The PlantFiles Newsletter

Covering the events of November 8, 2005, on which 146 members joined. 		PF Logo

Gardening Quote of the Day

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous"

(Aristotle)

The PlantFiles Photo of the Day

Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
Papaver rhoeas
By Bug_Girl

PF Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

63 new plants were added to the database.
45 new descriptions were added.
38 new images were added.
1450 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
Farmerdill Neutral Commentkohlrabi 'White Ball'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCauliflower 'Whitney'
(Brassica oleracea var. botrytis)
escambiaguy Neutral CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Candle'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn 'Empire'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Goldenpearl'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (Se) 'Sweet Scarlet'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentSweet Corn (SH2) 'Tasty Sweet Trophy'
(Zea mays var. rugosa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentCucumber, Pickling 'Maurine'
(Cucumis sativus)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentDecaryia
(Decarya madagascariensis)
JeanneTX Positive CommentHybrid Tea Rose 'Granada'
(Rosa )
JeanneTX Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Teasing Georgia'
(Rosa )
JeanneTX Positive CommentEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
(Rosa )
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Arrow'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
crowellli Positive CommentBlue Daze, Hawaiian Blue Eyes 'Blue Daze'
(Evolvulus glomeratus)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Bibo'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Black Beauty (Hybrid)'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Clorinda'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Impulse'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Marruecos'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
KorgBoy Positive CommentHabanero Pepper, Hot Pepper 'Red Savina ™'
(Capsicum chinense)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Mirabelle'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Fleurs Positive CommentMexican Sunflower 'Torch'
(Tithonia rotundifolia)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Solara'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentEggplant 'Valentina'
(Solanum melongena var. esculentum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsley 'Comun 3'
(Petroselinum crispum)
marshallsmyth Positive CommentTomato 'Marianna's Peace'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentParsley, Root, Hamburg 'Omega'
(Petroselinum crispum var. tuberosum)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentkohlrabi 'Purple Heart'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
Farmerdill Neutral Commentkohlrabi 'Ufo'
(Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes)
JamesCO Positive CommentTall Morning Glory 'Star of Yelta'
(Ipomoea purpurea)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Caballero'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Ember'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Fireball'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Pinnacle'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Prestige'
(Allium cepa)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentCtenanthe 'Brazilian Snow'
(Ctenanthe lubbersiana)
BayAreaTropics Positive CommentNever-Never Plant, Oppenheim's Ctenanthe 'Tricolor'
(Ctenanthe oppenheimiana)
BUFFY690 Positive CommentTexas Muhly Grass, Florida Muhly Grass 'Regal Mist'
(Muhlenbergia capillaris)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Riviera'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Romito'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Sierra Blanca'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Sterling'
(Allium cepa)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentOnion 'Teton'
(Allium cepa)
huskyluvr Neutral CommentVirginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Images

Member Addition Description
tabishImageYellow-Vein Eranthemum, Golden Pseuderanthemum
(Pseuderanthemum reticulatum)
socalpalmsImageTower Tree
(Schizolobium parahyba)
SarahskeeperImageMountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
sadiemaewebbImageDaylily 'Mynelle's Starfish'
(Hemerocallis )
cactus_loverImageEuphorbia
(Euphorbia officinarum var. beaumerana)
ecrane3ImageSuperb Pink
(Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)
XenomorfImageArizona Turk's Head, Eagle Claw
(Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii)
JamesCOImageGreigii Tulip 'Flowerdale'
(Tulipa greigii)
bootandallImageHybrid Musk Rose 'Cornelia'
(Rosa )
MaryEvImageQueen of the Namib, African Hats, Milkweed
(Hoodia gordonii)
onaleeImageKenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'Tainung 2'
(Hibiscus cannabinus)
BUFFY690ImageRed Yucca
(Hesperaloe parviflora)
zemersonImage
(Ipomoea wrightii)
TuttiFruttiImageSpotted Dead Nettle
(Lamium maculatum)
palmbobImageAgave 'Variegata'
(Agave tequilana)
DaylilySLPImageDaylily 'Swirling Spider'
(Hemerocallis )
KiepersolImageSt. John's Wort
(Hypericum patulum)
cloudiaImageFloribunda Rose 'Singing In the Rain'
(Rosa )
KelliImageTropical Hibiscus 'Agnes Gault'
(Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
LilyLover_UTImageAlpine Columbine
(Aquilegia alpina)
scutlerImageChrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist's Daisy 'Jessica Louise'
(Dendranthema x grandiflorum)
lauriefImageIntermediate Bearded Iris 'Logo'
(Iris )
troisImageBull Thistle, Yellow Thistle, Purple Thistle, Spiny Thistle
(Cirsium horridulum)
mkjonesImageFirecracker Shrub, Mexican Firebush, Scarlet Bush, Hummingbird Bush
(Hamelia patens)
dottnmdImageAngel Trumpet, Angel's Trumpet 'Super Nova'
(Brugmansia )
vossnerImageAmaryllis 'Double Record'
(Hippeastrum )
duester45ImageAdenium
(Adenium arabicum)
kellImage Flowering Maple, Chinese Bell Flower, Chinese Lantern 'Moonchimes'
(Abutilon )
escambiaguyImagePecan
(Carya illinoensis)
Todd_BolandImage
(Rhipsalis pilocarpa)
FarmerdillImageCollard 'Top Bunch Hybrid'
(Brassica oleracea)
RichSwannerImageGlobe Artichoke
(Cynara scolymus)
rshadlowImageTall Bearded Iris 'She's Sweet'
(Iris )
chicochi3ImageLarge-flowered Climbing Rose 'Soaring Spirits™'
(Rosa )
laurawegeImage 'lady of the dawn'
(rosa )
JeanneTXImageEnglish Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby'
(Rosa )
kennedyhImageBlack Wattle
(Acacia mearnsii)
jnanaImageButterfly Orchid Tree
(Bauhinia divaricata)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
Villarsia  vee-LARS-ee-uh  Named for 18th century French botanist Dominique Villars  
alonsoi  al-ON-so-eye  Named for Alonso García Luna, who discovered the plant as a young boy accompanying Charles Glass in Mexico  
bonatzii  bon-ATZ-ee-eye  Named for H.J. Bonatz  
lophophoroides  lof-oh-for-OY-deez  Resembles Lophora (genus name, from the Greek lophos, crest; and phoreo, bearer, carrier)  
arachnoidea  a-rak-NOY-dee-a  Spider's web  
arachnoideus  a-rak-NOY-dee-us  Spider's web  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... November 8, 2005