The PlantFiles Newsletter Covering the events of November 11, 2005, on which 104 members joined.

Gardening Quote of the Day

(Reginald Farrer, 19th Century British author, gardener)

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Member Addition Description palmbob Echinopsis (Echinopsis ferox var. longispina) frostweed American Holly (Ilex opaca) cactus_lover Huernia (Huernia schneideriana) ecrane3 Indian Rhododendron, Harendog, Malabar Melastome, Straits Rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum) kennedyh Hop (Humulus lupulus) TuttiFrutti Woolly Thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus) bootandall Miniature Rose 'Antique Rose' (Rosa ) ecrane3 Betony 'Sentimental Journey' (Stachys ) cactus_lover Rangoon Creeper, Drunken Sailor (Quisqualis indica) Xenomorf Echinopsis Hybrid 'Pink Diamond' (Echinopsis ) TuttiFrutti Grandiflora Rose 'About Face™' (Rosa ) bootandall Shrub Rose 'Rhapsody in Blue' (Rosa ) laurief Tall Bearded Iris 'Glowing Embers' (Iris ) Xenomorf Oriental White Cedar, Oriental Arbovitae, Chinese Arbor-vitae (Platycladus orientalis) onalee Kenaf, Brown Indian Hemp 'SF-459' (Hibiscus cannabinus) zemerson Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) zemerson Blue Passion Flower, Hardy Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) palmbob Mammillaria (Mammillaria karwinskiana subsp. collinsii) Kelli Shrubby Senna (Senna wislizenii) LilyLover_UT Bigflower Coreopsis, Largeflowered Tickseed, Tickseed Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise' (Coreopsis grandiflora) LilyLover_UT Strawberry Foxglove, Merton's Foxglove (Digitalis x mertonensis) duester45 Faucaria (Faucaria felina subsp. britteniae) vossner Concrete Leaf Living Stone, Jewel Weed (Titanopsis calcarea) vossner Two-row Stonecrop 'Summer Glory' (Sedum spurium) duester45 Pseudolithos (Pseudolithos migiurtinus) escambiaguy Water Oak (Quercus nigra) kell Honey Bush (Melianthus major) escambiaguy Water Oak (Quercus nigra) trois Bower Vine, Jasmine (Pandorea jasminoides) trois Rosy Palafox, Rose Palafoxia (Palafoxia rosea) kell New Zealand Flax 'Maori Chief' (Phormium ) rshadlow Tall Bearded Space Age Iris 'Skyhopper' (Iris ) jnana Tropical Giant Salvia (Brillantaisia nitens) laurief Miniature Tall Bearded 'Aachen Elf' (Iris ) cacti_lover ''Salmon'' (Echinopsis ) cacti_lover Monadenium (Monadenium ritchei) chicochi3 Large-flowered Climbing Rose 'Soaring Spirits™' (Rosa ) jhayes5032 Japanese Maple 'Hogyoku' (Acer palmatum) jhayes5032 Golden Full Moon Maple, Japanese Maple 'Aureum' (Acer shirasawanum) mvespa Asiatic Lily 'Sorbet' (Lilium ) kennedyh (Callistachys lanceolata) jnana Phragmipedium (Phragmipedium hartwegii) htop Shrubby Water Primrose, Mexican Primrose Willow (Ludwigia octovalvis) htop Shrubby Water Primrose, Mexican Primrose Willow (Ludwigia octovalvis) Todd_Boland Congo Cockatoo, Parrot Plant (Impatiens niamniamensis) mvespa Asiatic Lily 'Gran Paradiso' (Lilium ) BUFFY690 African Daisy, Cape Daisy, Osteospermum (Osteospermum ) RWhiz Sunshine Tree, Scrambled Egg Tree, Glossy Shower (Senna surattensis) seedpicker_TX Tea Rose 'Duchesse de Brabant' (Rosa ) seedpicker_TX English Rose, Austin Rose 'Abraham Darby' (Rosa ) chicochi3 Camellia 'April Remembered' (Camellia Japonica) wallaby1 Arum Lily, Calla Lily 'Pink Mist' (Zantedeschia aethiopica) drdon Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) drdon Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) frostweed Pineapple Sage (Salvia elegans) JamesCO Nasturtium 'Tip Top Mahogany' (Tropaeolum majus) JamesCO Japanese Holly Fern (Cyrtomium falcatum) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Utopia Or Oblivion' (Hemerocallis ) DaylilySLP Daylily 'Veiled Organdy' (Hemerocallis ) revlar Moonflower, Moon Vine (Ipomoea alba) revlar Florida Cranberry, Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. rubra) EricInSF Protea neriifolia (Protea neriifolia) EricInSF Magnolia salicifolia (Magnolia salicifolia)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning partita   par-TY-ta   Parted   partitum   par-TY-tum   Parted   partitus   par-TY-tus   Parted   dioscoridis   dy-oh-SKOR-ih-diss   Named for Pedanios Dioscorides, first century Greek pharmacologist   cumingii   kum-ING-ee-eye   Named for Hugh Cuming, 19th century British conchologist and botanist who collected in South America, the Philippines and the Pacific Islands   amblyodon   am-bly-oh-don   Blunt-toothed   laoensis   lay-oh-EN-sis   Of or from Laos   Kingia   1: Alternatively, named for Philip Gidley King, Governor of New South Wales from 1800 to 1807 2: KING-ee-a   Named for Phillip Parker King, 19th century surveyor of the Australian coastline

Final Notes

Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

And that's the way it was... November 11, 2005