Knight'
(Buddleja davidii)
bootandallImageNarbonne Flax
(Linum narbonense)
FarmerdillImageHot Pepper 'BGH 81 (Type 1)'
(Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum)
kirraniImageTall Bearded Iris 'Black Ware'
(Iris )
Violet_TreasureImageNight-blooming Cereus, Queen of the Night, Dutchman's Pipe Cactus
(Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
drdonImageOrchid, Laelia
(Laelia albida)
efilaImageTall Bearded Iris 'Art Show'
(Iris )
SarahskeeperImageButterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)
UrsulaImageMolina
(Acacia caven)
kennedyhImageSalt Angianthus
(Angianthus preissianus)
troisImageTropical Hibiscus 'Mrs Jimmy Spangler'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Scarlet Poly-Anna'
(Hemerocallis )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
spadicea  spay-DIK-ee-ah  Date-colored; dark chestnut brown  
spadiceum  spay-DIK-ee-um  Date-colored; dark chestnut brown  
spadiceus  spay-DIK-ee-us  Date-colored; dark chestnut brown  
egmontiana  eg-mont-ee-AH-nuh  Of or from Egmont National Park in New Zealand  
stojanowii  stoy-uh-NOV-ee-eye  Named for Nikolai A. Stojanov, 20th century Bulgarian botanist and co-author of 'Flora of Bulgaria  
Operculicarya  oh-per-koo-lee-KAIR-yuh  From the Latin operculum (little lid) and Greek karyum (nut), referring to the lidded, nut-like seeds  
calpodendron  kal-po-DEN-dron  Urn-tree, referring to the shape of the fruit  
kalmii  KAL-mee-eye  Named for Pehr Kalm, 18th century Swedish naturalist traveling in Canada  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 28, 2005