The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 3, 2005, on which 134 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"With reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance."

(George Washington, 1st US President (born 2/22/1732))

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree, Pink Siris
Albizia julibrissin
By aking1a

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

110 new plants were added to the database.
63 new descriptions were added.
51 new images were added.
1566 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
onalee Positive CommentKenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'SF-459'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentBush Potato Morning Glory,Desert Yam,Rock Morning Glory
(Ipomoea costata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea polpha)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea calobra)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea yardiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Bonamia brevifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentCrestrib morning-glory
(Ipomoea costellata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea bolusiana)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentSilky Morning Glory
(Ipomoea pubescens)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea lapathifolia)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea linosepala)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentIpomoea
(Ipomoea holubii)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea incarnata)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea kituiensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea littoralis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea microdactyla)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea murucoides)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea repanda)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea setifera)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea sinensis)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral CommentRockland Morning Glory
(Ipomoea tenuissima)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentCape Primrose
(Streptocarpus saxorum)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea tiliacea)
RON_CONVOLVULACEAE Neutral Comment
(Ipomoea wrightii)
KorgBoy Positive CommentTouch-me-not
(Mimosa pudica)
dietznbach Positive CommentSiberian Bugloss, False Forget-Me-Not, Perennial Forget-Me-Not
(Brunnera macrophylla)
ravntorthe Positive CommentLakeview Jasmine, Orange Jessamine, Chinese Box 'Lakeview'
(Murraya paniculata)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentBolivian Jew, Turtle Vine
(Callisia repens)
ardesia Positive CommentBlue Ginger
(Dichorisandra thyrsiflora)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentOdontophorus
(Odontophorus nanus)
cactus_lover Neutral CommentNeohenricia
(Neohenricia sibbettii)
misswu Positive CommentBaby's Tears, Angel's Tears, Mind-your-own-business
(Soleirolia soleirolii)
eweed Positive CommentTomato 'Aunt Ruby's German Green'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
eweed Positive CommentTomato 'Pruden's Purple'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
eweed Negative CommentTomato 'Azoychka'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Weezingreens Neutral CommentShockley's rockcress
(Arabis shockleyi)
Weezingreens Neutral CommentShale barren rockcress
(Arabis serotina)
JodyC Neutral CommentShrub Rose 'Fairy Queen'
(Rosa )
Weezingreens Neutral CommentSelby's rockcress
(Arabis selbyi)
JodyC Neutral CommentBourbon Rose 'Huntington Brocade'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsley 'Dark Green Italian (Asgrow Strain)'
(Petroselinum crispum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadicchio, Italian Chicory 'Carmen'
(Cichorium intybus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Red Boy'
(Raphanus sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Altabelle'
(Raphanus sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Comet'
(Raphanus sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Mister Red'
(Raphanus sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish, Oriental, Daikon 'Tama Cross'
(Raphanus sativus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentRadish 'Valentine'
(Raphanus sativus)
KUDDEL Positive CommentBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
PurplePansies Neutral CommentShasta Daisy 'Ice Star'
(Leucanthemum superbum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach 'Cypress'
(Spinacia oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSpinach 'Polydane'
(Spinacia oleracea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSwiss Chard 'White King'
(Beta vulgaris var. cicla)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Debut'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Hy-Beef'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Niagara Belle'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Golden Honey Bunch'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato, Greenhouse 'Yonina 1444'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato, Greenhouse 'Lady Red 1458'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Clarance'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
DeborahLong Positive CommentFuchsia 'Winston Churchill'
(Fuchsia )
coo_sasuke Positive CommentViola 'Baby Blue & White'
(Viola )
Photographer Positive CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Images

Member Addition Description
sadiemaewebbImageDaylily 'Marked By Lydia'
(Hemerocallis )
ecrane3ImagePurple Beautyberry 'Early Amethyst'
(Callicarpa dichotoma)
zemersonImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Heian no Umi'
(Ipomoea nil)
ecrane3ImagePink Cestrum, Red Cestrum, Purple Cestrum 'Smithii'
(Cestrum elegans)
JefeQuicktechImageTomato 'Fireworks'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
JefeQuicktechImageTomato 'Mortgage Lifter'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
kennedyhImageShowy pussytoes
(Antennaria pulcherrima)
Sugarbean1ImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lip Service'
(Iris )
troisImagePink Trumpet Vine
(Podranea ricasoliana)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Purple Glory'
(Hemerocallis )
SarahskeeperImageDahlia 'Redskin'
(Dahlia variabilis)
sadiemaewebbImageDaylily 'Brooklyn Twist'
(Hemerocallis )
bootandallImageMorning Iris
(Orthrosanthus multiflorus)
cactus_loverImageDelosperma
(Delosperma obtusum)
SarahskeeperImageDahlia 'Bishop's Children'
(Dahlia )
UrsulaImagePhycella
(Phycella ignea)
UrsulaImagePhycella
(Phycella ignea)
lauriefImageTall Bearded Iris 'Peach Jam'
(Iris )
kirraniImageTall Bearded Iris 'Lucky Doll'
(Iris )
bootandallImageJones' columbine
(Aquilegia jonesii)
zemersonImageJapanese Morning Glory 'Blue Silk'
(Ipomoea nil)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Sweet Potatoes'
(Hemerocallis )
JamesCOImageOrienpet Lily 'Red Hot'
(Lilium )
JamesCOImageFritillary, Fritillaria, Michael's Flower
(Fritillaria michailovskyi)
MaryEvImageDuvalia
(Duvalia polita)
MaryEvImageRat-tail Cactus
(Aporocactus flagelliformis)
cactus_loverImageCaralluma
(Caralluma melanantha)
KimGaitherImageBromeliad 'Christiane'
(Vriesea )
kennedyhImageUmber Pussytoes
(Antennaria umbrinella)
troisImageHyacinth Bean
(Lablab purpureus)
BUFFY690ImageKale 'Redbor'
(Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
TuttiFruttiImageWine Cups, Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
TuttiFruttiImageWine Cups, Poppy Mallow
(Callirhoe involucrata)
onaleeImageKenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'Tainung 2'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
onaleeImageKenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'Dowling'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
kellImageFlowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Victor Reiter'
(Abutilon )
BUFFY690ImageJapanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Grassy-leaved Sweet Flag
(Acorus gramineus)
knotimpairedImageKapok, Cotton Tree
(Ceiba pentandra)
KorgBoyImageTouch-me-not
(Mimosa pudica)
knotimpairedImageVariegated Upright Elephant Ear, Giant Taro, Wild Taro 'Variegata'
(Alocasia macrorrhizos)
XenomorfImageTangelo Tree 'Minneola'
(Citrus x tangelo)
FarmerdillImageKale 'Vates'
(Brassica oleracea)
XenomorfImageCockscomb, Plume Plant 'Kimono'
(Celosia argentea var. plumosa)
coo_sasukeImageJapanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Sharon Fruit, Kaki 'Jiro'
(Diospyros kaki)
coo_sasukeImageViola 'Baby Blue & White'
(Viola )
Todd_BolandImageYellow Corydalis
(Corydalis lutea)
Todd_BolandImagePinks 'Goblin'
(Dianthus )
lauriefImageMiniature Tall Bearded Iris 'Merit'
(Iris )
FarmerdillImageRadicchio, Italian Chicory 'Carmen'
(Cichorium intybus)
KUDDELImageBismarck Palm, Bismark Palm
(Bismarckia nobilis)
cloudiaImageFloribunda Rose 'Moonsprite'
(Rosa )

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Tridens  TRY-dens  Three-toothed; the name for the three-pronged fork borne by Poseidon  
phyllanthoides  fil-lan-THOY-deez  Resembles Phyllanthus (from the Greek meaning flower leaf, as it appears to flower from a leaf like stem)  
arachnifera  a-rak-NIF-er-uh  Spider-bearing  
peersii  PEERS-ee-eye  Named for Victor Stanley Peers, early 20th century botanist and collector of South African plants  
obcordata  ob-kor-DAY-ta  Inverse heart-shaped  
obcordatum  ob-kor-DAY-tum  Inverse heart-shaped  
obcordatus  ob-kor-DAY-tus  Inverse heart-shaped  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 3, 2005