The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of October 29, 2005, on which 125 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"A flowerless room is a soulless room, to my way of thinking; but even one solitary little vase of a living flower may redeem it."

(Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet, gardener)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Yellow Bauhinia, Yellow Bell Orchid Tree
Bauhinia tomentosa
By MollyMc

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

111 new plants were added to the database.
36 new descriptions were added.
49 new images were added.
2210 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Anitabryk2 Positive CommentTexas Lantana
(Lantana horrida)
Sarahskeeper Neutral CommentCandylily
(X Pardancanda norrisii)
Sarahskeeper Positive CommentAsiatic Lily 'Lollypop'
(Lilium )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Hornet'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quite the Reverse'
(Iris )
Sarahskeeper Positive CommentGay Feather, Dense Blazing Star 'Floristan White'
(Liatris spicata)
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Purple Termite'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Early Frost'
(Iris )
vince1973 Positive CommentAir Plant
(Tillandsia bergeri)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quivering Flame'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentArilbred Iris 'Qumran Canary'
(Iris )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentNepenthes
(Nepenthes ventricosa)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentPurple Heart, Purple Queen, Wandering Jew 'Purple Heart'
(Tradescantia pallida)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Early Light'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Sparky'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Little Bay Denoc'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eagle Control'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Bromyard'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Early Edition'
(Iris )
phrostyphish Positive CommentSpider Lily
(Lycoris radiata)
nick89 Neutral CommentPindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm
(Butia capitata)
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Olive Garden'
(Iris )
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentNepenthes 'Judith Finn'
(Nepenthes )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Earliglo'
(Iris )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Yellow Pygmy'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Eagle's Spirit'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Eardisland'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Earl'
(Iris )
daredevil Neutral CommentDaylily 'Heavenly Mr. Twister'
(Hemerocallis )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Quiet Lagoon'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quiet Riot'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Quiet Shape'
(Iris sibirica)
JoanJ Neutral CommentTall Bearded Iris 'Quiet Thought'
(Iris )
JoanJ Neutral CommentStandard Dwarf Bearded Iris 'Quietly'
(Iris )
jmorth Positive CommentCopper Leaf, Jacob's Coat
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
JoanJ Neutral CommentSiberian Iris 'Echo the Wind'
(Iris sibirica)

Images

Member Addition Description
UrsulaImageChilean Glory Flower, Glory Vine
(Eccremocarpus scaber)
sadiemaewebbImageViolet Sage, Ornamental Meadow Sage, Balkan Clary, Perennial Woodland Sage 'Snow Hill'
(Salvia nemorosa)
frostweedImageMountain Sage, Red-Sage Salvia
(Salvia regla)
balvenieImageBlue Poppy
(Meconopsis grandis)
jackiesharImageCanna Lily 'Red King Humbert'
(Canna x generalis)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Interpol'
(Iris )
SarahskeeperImagePony Tail Palm, Bottle Palm
(Beaucarnea recurvata)
jnanaImagePersian Shield
(Strobilanthes dyerianus)
yunkercmImageDaylily 'Pink Flirt'
(Hemerocallis )
XenomorfImageJujube, Chinese Red Date, Chinese Plum
(Ziziphus jujuba)
palmbobImagePasopaya Palm, Bolivian Mountain Coconut
(Parajubaea torralyi)
htopImageTwistleaf Yucca, Twist-leaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Rock Yucca, Texas Yucca
(Yucca rupicola)
Todd_BolandImagePurple Mountain Heather
(Phyllodoce caerulea)
gaited1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Echo Beach'
(Iris )
HappenstanceImageOctober Daphne, Stonecrop
(Sedum sieboldii f. variegatum)
FloridianImageMeadow Beauty
(Rhexia mariana)
mghImageTall Bearded Iris 'Sincerely Yours'
(Iris )
zemersonImageBlue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower
(Passiflora caerulea)
TuttiFruttiImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Spicy Cheryl'
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
ecrane3ImageCalifornia Fuchsia, Hummingbird Trumpet 'UC Hybrid'
(Zauschneria californica)
cactus_loverImageGymnocalycium 'Hibotan'
(Gymnocalycium mihanovichii var. friedrichii)
knotimpairedImageAshanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Tropical Dogwood
(Mussaenda erythrophylla)
JefeQuicktechImageTomato 'Dr. Wyche's Yellow'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
manyhatsImage
(Sansevieria horwoodii)
wolf9strikerImageNepenthes
(Nepenthes rafflesiana)
ladyrowanImageLong-cupped Narcissus, Large-cupped Daffodil 'Eclat'
(Narcissus )
drdonImage
(Laelia gouldiana)
WeezingreensImageDahlia 'Unwin's Dwarf Group'
(Dahlia )
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Brightside'
(Iris )
GreenEyedGuruImageCryptocarya
(Cryptocarya rubra)
kellImageRose Glory Bower, Cashmere Bouquet, Mexicali Rose, Mexican Hydrangea
(Clerodendrum bungei)
DinuImageButterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine
(Clitoria ternatea)
BUFFY690ImageLantana 'Landmark White'
(Lantana camara)
FarmerdillImagePecan 'Stuart'
(Carya illinoinensis)
kennedyhImage
(Citrullus battich)
troisImageClimbing Allamanda
(Mandevilla guanabarica)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Satin Bird'
(Hemerocallis )
kniphofiaImageGasteria
(Gasteria carinata var. verrucosa)
lisamrImage 'Coastal Gem'
(Grevillea lanigera)
RWhizImageMexican Grass Tree
(Dasylirion longissima)
Shirley1mdImageTropical Hibiscus 'Marilyn Wentzel'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
PanamonCreelImageDuvalia
(Duvalia sulcata)
bootandallImageRambler Rose 'Martha Ford'
(Rosa )
lazygirl1ImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Dr. Seuss'
(Brugmansia )
jmorthImageCopper Leaf, Jacob's Coat
(Acalypha wilkesiana)
dpmichaelImageLarge Sun Rose
(Cistus incanus)
hookedImageDaylily 'Snowy Apparition'
(Hemerocallis )
daredevilImageDaylily 'Yellow Hornet'
(Hemerocallis )
Anitabryk2ImageCandylily
(X Pardancanda norrisii)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
microsperma  my-kro-SPERM-uh  Small-seeded  
microspermum  my-kro-SPERM-um  Small-seeded  
microspermus  my-kro-SPERM-us  Small-seeded  
akaroa  a-ka-RO-uh  Of or from Akaroa, New Zealand  
trujilloensis  tru-hee-yo-EN-sis  Of or from Trujillo, Peru  
Dregea  DRAY-gee-uh  Named for Johann Franz (or Frantz) Drège, 19th century German-born botanical collector and horticulturist  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... October 29, 2005